Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Lake District

Confidence

High for westerly pattern persisting bringing some more unsettled weather, but lowering confidence of timing detail of poorer conditions due to the mobile nature of the pattern.

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.

Heavy Persistent Rain
Heavy and persistent rain can lead to drenched clothing and footwear with waterproofs often becoming soaked through, especially if accompanied by strong winds. This can lead to significant loss of body heat and an increased likelihood of hypothermia. Terrain may turn increasingly boggy underfoot while streams can flood and become impassable. There may also be a risk of flooding in valleys or glens. If there is snow cover, a heightened avalanche hazard is possible and avalanche reports should be consulted where available.

Mountain weather forecast

Outbreaks of rain, turning showery in the afternoon.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Light rain Heavy Rain Heavy Rain Heavy Rain Light rain Drizzle
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
70%
90%
80%
60%
70%
50%

Wind direction and speed

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph
S 20mph knots
S
20mph
S 22mph knots
S
22mph
S 20mph knots
S
20mph
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph
600m
600m SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph
S 17mph knots
S
17mph
S 21mph knots
S
21mph
S 16mph knots
S
16mph
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph
300m
300m SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph
S 8mph knots
S
8mph
S 12mph knots
S
12mph
S 6mph knots
S
6mph
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
Valley
Valley SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph
S 6mph knots
S
6mph
S 7mph knots
S
7mph
S 5mph knots
S
5mph
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 23mph 25mph 28mph 24mph 27mph 32mph
600m
600m 24mph 23mph 29mph 21mph 22mph 27mph
300m
300m 18mph 18mph 23mph 16mph 18mph 22mph
Valley
Valley 16mph 15mph 16mph 14mph 16mph 19mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 9 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2700m
2800m
3000m
3100m
3000m
3000m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Difficult navigational conditions expected.

Weather

Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, the rain occasional heavy and persistent. Turning showery at times during the afternoon.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

20%

Low cloud and visibility

Visibility moderate or poor in rain and showers, very poor within cloud with bases extensive from 600m, with patches below.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast