Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High confidence in showery outlook for the area for the coming days, less confidence in amount of showers and chance of thunderstorms.
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Sat 29 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
A showery evening with the risk of thunder, lightning and hail, storms may become slow moving. Showers may die out for a time later in the evening.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Thunderstorms
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy with risk of showers, some of these may be heavy with thunder, showers dying out in the evening.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
30%
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50%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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50%
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30%
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30%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | E 9mph knots
E
9mph |
SE 7mph knots
SE
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
W 16mph knots
W
16mph |
W 17mph knots
W
17mph |
W 18mph knots
W
18mph |
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600m
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600m | E 9mph knots
E
9mph |
E 6mph knots
E
6mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 12mph knots
W
12mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
W 15mph knots
W
15mph |
W 15mph knots
W
15mph |
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300m
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300m | E 4mph knots
E
4mph |
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
W 6mph knots
W
6mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
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Valley
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Valley | NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph |
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph |
N 3mph knots
N
3mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 10mph knots
W
10mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 14mph | 9mph | 10mph | 15mph | 19mph | 22mph | 23mph | 24mph |
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600m
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600m | 14mph | 9mph | 10mph | 13mph | 18mph | 21mph | 22mph | 22mph |
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300m
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300m | 11mph | 7mph | 8mph | 12mph | 16mph | 18mph | 19mph | 18mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 11mph | 8mph | 6mph | 11mph | 14mph | 18mph | 17mph | 19mph |
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Valley
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| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2900m
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2900m
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2900m
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2900m
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2900m
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2800m
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2700m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Stronger gusts may be experience near showers.
Weather
A few showers around during the night but some dry spells too. Quite a cloudy start to the day with the threat of more isolated heavy showers. Cloud clearing in the afternoon and any showers dying out with some late afternoon sunshine possible. Clear spells during the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40% improving to 80% as showers move away.
Low cloud and visibility
Scattered low cloud layers above 400m during the morning these will become more persistent around any showers and bases may lower for a time. Low cloud layers lifting and clearing during the afternoon with some brighter spells and a good chance of clear summits. Visibility will reduce to 5km or less in heavier showers and thunderstorms but will be good outwith showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A cloudy day with outbreaks of rain or showers, there may be some heavier spells of rain. Rain dying out in the late afternoon with a brighter drier evening likely.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40% improving to 80% as rain and showers move away
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly 5-10mph
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 10 Celsius
- Valley Plus 13 rising to 19 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above all summits
Low cloud and visibility
Broken low cloud layers above 200m are likely in the morning, the cloud will be more scattered with higher bases around northern fells. Cloud will slowly lift and clear during the afternoon with some clear summits possible in the evening especially around the north.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sun 30 Aug
A cloudy day with further showers likely, mostly light showers but perhaps a heavier shower in the afternoon, fresh southwesterly winds.
Mon 31 Aug
Feeling fresher on Monday with strong west or northwest winds, risk of showers but some sunny spells too.
Tue 1 Sep
Westerly winds continuing and likely to be a mix of bright spells and showers.
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summits
Other points of interest
Cluster of multiple stations