Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Lake District

Confidence

High for settled weather developing over the weekend and early next week. Low for extent of rain on Tuesday.

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

Strong Sunlight
Harmful UV levels from sunlight increase with altitude giving a greater risk of sunburn and eye damage, even on some overcast days. On breezy days, the cooling effect of wind on exposed skin may disguise any feeling of sunburn until it is too late. If there is snow cover, glare increases the effect of UV rays especially on the eyes. It is advisable to wear sun block, protective clothing such as a long-sleeved top and hat and have good quality eye protection.

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.

Mountain weather forecast

Dry, bright morning. Showers in afternoon.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Heavy rain showers Heavy rain showers Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
20%
40%
40%
10%

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 NE 14mph knots
NE
14mph
NE 11mph knots
NE
11mph
NE 10mph knots
NE
10mph
N 11mph knots
N
11mph
N 10mph knots
N
10mph
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph
600m
600m NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph
N 8mph knots
N
8mph
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph
300m
300m N 2mph knots
N
2mph
N 4mph knots
N
4mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
N 4mph knots
N
4mph
NE 1mph knots
NE
1mph
Valley
Valley N 3mph knots
N
3mph
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
N 4mph knots
N
4mph
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 16mph 14mph 13mph 15mph 13mph 10mph
600m
600m 15mph 12mph 12mph 13mph 11mph 9mph
300m
300m 10mph 10mph 11mph 11mph 10mph 7mph
Valley
Valley 9mph 9mph 10mph 11mph 9mph 9mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 3 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 10 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
1800m
1800m
1800m
1900m
1900m
1900m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

It will be significantly colder than of late at height with feels like temperatures close to freezing around dawn.

Weather

Mainly dry with sunny spells in the morning. Cloud bubbling up in the afternoon with showers developing, some heavy at times. The showers will die out in the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

80%.

Low cloud and visibility

Poor in cloud down to 800 metres in any showers, otherwise cloud above summits with very good visibility.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast