Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High for changeable and often cloudy conditions to continue into early next week. Low for extent of any cloud breaks on a daily basis.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Mostly cloudy with occasional rain. Strong to gale westerly summit winds. Areas of cloud down to 400 to 800 metres.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Heavy Persistent Rain
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy with occasional rain, turning drier in the afternoon
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
30%
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40%
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60%
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60%
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30%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | W 24mph knots
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24mph |
W 21mph knots
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21mph |
W 19mph knots
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19mph |
W 18mph knots
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18mph |
W 20mph knots
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20mph |
W 19mph knots
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19mph |
SW 20mph knots
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20mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
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600m
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600m | W 19mph knots
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19mph |
W 16mph knots
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16mph |
W 16mph knots
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16mph |
W 16mph knots
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16mph |
W 17mph knots
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17mph |
W 16mph knots
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16mph |
SW 16mph knots
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16mph |
SW 16mph knots
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16mph |
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300m
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300m | W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 9mph knots
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9mph |
W 9mph knots
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9mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 11mph knots
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11mph |
W 11mph knots
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11mph |
SW 9mph knots
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9mph |
SW 8mph knots
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8mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 11mph knots
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11mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 13mph knots
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13mph |
SW 12mph knots
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12mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 32mph | 28mph | 27mph | 26mph | 28mph | 27mph | 28mph | 28mph |
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600m
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600m | 28mph | 24mph | 24mph | 24mph | 26mph | 25mph | 24mph | 24mph |
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300m
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300m | 24mph | 21mph | 21mph | 21mph | 23mph | 22mph | 20mph | 19mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 22mph | 20mph | 19mph | 21mph | 23mph | 21mph | 20mph | 19mph |
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900m
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900m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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600m
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600m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2800m
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2900m
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3000m
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3000m
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3000m
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2800m
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2800m
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2900m
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900m
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900m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2800m
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2900m
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3000m
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3000m
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3000m
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2800m
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2800m
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2900m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add
Weather
The morning will see spells of rain, this generally dying out the first part of the afternoon. Then the rest of the day will be mainly dry although with a fair amount of cloud.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30%, best chance in the afternoon and evening
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in widespread cloud down to 500 to 800 metres, although cloud will tend to lift and break a little in the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Chance of rain in the early hours. Otherwise mainly dry and cloudy although some breaks in the cloud sheet possible later in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%, best chance in the afternoon
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly 20 mph
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 11 Celsius
- Valley Plus 11 rising to 16 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in cloud down to 400 to 700 metres, but this tending to thin and break through the afternoon more especially later on
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Tue 7 Jul
Chance of a little light rain at first otherwise dry and cloudy. Cloud will shroud some of the higher summits.
Wed 8 Jul
A dry day with cloud breaking to allow some warm afternoon sunshine.
Thu 9 Jul
Dry, very warm and sunny.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.