Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High for a showery start then mainly dry conditions. Lower for cloud amounts and whether there will be any light showers from Friday onwards.
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Thu 20 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Fri 21 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Poor Visibility
Thunderstorms
Heavy Persistent Rain
Mountain weather forecast
A wet start then brightening up, before a few showers return later. Fresh north to northeast breeze on the tops.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
90%
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70%
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30%
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10%
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40%
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30%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | NE 25mph knots
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25mph |
NE 28mph knots
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28mph |
NE 21mph knots
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21mph |
N 18mph knots
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18mph |
NE 18mph knots
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18mph |
NE 18mph knots
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18mph |
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600m
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600m | NE 19mph knots
NE
19mph |
NE 19mph knots
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19mph |
NE 15mph knots
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15mph |
N 16mph knots
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16mph |
N 13mph knots
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13mph |
NE 11mph knots
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11mph |
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300m
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300m | NE 7mph knots
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7mph |
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph |
N 8mph knots
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8mph |
N 8mph knots
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8mph |
N 6mph knots
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6mph |
N 3mph knots
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3mph |
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Valley
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Valley | NE 13mph knots
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13mph |
NE 13mph knots
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13mph |
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph |
N 8mph knots
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8mph |
N 7mph knots
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7mph |
N 4mph knots
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4mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 29mph | 34mph | 26mph | 24mph | 23mph | 21mph |
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600m
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600m | 25mph | 25mph | 20mph | 21mph | 17mph | 16mph |
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300m
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300m | 19mph | 21mph | 20mph | 18mph | 14mph | 12mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 25mph | 26mph | 18mph | 17mph | 16mph | 14mph |
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900m
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900m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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600m
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600m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2200m
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2100m
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2000m
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1900m
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1900m
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1800m
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900m
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900m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2200m
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2100m
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2000m
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1900m
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1900m
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1800m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Feeling chillier than of late on the tops.
Weather
Frequent showers or longer spells of rain leading to a wet start to the day, rain heavy at times with chance of lightning, The rain will turn light and patchy then becoming dry by midday with a few sunny intervals though still a good deal of cloud. Later in the afternoon and evening a few showers returning from the north but these will be lighter.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% overnight and at first in the morning then improving 90% or more by late morning.
Low cloud and visibility
Frequent cloud to 600-800m at first with the odd lower patch, and poor visibility in heavier rain, then cloud lifting above tops to bring generally good visibility for much of the day. Some brief deteriorations in showers late in the day, mainly evening.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A mainly dry day with some sunny intervals. Fairly cloudy with a few light showers in the morning. The odd light shower is possible in the afternoon and early evening, more likely over the eastern Fells.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
More than 90%
Maximum wind speed expected
Northerly 10-15mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 6 rising to Plus 9 Celsius
- Valley Plus 8 rising to Plus 17 Celsius
- Freezing level Above the summits
Low cloud and visibility
Some patches of low cloud in the morning. Otherwise cloud above summits and very good visibility, and only brief slight reductions in any showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sat 22 Aug
A dry day with some sunny spells. Mainly light northwest breeze.
Sun 23 Aug
More cloud than Saturday but remaining mainly dry, other than a slight chance of light showers.
Mon 24 Aug
Dry and bright with light winds.
Mountain weather information
Sat 22 Aug
A dry day with some sunny spells. Mainly light northwest breeze.
Sun 23 Aug
More cloud than Saturday but remaining mainly dry, other than a slight chance of light showers.
Mon 24 Aug
Dry and bright with light winds.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.