Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Lake District

Confidence

High for fine weather over the weekend and on Monday. High for a change to more unsettled weather from Tuesday onwards, but low for extent of any 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.

Mountain weather forecast

Dry with sunny spells.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny Clear night
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%

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 9mph knots
SW
9mph
W 6mph knots
W
6mph
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph
NW 10mph knots
NW
10mph
NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph
N 10mph knots
N
10mph
600m
600m SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
W 4mph knots
W
4mph
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph
NW 10mph knots
NW
10mph
NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph
300m
300m W 3mph knots
W
3mph
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph
Valley
Valley NW 1mph knots
NW
1mph
W 4mph knots
W
4mph
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 10mph 7mph 10mph 14mph 12mph 12mph
600m
600m 11mph 6mph 10mph 14mph 12mph 11mph
300m
300m 8mph 6mph 10mph 13mph 11mph 9mph
Valley
Valley 4mph 6mph 8mph 11mph 11mph 11mph

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

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing to add

Weather

Dry throughout. Bright start but some cloud bubbling up through the morning and afternoon.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

90%

Low cloud and visibility

Some thin patchy cloud around 700 metres at first, otherwise very good visibility with cloud above the summits

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast