Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Lake District

Confidence

High confidence for the general evolution and for often breezy and unsettled weather. Low confidence for Saturday.

Sunrise: Sunset:
Sunrise: Sunset:
Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

Gales
Gale force winds (gusts over 50mph) make walking difficult and strenuous with a potential to be blown over by gusts. There is often a marked increase in winds through cols or on exposed ridges and summits. Distances can take longer to cover and compass bearings become harder to follow accurately.

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.
Heavy Persistent Rain
Heavy and persistent rain can lead to drenched clothing and footwear with waterproofs often becoming soaked through, especially if accompanied by strong winds. This can lead to significant loss of body heat and an increased likelihood of hypothermia. Terrain may turn increasingly boggy underfoot while streams can flood and become impassable. There may also be a risk of flooding in valleys or glens. If there is snow cover, a heightened avalanche hazard is possible and avalanche reports should be consulted where available.
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

Heavy rain early morning, then dry lunchtime. Some showers afternoon. Windy.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Heavy Rain Light rain Sunny intervals Light rain showers Heavy rain showers Light rain showers (night)
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
40%
10%
30%
60%
60%

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 33mph knots
SW
33mph
S 32mph knots
S
32mph
S 32mph knots
S
32mph
S 32mph knots
S
32mph
S 33mph knots
S
33mph
S 27mph knots
S
27mph
600m
600m SW 27mph knots
SW
27mph
S 27mph knots
S
27mph
S 29mph knots
S
29mph
S 25mph knots
S
25mph
S 26mph knots
S
26mph
S 23mph knots
S
23mph
300m
300m SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
S 11mph knots
S
11mph
S 13mph knots
S
13mph
S 10mph knots
S
10mph
S 7mph knots
S
7mph
S 6mph knots
S
6mph
Valley
Valley SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
S 9mph knots
S
9mph
S 12mph knots
S
12mph
S 9mph knots
S
9mph
S 7mph knots
S
7mph
S 6mph knots
S
6mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 39mph 39mph 39mph 39mph 40mph 33mph
600m
600m 34mph 35mph 37mph 33mph 35mph 32mph
300m
300m 26mph 27mph 30mph 29mph 26mph 21mph
Valley
Valley 21mph 22mph 26mph 25mph 22mph 20mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 5 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 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 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
3400m
1700m
2000m
2100m
2100m
2000m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Hazardous conditions in the morning with very strong winds and localised flooding possible from heavy rain and as a result some routes may remain difficult to navigate during the day. Still quite windy conditions through the day making for fairly arduous walking on exposed terrain with buffeting of clothing. Balance may be affected at times.

Weather

Rain clears by around mid-morning to allow a dry and bright few hours before scattered showers feed up from the south through the afternoon into the evening, these heavy at times with a low risk of hail and lightning. Winds remaining gusty with summit gales at times. Windy with risk of gales on tops.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

30% early morning rising to >80% by midday.

Low cloud and visibility

Quite extensive cloud down to 300m or so in the early morning and poor visibilities in hill fog and heavy rain. This largely broken by mid-morning but still some patches around 300-500m until midday. Cloud above summits through the afternoon with good or excellent visibilities, but visibilities falling temporarily poor as heavy showers pass through.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast