Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Lake District

Confidence

High confidence for a lot of dry weather as high pressure builds over the United Kingdom. The main forecasting uncertainty is for the timing of cloud and patchy rain clearing on Sunday.

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Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

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

Low cloud and patchy rain at first, brightening up in afternoon. Light winds.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Light rain Fog Mist Sunny intervals Partly cloudy (night) Clear night
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
60%
30%
20%
10%
10%
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 N 12mph knots
N
12mph
NE 15mph knots
NE
15mph
NE 14mph knots
NE
14mph
NE 13mph knots
NE
13mph
NE 16mph knots
NE
16mph
NE 20mph knots
NE
20mph
600m
600m N 8mph knots
N
8mph
N 10mph knots
N
10mph
NE 10mph knots
NE
10mph
NE 10mph knots
NE
10mph
N 12mph knots
N
12mph
NE 13mph knots
NE
13mph
300m
300m NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph
Valley
Valley N 2mph knots
N
2mph
N 4mph knots
N
4mph
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph
N 7mph knots
N
7mph
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 14mph 18mph 18mph 17mph 20mph 23mph
600m
600m 12mph 14mph 13mph 14mph 17mph 18mph
300m
300m 10mph 13mph 12mph 12mph 13mph 13mph
Valley
Valley 8mph 11mph 15mph 13mph 16mph 16mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 3 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius -2 degrees Celsius -4 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 5 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 10 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2300m
1800m
1400m
1400m
1300m
1200m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Navigation will be difficult on the hills for most of the morning due to low cloud, but conditions improving with excellent views to be enjoyed in the afternoon.

Weather

Cloudy with outbreaks of light rain or drizzle overnight and to start the morning. Becoming dry through the morning then sunny spells developing in the afternoon. Dry, clear and cold in the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

Almost no chance overnight and much of the morning, becoming 90% in afternoon.

Low cloud and visibility

Extensive cloud and fog above 500m overnight and to start the day, with patches on lower slopes, and this will be slow to lift and break up during the morning. Low cloud clearing in the afternoon with visibility becoming excellent.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast