Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Lake District

Confidence

Medium

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

Cloudy or bright. Patchy rain.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Dull Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
20%
50%
30%
60%
60%
30%

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 W 19mph knots
W
19mph
W 21mph knots
W
21mph
W 22mph knots
W
22mph
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph
600m
600m W 13mph knots
W
13mph
W 19mph knots
W
19mph
W 21mph knots
W
21mph
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph
300m
300m W 4mph knots
W
4mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph
Valley
Valley W 3mph knots
W
3mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 10mph knots
W
10mph
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 22mph 26mph 28mph 27mph 26mph 24mph
600m
600m 16mph 24mph 27mph 26mph 22mph 21mph
300m
300m 14mph 20mph 22mph 21mph 18mph 17mph
Valley
Valley 13mph 20mph 21mph 21mph 18mph 14mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2400m
2400m
2800m
2700m
3100m
3500m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing further to add.

Weather

Generally dry during the day with some brightness at times, but overall rather cloudy. However, some patchy light rain or showers are possible, the rain becoming more widespread and persistent for a time in the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

60% falling 10% in the evening.

Low cloud and visibility

Occasional or scattered cloud, base 600m or higher, becoming extensive around the summits during the day, before lowering 500m or less in the evening. Visibility generally good or very good, but moderate to very poor in cloud and rain, and often moderate to very poor in the evening.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast