Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
Low for timing of clearance of rain on Friday. Otherwise high for the next few days.
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Fri 25 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Sat 26 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Dry and partly cloudy, patchy cloud above 800 metres. Strong southwesterly winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy with rain at first, then dry and brighter by afternoon
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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20%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | SW 34mph knots
SW
34mph |
W 18mph knots
W
18mph |
NW 20mph knots
NW
20mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
W 15mph knots
W
15mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 24mph knots
SW
24mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 27mph knots
SW
27mph |
W 16mph knots
W
16mph |
W 10mph knots
W
10mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
W 6mph knots
W
6mph |
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 41mph | 22mph | 24mph | 18mph | 20mph | 19mph | 21mph | 29mph |
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600m
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600m | 36mph | 23mph | 15mph | 13mph | 19mph | 18mph | 19mph | 24mph |
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300m
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300m | 27mph | 17mph | 13mph | 13mph | 16mph | 15mph | 14mph | 20mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 25mph | 18mph | 12mph | 10mph | 15mph | 15mph | 14mph | 20mph |
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Time
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900m
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900m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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600m
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600m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2700m
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2700m
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2700m
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1800m
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1500m
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1500m
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1600m
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1700m
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Time
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03:00
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06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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900m
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900m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C |
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600m
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600m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2700m
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2700m
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2700m
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1800m
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1500m
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1500m
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1600m
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1700m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add
Weather
Most of the morning will be cloudy of outbreaks of rain, but drier weather will spread from the northwest from late morning. Then the rest of the day will be dry, perhaps the odd shower late evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70%
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in areas of cloud down to 700 metres, this clearing from late morning. Otherwise good visibility with little in the way of summit cloud.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Largely dry with some bright or sunny spells and just the odd passing shower in the afternoon. Strong southwesterly winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly average speeds 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 10 Celsius
- Valley Plus 10 rising to 17 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Patchy cloud around 800 metres at first, otherwise good visibility with only small amounts of summit cloud
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sun 27 Sep
After a dry start rain will spread east during the day, becoming dry by late afternoon. Strong to gale southwesterly winds.
Mon 28 Sep
Dry with some sunshine. Light winds.
Tue 29 Sep
Chance of a few showers otherwise cloudy and mainly dry. Strong to gale southeasterly winds.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.