Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Lake District

Confidence

High confidence for a spell of unsettled weather, particularly on Wednesday and Thursday.

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.

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

Quite cloudy, scattered showers. Some bright spells. Breezy.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
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 W 27mph knots
W
27mph
W 24mph knots
W
24mph
W 23mph knots
W
23mph
W 24mph knots
W
24mph
W 22mph knots
W
22mph
W 20mph knots
W
20mph
600m
600m W 23mph knots
W
23mph
W 19mph knots
W
19mph
W 20mph knots
W
20mph
W 21mph knots
W
21mph
W 18mph knots
W
18mph
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph
300m
300m NW 11mph knots
NW
11mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 11mph knots
W
11mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
W 6mph knots
W
6mph
Valley
Valley NW 10mph knots
NW
10mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph
W 10mph knots
W
10mph
W 11mph knots
W
11mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph
W 5mph knots
W
5mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 31mph 29mph 29mph 30mph 28mph 25mph
600m
600m 30mph 24mph 27mph 28mph 24mph 22mph
300m
300m 25mph 22mph 23mph 25mph 20mph 18mph
Valley
Valley 26mph 19mph 22mph 24mph 18mph 16mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 5 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2400m
2400m
2300m
2400m
2200m
2200m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Navigation will be tricky at times in hill fog and outbreaks of rain. Occasionally breezy conditions will make for fairly arduous walking on exposed terrain with buffeting of clothing. Balance may be affected at times.

Weather

A rather cloudy day with scattered light to moderate showers, though with some bright spells developing at times in-between. Quite breezy.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

40%.

Low cloud and visibility

By day some clear summits at times with cloud above the peaks, but cloud dropping to 600-800m and visibilities falling rapidly moderate or poor as showers pass through.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast