Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High for a cooler spell with some showers at first then turning drier for the weekend.
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Wed 19 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Thu 20 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Thunderstorms
Poor Visibility
Heavy Persistent Rain
Mountain weather forecast
Mainly dry bright morning then scattered showers in afternoon, turning heavy with lightning risk later. Moderate west to southwest breeze.
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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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20%
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70%
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60%
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60%
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50%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
W 11mph knots
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11mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
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300m
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300m | W 5mph knots
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5mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 1mph knots
SW
1mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 20mph | 18mph | 21mph | 26mph | 24mph | 12mph |
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600m
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600m | 17mph | 15mph | 20mph | 25mph | 22mph | 11mph |
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300m
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300m | 15mph | 13mph | 17mph | 20mph | 18mph | 7mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 14mph | 13mph | 17mph | 18mph | 17mph | 7mph |
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900m
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900m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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600m
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600m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2300m
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1900m
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2100m
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2200m
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2200m
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2200m
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900m
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900m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2300m
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1900m
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2100m
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2200m
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2200m
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2200m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Shower detail uncertain. High UV levels mean sun protection will be required.
Weather
The morning will be mainly dry with broken cloud and some sunny intervals will develop. A scattering of heavy showers likely to develop in the afternoon, especially over northern fells, with a small risk of lightning. The showers continuing in the evening becoming more prolonged in places.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90% through the morning, dropping 40% from dusk.
Low cloud and visibility
Low cloud lifting and breaking during morning to become mainly above tops for the rest of the day. Summit patches near heavy showers later becoming areas above 750m from dusk. Visibility away from cloud occasionally poor in the heavier showers but during the day mainly good otherwise.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A dull start with patchy rain, then brightening up, though still a fair deal of cloud with just a few sunny intervals. The rest of the day mainly dry, but one or two scattered showers are possible in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% at first rising more than 90% during the morning,
Maximum wind speed expected
North to northeast 15 gusts 25mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 7 rising to Plus 9 Celsius
- Valley Plus 13 rising to Plus 17 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Areas of cloud at 600-800m at first especially in the north then cloud lifting off tops. Visibility away from cloud should then be very good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Fri 21 Aug
Mainly dry and bright, and just the small chance of a shower. Best of any sun early and late in the day with quite a lot of cloud during the main part of the day though will be above the mountains. Light to moderate northerly breeze.
Sat 22 Aug
A dry day - a clear sunny start then cloud building up before breaking again in evening. Best sunshine along the west coast. Light winds.
Sun 23 Aug
Another dry and bright day with light winds.
Mountain weather information
Fri 21 Aug
Mainly dry and bright, and just the small chance of a shower. Best of any sun early and late in the day with quite a lot of cloud during the main part of the day though will be above the mountains. Light to moderate northerly breeze.
Sat 22 Aug
A dry day - a clear sunny start then cloud building up before breaking again in evening. Best sunshine along the west coast. Light winds.
Sun 23 Aug
Another dry and bright day with light winds.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.