Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Lake District

Confidence

High confidence in unsettled conditions over the next 5 days but lower confidence for rain detail from Monday onwards.

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

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.

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

Mostly cloudy with sunny spells and showers through the afternoon and evening.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
10%
30%
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 SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph
S 22mph knots
S
22mph
600m
600m SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph
300m
300m S 5mph knots
S
5mph
S 13mph knots
S
13mph
S 11mph knots
S
11mph
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph
S 6mph knots
S
6mph
S 8mph knots
S
8mph
Valley
Valley SE 1mph knots
SE
1mph
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph
S 6mph knots
S
6mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 13mph 23mph 24mph 26mph 25mph 27mph
600m
600m 11mph 24mph 23mph 24mph 21mph 25mph
300m
300m 10mph 19mph 20mph 19mph 17mph 20mph
Valley
Valley 7mph 13mph 17mph 15mph 12mph 15mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 8 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2700m
2400m
2600m
3000m
2800m
2600m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Despite being often cloudy, sunny spells will break through with suitable sun protection advised. Breezy on higher routes.

Weather

Some valley mist and fog quickly clearing to leave a dry and largely cloudy morning with some bright spells. Bright or sunny spells and a few showers in the afternoon and evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

90%.

Low cloud and visibility

Cloud mostly staying above summits but isolated patches lowering to 600-800m at times in the morning and in showers. Visibility good, but falling to poor in any cloud and showers.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast