Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High confidence for increasingly warm conditions later in the week. High confidence in the general development, but, low confidence for details late Friday into early Saturday.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 20 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Thu 21 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Cloudy with showery rain through the evening. Quite widespread cloud down to 300-500m with associated poor visibilities in hill fog and rain. Feeling quite chilly at height with south to southwest winds 35-45mph.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Severe Chill Effect
Mountain weather forecast
Quite cloudy, showery rain. Quite windy. Chilly at height.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
70%
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50%
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60%
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50%
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30%
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30%
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20%
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40%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | SW 32mph knots
SW
32mph |
SW 29mph knots
SW
29mph |
SW 31mph knots
SW
31mph |
SW 30mph knots
SW
30mph |
SW 29mph knots
SW
29mph |
SW 32mph knots
SW
32mph |
SW 30mph knots
SW
30mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 27mph knots
SW
27mph |
SW 24mph knots
SW
24mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 39mph | 37mph | 39mph | 39mph | 38mph | 42mph | 38mph | 33mph |
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600m
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600m | 37mph | 33mph | 34mph | 35mph | 35mph | 36mph | 32mph | 25mph |
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300m
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300m | 28mph | 27mph | 28mph | 29mph | 29mph | 31mph | 26mph | 21mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 28mph | 27mph | 27mph | 28mph | 28mph | 27mph | 21mph | 18mph |
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900m
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900m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°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 | 7 degrees Celsius 7°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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300m
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300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1800m
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1700m
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1700m
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1700m
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1800m
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1900m
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2100m
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2200m
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900m
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900m | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C |
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600m
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600m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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300m
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300m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1800m
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1700m
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1700m
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1700m
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1800m
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1900m
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2100m
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2200m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Feeling chilly at height with persistent cloud, rain and occasionally strong winds so suitable clothing is advised. Windy conditions will make for fairly arduous walking on exposed terrain with buffeting of clothing. Balance may be affected at times.
Weather
Cloud and rain in the morning. Staying quite cloudy but becoming generally brighter in the afternoon, with a risk of a few light showers. Cloudier again in the late evening with some further rain.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
Little chance at first. Rising to 60% in afternoon. Falling to 20% or less in evening.
Low cloud and visibility
Quite widespread cloud down to 300-500m in the morning with associated poor visibilities in hill fog and rain. Cloud generally rising above summits in the afternoon with good visibilities outwith showers. Deteriorating again in the late evening.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Staying largely cloudy throughout the day. Rain in the morning and again in the evening. Feeling a touch milder than Wednesday, but still quite chilly at height.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
Little chance most of the day. Best chance in late evening.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly 35-45mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 7C to plus 9C.
- Valley Plus 10C rising to plus 17C by day.
- Freezing level Well above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Widespread low cloud down to 200-400m for most of the day, best chance of clearer breaks in the more sheltered northwestern Fells. Chance of a few temporary clearer spells in the afternoon and again late evening.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Fri 22 May
Chance of rain at first. Otherwise often dry and bright, cloudier towards the west. A bit warmer than recent days. Fresh south to southwest winds.
Sat 23 May
Low confidence in chance of rain at first. Otherwise mainly dry, bright and warm. Light to fresh south to southwest winds.
Sun 24 May
Again mainly dry, bright and warm. 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.