Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Lake District

Confidence

High for the unsettled and changeable themes. Medium for cloud details.

Sunrise: Sunset:
Sunrise: Sunset:
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.

Mountain weather forecast

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Some drier spells.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
30%
30%
60%
80%

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 NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph
NE 10mph knots
NE
10mph
NE 10mph knots
NE
10mph
NE 10mph knots
NE
10mph
NE 10mph knots
NE
10mph
N 10mph knots
N
10mph
600m
600m NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph
N 9mph knots
N
9mph
N 8mph knots
N
8mph
N 8mph knots
N
8mph
300m
300m N 0mph knots
N
0mph
N 4mph knots
N
4mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
Valley
Valley NE 1mph knots
NE
1mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
N 8mph knots
N
8mph
N 7mph knots
N
7mph
N 7mph knots
N
7mph
N 8mph knots
N
8mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 12mph 13mph 13mph 13mph 14mph 13mph
600m
600m 6mph 10mph 11mph 12mph 12mph 13mph
300m
300m 5mph 9mph 11mph 11mph 10mph 11mph
Valley
Valley 5mph 12mph 13mph 12mph 13mph 15mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 5 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 8 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 11 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 14 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2600m
2500m
2400m
2400m
2300m
2000m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing further to add.

Weather

Cloudy with occasional, mainly light rain, although some drier spells developing during daylight hours. The rain then turning persistent again in the evening, the odd heavier burst at times.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

20% early and late in the period, but typically 60% during daylight hours.

Low cloud and visibility

Occasional or extensive low cloud, base 600m or less early and late in the day, but cloud mainly near or above the summits during daylight hours. Visibility moderate to very poor in cloud and rain, otherwise mostly good.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast