Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Lake District

Confidence

Low confidence on the extent of any showers or thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon, but high for the humid and very warm or hot conditions prevailing during the next 5 days.

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.
Thunderstorms
Lightning is a significant mountain hazard which can result in serious injury or death. Mountain terrain often leaves one highly exposed to lightning strikes. Hail may give unpleasant conditions with torrential rain and localised flash flooding also possible, mainly in Summer months.

Mountain weather forecast

Bright and mostly dry, risk of showers later. Low risk thunder in evening.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Light rain
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
30%
20%
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 SE 24mph knots
SE
24mph
SE 23mph knots
SE
23mph
S 17mph knots
S
17mph
S 14mph knots
S
14mph
SE 17mph knots
SE
17mph
SE 24mph knots
SE
24mph
600m
600m SE 26mph knots
SE
26mph
SE 24mph knots
SE
24mph
S 16mph knots
S
16mph
S 12mph knots
S
12mph
SE 12mph knots
SE
12mph
SE 23mph knots
SE
23mph
300m
300m S 6mph knots
S
6mph
S 7mph knots
S
7mph
S 9mph knots
S
9mph
S 7mph knots
S
7mph
S 4mph knots
S
4mph
SE 5mph knots
SE
5mph
Valley
Valley E 4mph knots
E
4mph
SE 5mph knots
SE
5mph
SE 6mph knots
SE
6mph
SE 5mph knots
SE
5mph
SE 2mph knots
SE
2mph
E 4mph knots
E
4mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 29mph 28mph 21mph 18mph 21mph 29mph
600m
600m 36mph 33mph 20mph 17mph 17mph 32mph
300m
300m 20mph 19mph 17mph 14mph 13mph 20mph
Valley
Valley 18mph 15mph 13mph 10mph 10mph 17mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 11 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 11 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 18 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius 20 degrees Celsius 22 degrees Celsius 23 degrees Celsius 20 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 19 degrees Celsius 20 degrees Celsius 22 degrees Celsius 24 degrees Celsius 25 degrees Celsius 21 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
3800m
3600m
3500m
3700m
3600m
3700m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Warm and humid conditions bring a risk of dehydration and heat stress, especially on long hikes. Risk of sunburn despite occasionally hazy and cloudy skies, suitable protection is essential.

Weather

Bright but humid with intervals of warm hazy sunshine. Dry during much of the daytime, although the odd light shower can't be ruled out. The chance of showers will increase towards the evening, alongside just a slight risk of thunder.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

90%

Low cloud and visibility

Aside from early in the morning, there will be very little if any low cloud on the hills with tops clear throughout. Visibility will be good but skies rather hazy. A risk of visibility becoming poor in any heavy thundery showers later.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast