Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High confidence for the general themes for the next 5 days. Some uncertainty on the timing of rain clearing and improving conditions during Wednesday morning.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 22 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 23 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Cloudy with extensive hill fog and patchy drizzle. Gentle winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy with hill fog and patchy drizzle.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
S 14mph knots
S
14mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
S 13mph knots
S
13mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
S 10mph knots
S
10mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 17mph | 17mph | 22mph | 20mph | 19mph | 17mph | 14mph | 15mph |
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600m
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600m | 14mph | 16mph | 19mph | 16mph | 17mph | 15mph | 12mph | 14mph |
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300m
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300m | 10mph | 12mph | 13mph | 13mph | 13mph | 12mph | 10mph | 10mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 8mph | 10mph | 14mph | 12mph | 13mph | 11mph | 9mph | 10mph |
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900m
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900m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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600m
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600m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 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 | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2900m
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2500m
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2500m
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2900m
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2700m
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2700m
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2600m
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2500m
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Time
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900m
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900m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 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 | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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600m
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600m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 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 | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2900m
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2500m
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2500m
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2900m
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2700m
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2700m
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2600m
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2500m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Low cloud bases and poor visibility bringing challenging navigation, especially in the morning.
Weather
A cloudy and murky morning with extensive hill fog and patchy drizzle. Remaining rather cloudy with risk of drizzly showers in the afternoon, but some limited brightness at times, the best chances across northern and eastern fells.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
10% rising to 30% in the afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive cloud bases 300-500m at first in the morning, gradually lifting to 500-700m in the afternoon with the odd break in this low cloud across the north and east. Visibility will be a few kilometres below cloud bases but deteriorating poor in any drizzle.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Heavy rain clears east through the morning leaving a drier and brighter afternoon with sunny spells.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
10% at first in the morning increasing to 70% in the afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Gusting 20-30mph on tops.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 8 Celsius
- Valley Plus 13 rising 16 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Occasional low cloud bases 400-600m during the morning in rain, lifting above most tops during the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Thu 24 Sep
Dry with sunny spells. Moderate to fresh winds on tops, strengthening to gale force by the evening.
Fri 25 Sep
Mainly cloudy with patchy hill fog and outbreaks of rain. Fresh occasionally strong winds on tops.
Sat 26 Sep
Sunny spells with the odd shower. Fresh to strong winds on tops.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.