Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High confidence for a settled Tuesday and some rain or showers thereafter. Low confidence for exact details from Thursday.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 10 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 11 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Cloudy with some showery rain at first, heavy at times. Cloud initially quite widespread down to 400-600m or so. Cloud and rain gradually clearing south through the evening to leave dry and increasingly clear spells. West veering northwest winds 15-25mph.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Dry with sunny spells. Light winds.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | NW 17mph knots
NW
17mph |
NW 18mph knots
NW
18mph |
N 15mph knots
N
15mph |
NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
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600m
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600m | NW 13mph knots
NW
13mph |
NW 13mph knots
NW
13mph |
NW 10mph knots
NW
10mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
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300m
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300m | NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
NW 2mph knots
NW
2mph |
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Valley
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Valley | NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
N 2mph knots
N
2mph |
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
W 6mph knots
W
6mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 20mph | 23mph | 18mph | 13mph | 13mph | 12mph | 10mph | 8mph |
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600m
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600m | 20mph | 20mph | 15mph | 12mph | 12mph | 13mph | 11mph | 6mph |
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300m
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300m | 17mph | 16mph | 11mph | 10mph | 12mph | 12mph | 10mph | 5mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 16mph | 15mph | 10mph | 9mph | 11mph | 14mph | 12mph | 8mph |
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900m
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900m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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600m
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600m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1900m
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1800m
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1800m
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1800m
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1900m
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1900m
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2000m
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2000m
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900m
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900m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1900m
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1800m
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1800m
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1800m
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1900m
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1900m
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2000m
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2000m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add.
Weather
Dry with sunny spells in the morning. Bright or hazy sunshine through the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90% or higher.
Low cloud and visibility
Mostly clear summits and excellent visibilities with the cloud layer staying above summits. Some patches of cloud possible around summit height in the morning, with some mist or fog patches forming in valleys through the early hours, clearing soon after dawn.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Dry with good prolonged sunny spells. High-level cloud will turn the sunshine hazy at times. Warm or very warm, a good bit warmer than Monday. Freshening southerly winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
100%
Maximum wind speed expected
Winds veering southerly and steadily increasing to 20-30mph through the middle of the day.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 8C rising to plus 19C by day.
- Valley Plus 12C rising to plus 25C by day.
- Freezing level Well above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Summits clear and good or excellent visibilities with the cloudy layer well above the summits.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Wed 12 Aug
Dry, bright start. Sunny spells and the chance of the odd shower later. Warm or very warm. Moderate south to southwest winds.
Thu 13 Aug
Warm sunny spells and a few showers. Light to moderate west to southwest winds.
Fri 14 Aug
Sunny spells and a few showers. Light to moderate west to northwest winds.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.