Lake District Mountain weather forecast table
Confidence
Mainly high confidence, moderate with regard to shower detail.
This evening forecast
Patchy cloud and clear spells, chance of a few showers in the south later. Moderate to strong northeasterly winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Thunderstorms
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Scattered showers during the morning, easing off into the afternoon.
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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Weather (at 800m) |
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Chance of precipitation (at 800m) |
30% | 30% | 60% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 10% |
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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900m |
NE
26
|
NE
20
|
E
12
|
E
8
|
SE
9
|
S
7
|
N
7
|
NE
9
|
600m |
NE
12
|
NE
9
|
NE
8
|
E
6
|
SE
7
|
NW
7
|
N
7
|
NE
7
|
300m |
NE
6
|
NE
3
|
NE
2
|
E
3
|
SE
3
|
N
6
|
N
5
|
N
4
|
Valley |
NE
10
|
NE
7
|
NE
5
|
E
5
|
SE
4
|
W
5
|
W
3
|
NE
6
|
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
900m | 31 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
600m | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
300m | 19 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Valley | 21 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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900m |
10°
|
10°
|
9°
|
9°
|
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
10°
|
600m |
9°
|
9°
|
10°
|
11°
|
13°
|
13°
|
13°
|
11°
|
300m |
11°
|
11°
|
12°
|
13°
|
15°
|
16°
|
15°
|
13°
|
Valley |
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
15°
|
16°
|
16°
|
16°
|
15°
|
Freezing Level |
2,600m
|
2,500m
|
2,500m
|
2,500m
|
2,400m
|
2,400m
|
2,400m
|
2,400m
|
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
900m |
6°
|
6°
|
6°
|
7°
|
9°
|
10°
|
10°
|
8°
|
600m |
7°
|
7°
|
8°
|
10°
|
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
10°
|
300m |
10°
|
10°
|
12°
|
13°
|
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
12°
|
Valley |
13°
|
13°
|
14°
|
14°
|
16°
|
16°
|
16°
|
14°
|
Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add.
Weather
Patchy cloud overnight with a few showers, showers becoming more frequent towards dawn, turning increasingly heavy with the risk of thunder. Showers continue through the morning but easing off into the afternoon with increasing sunny spells.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60-70% during the morning, improving 90%
Low cloud and visibility
Good or very good visibility, temporarily reducing in heavy showers. Few or scattered cloud base 500-700m in association with showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Some low cloud, mist and fog at first, mainly in the east. This breaking up during the morning to leave good sunny spells for the rest of the day. Chance of the odd shower.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60% at first, improving 90% by around mid-morning.
Maximum wind speed expected
East or northeasterly 5-10 mph
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 10 rising to plus 14 Celsius
- Valley Plus 12 rising to plus 19 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Scattered or broken low cloud base 400-600m at first in the east, breaking and clearing east by mid-morning. Visibility poor in mist or fog at first, becoming good or very good later.
Mountain weather information
Sun 19 May
Largely dry and sunny, perhaps the odd shower. Light winds.
Mon 20 May
Patchy cloud and sunny spells on Monday. Light to moderate southeasterly winds.
Tue 21 May
A similar day to Monday with sunny spells. Moderate southeasterly winds.
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summit forecast map
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.