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Overview for Sunday

A showery northeasterly airstream will cover Cumbria, the showers falling as snow over the higher summits.

Hazards	Risk	Explanation
Blizzards	Low	Not expected.
Heavy snow	Medium	Risk of heavy showers falling as snow above about 800m.
Storm force winds	No Risk
Gales	No Risk
Severe chill effect	Low	Low temperatures but winds generally light.
Persistent and extensive hill fog	Medium	Cloud bases extensive around 700m with patches to 300m
Thunderstorms	Low	Low risk in heavy showers.
Heavy persistent rain	Medium	Risk of heavy showers, frequent at times in the east.

Hazards

Risk

Explanation

Blizzards

Low

Not expected.

Heavy snow

Medium

Risk of heavy showers falling as snow above about 800m.

Storm force winds

No Risk

Gales

No Risk

Severe chill effect

Low

Low temperatures but winds generally light.

Persistent and extensive hill fog

Medium

Cloud bases extensive around 700m with patches to 300m

Thunderstorms

Low

Low risk in heavy showers.

Heavy persistent rain

Medium

Risk of heavy showers, frequent at times in the east.

Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Sunday
Dawn to 0900	0900 to 1200	1200 to 1500	1500 to dusk
Heavy rain showers	Heavy rain showers	Light rain showers	Cloudy
60%	50%	40%	20%

Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Sunday

Dawn to 0900

0900 to 1200

1200 to 1500

1500 to dusk

Heavy rain showers

Light rain showers

Cloudy

60%

50%

40%

20%

Detailed mountain weather forecast: Lake District

Sunday
Monday
Outlook

Sunday

Weather

A rather cloudy day with showery outbreaks of rain, heaviest and most frequent across the eastern fells. Drier in the west with the best of the brightness. The showers will fall as snow above 800m.

Visibility

Moderate or good falling poor or very poor in showers.

Hill fog

Extensive above 700m, patches to 300m

Maximum winds above 500m

North or Northeast at 20mph or less

Temperature

Valleys	Plus 4 Celsius rising to plus 8 Celsius.
900 m	Plus 1 Celsius.
Freezing level	Around 1000m

Monday

Weather

Early mist and fog patches gradually clearing to leave a mainly fine day with some good sunny spells. However, cloud, above the summits, will increase through the afternoon.

Visibility

Excellent but poor with fog patches in the valleys at first.

Hill fog

Generally small amounts below summit level although a low level mist and fog may lift to give a periods below 300m for a time during the morning.

Maximum winds above 500m

Variable 15mph or less becoming southerly at 25mph.

Temperature

Valleys	Minus 1 Celsius rising to plus 7 Celsius.
900 m	Plus 2 Celsius.
Freezing level	Around 1000m but frozen surfaces expected down to low levels during the morning.

Outlook

Tuesday

Cloudy with outbreaks of mainly light rain but brighter drier conditions reaching western fells by mid-morning and spreading east through the morning to leave sunny spells and isolated showers for the afternoon. Fresh or strong southwesterly winds veering westerly and decreasing. Freezing level above the summits.

Wednesday

Mainly dry with long sunny spells. Cloud increasing above the summits in the west towards dusk. Strengthening southerly winds. Freezing level above the summits.

Thursday

Generally cloudy and wet with persistent and at times heavy rain through the morning. However brighter, drier conditions edge northeast through the afternoon. Strong to gale force southeasterly winds easing. Freezing level expected to be above the summits.