Detailed mountain weather forecast - Lake District

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Updated: 0118 on Mon 20 May 2013

Overview for Monday

Misty start with extensive hill fog but lifting through the morning. Thunderstorms with heavy rain developing through the afternoon.

Hazards

Persistent extensive hill fog: Hill fog will affect most of the area for the first few hours of the morning. [Medium risk]

Thunderstorms: Thunderstorms are expected from mid afternoon, particularly in the east of the area. [Low risk]

Heavy persistent rain: Heavy rain in showers, this is unlikely to be persistent except in heavier slow moving showers. [Low risk]

Weather summary

Dawn to 0900
Mist
10% chance of rain

0900 to 1200
Sunny Intervals
0% chance of precipitation

1200 to 1500
Light Rain Shower
30% chance of rain

1500 to Dusk
Heavy Rain Shower
30% chance of rain

Weather

A cloudy and misty start in the valleys and at low levels. Some brighter spells developing later in the morning particularly nearer the summits. Showers will develop in the area from mid afternoon and continue for the rest of the day mainly in the east. These could be slow moving and heavy and bring a risk of thunder.

Visibility

Mainly poor to start, visibility improving during the morning as brighter but hazy spells develop. However poor and very poor in the heaviest showers later.

Hill fog

Periods above 400m to start, gradually breaking and lifting to occasional patches above 900m in the afternoon. However occasional patches above 500m in association with the heavier showers.

Maximum wind speeds above 500m

Northeasterly 25mph, gusting 35mph.

Temperatures

Valleys - Plus 10 Celsius rising to plus 21 Celsius.
900 m - Plus 9 Celsius.
Freezing level - Well above the summits.