Skiddaw House Youth Hostel weather

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Showery start with icy patches. Drier later with more sunshine.

Today:

Rather cloudy at first with scattered showers, some wintry over the hills. Icy patches too. Becoming mainly dry for the afternoon with more in the way of sunshine. Less windy than of late, so feeling less cold. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Apart from an isolated light shower near to the coast, most areas will have a dry evening and night. Clear spells, allowing frost and patches of freezing fog to form. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Tuesday:

One or two coastal showers are possible on Tuesday. Otherwise it will be a fine day with frost and fog lifting to leave some bright spells. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Frost and fog clearing on Wednesday then a bright but increasingly windy day. Turning wet and windy overnight. Milder thereafter, although unsettled with further wind and rain at times.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Mon 16 Dec 2019

There should be plenty of sunshine around on Friday with temperatures expected to remain above average. However, some coastal showers can be expected before winds increase from the south, accompanied by a spell of rain. Thereafter, it will turn milder and unsettled again as further bands of rain and strong winds edge in from the west. Changeable and sometimes windy conditions will probably last for the rest of the period. Most of the rain will probably be in the west with drier spells more likely in the east and southeast. Snow may occur at times in the north, mainly on high ground. There remains a chance of brief drier, colder interludes, with an increased risk of frost and fog.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Mon 16 Dec 2019

Confidence is low throughout this period. Changeable and sometimes windy conditions seem more likely through late December, with the wetter weather in the west and longer drier spells in the east. By the time we go into January, longer spells of more widely dry, quiet and bright weather are possible, especially for southern and central areas, with the northwest more likely to remain unsettled. Temperatures should be near to or somewhat above average overall, but with the usual day to day variations. However in quieter spells, it is likely to be colder generally, with an increased risk of frost and fog.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Mon 16 Dec 2019