Get the latest Lake District mountain forecast right here – updated automatically everyday straight from the MET Office. Here you can browse current mountain weather conditions and then a detailed forecast for the week ahead. The weather can change pretty rapidly in the Lake District and especially once you gain some altitude – bookmark this page so you don’t get caught out by the weather!
Todays Weather warnings
Strong Sunlight
Medium Likelihood risk
Poor Visibility
Low Likelihood risk
Blizzards
No weather warnings in effect
Heavy Persistent Snow
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Storm Force Winds
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Gales
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Severe Chill Effect
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Heavy Persistent Rain
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Today: Wednesday 01 May
Mostly dry with sunny spells. Cloudier later with a few light showers.
Dry for much of Wednesday with sunny spells. Cloudier later in afternoon and early evening with a few light showers.
High for mostly dry weather next few days. Lower confidence for day to day cloud details.
Visibility
Mostly good visibility with patchy cloud cover above about 700 to 800m. Clouds becoming more extensive for a time later in afternoon and early evening.
Cloud Free Hill Top
80%, then chances reducing 60% later in afternoon.
View
Feeling warmer on lower slopes in sunshine but higher UV levels will result in sunburn risk.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
06:00 - 09:00
Precipitation probability:
20%
09:00 - 12:00
Precipitation probability:
20%
12:00 - 15:00
Precipitation probability:
10%
15:00 - 18:00
Precipitation probability:
20%
18:00 - 21:00
Precipitation probability:
20%
21:00 - 24:00
Precipitation probability:
20%
Tomorrow: Thursday
Rather cloudy at first with the odd patch of drizzle. Otherwise a dry day across the Lake District with sunny spells.
Visibility
Patches of poor visibility in mist and low cloud at first, otherwise good visibility. Banks of cloud down around 600 to 700m at first, lifting and breaking up during the morning.
Hill Fog
40%, improving 80% during the morning.
Max wind
Fresh east winds, strong over higher ridges and summits, average speeds of 20 to 25mph and gusts 40mph on the tops.
Temperature
Valleys - 9 Celsius rising to 20 Celsius.
800m - Plus 11 Celsius.
Freezing level - Well above the summits.
Friday
Mainly dry with sunny spells developing. A few showers breaking out. Lighter winds at all levels.
Saturday
Mainly dry with a cloudy start, then sunny spells developing. A few showers later. Warm at lower levels with freshening southerly winds.
Sunday
The mainly dry weather looks set to continue with some sunshine. Freshening southerly winds.
Issued: Wednesday 1st of May 2024 01:20:16 AM