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Lake District Forecast

Lake District

The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.

Friday's Forecast

Moderate breeze, fairly small impact
Heavy showers, snow and hail
Poor visibility
Cold
Winter kit required

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Viewing Forecast For

Lake District
Friday 29th March 2024
Last updated Thu 28th Mar 24 at 6:00PM

Summary for all mountain areas

Centres of low pressure will circulate across Britain, bringing areas of rain (snow higher areas, particularly Scotland) which will gradually transition to heavy showers, and extensive fog to the mountains. It will remain cold. However, in Scotland, winds will be light.

Headline for Lake District

Soon fairly light wind. Fog extensive higher summits. Showery precipitation.

How windy? (On the summits)

Southerly, mostly 20 or 25mph, although after dawn for a few hours, up to 35mph.

Effect of the wind on you?

Mostly fairly small, although marked wind chill.

How Wet?

Heavy showers; risk thunder

Morning: a few patches of rain, or above 600m snow. Afternoon: heavy showers, giving hail and risk thunder.

Cloud on the hills?

Extensive, in places patches on lower slopes, mainly morning

Overall fog very extensive: fragments on lowest slopes, which could persist for a few hours particularly in precipitation. By afternoon, cloud base lifting toward 550m; perhaps a few breaks above 750m north lakes.

Chance of cloud free summits?

10%

Sunshine and air clarity?

Glimpses of sun, mainly north lakes. Visibility good for periods, but very poor in precipitation.

How Cold? (at 750m)

0C; rising marginally during day. Will feel as cold as minus 7C directly in the wind.

Freezing Level

700m, slowly rising to just above the summits. Risk slight frost at dawn some valleys.

Viewing Forecast For

Lake District
Saturday 30th March 2024
Last updated Thu 28th Mar 24 at 6:00PM

How windy? (On the summits)

Southerly 15 or 20mph.

Effect of the wind on you?

Small

How Wet?

Heavy showers, mainly afternoon

Morning: A few patches of rain (or snow above 650m) lingering into the day, but tending to fizzle out. From about midday: Heavier hail showers; in some areas may be frequent. Risk isolated thunder.

Cloud on the hills?

Extensive at first; mostly lifting to or perhaps above higher summits

Very varied from dawn; some higher slopes cloud free, but many mountains foggy, in places from lower slopes up. Will change through morning as cloud base rises. From late morning, cloud base often above 600 S Lakes and 900m north lakes, but lower in rain.

Chance of cloud free summits?

Rising to 60% by midday

Sunshine and air clarity?

Bursts of sunshine and very good or excellent visibility. However, visibility abruptly poor in precipitation.

How Cold? (at 750m)

Around 2C after dawn before reaching 5 or 6C mid afternoon.

Freezing Level

Above the summits. Risk slight frost valleys at dawn.

Viewing Forecast For

Lake District
Sunday 31st March 2024
Last updated Thu 28th Mar 24 at 6:00PM

How windy? (On the summits)

Southeast or easterly 20mph.

Effect of the wind on you?

Small

How Wet?

Risk showers afternoon

Hail flurries or showers in afternoon; probably well scattered.

Cloud on the hills?

Very little

Patches on some higher slopes after dawn will all clear well before midday.

Chance of cloud free summits?

90%

Sunshine and air clarity?

Patchwork of sunshine. Excellent or superb visibility, although fog some valleys at first.

How Cold? (at 750m)

4 rising to 6C.

Freezing Level

Above the summits, although in valleys slight frost after dawn.

Planning Outlook

Overall the next week to 10 days will often be cloudy with rain from time to time particularly over England and Wales. However, after widespread hail showers on Saturday, few showers on Sunday (which will also be the warmest day nearly everywhere). Then largely dry Scotland and the Lake District until about Wednesday, but persistent very low cloud (in easterly winds) will shroud all but some western summits in fog. Rain (sometimes snow higher tops) will be more widespread throughout next week Pennines and across Wales.