WalkLakes
Fell Top Weather
Forecast
Today - Thursday, 21st November
| Hazard | Likelihood |
|---|---|
| Blizzards | None |
| Heavy Persistent Snow | None |
| Storm Force Winds | None |
| Gales | None |
| Severe Chill Effect | High |
| Poor Visibility | Low |
| Thunderstorms | Low |
| Heavy Persistent Rain | None |
| Strong Sunlight | None |
- Summary
- Bright and cold with sunny spells. Snow showers later.
- Detail
- Mainly dry and very cold with long sunny spells. A small chance of isolated snow showers in the west. From around late afternoon or early evening, the snow showers will become heavier and more widespread accompanied by strong northwesterly winds, although the northern Fells likely remain dry.
- Visibility
- Generally excellent visibility with clear views of distant hills. Perhaps poor in the west for short periods in any snow showers with scattered cloud above 500m. Becoming very poor for longer periods later when snow showers arrive with occasional cloud above 400m.
- Chance of cloud free summits
- 90%, becoming 30% later when snow showers arrive.
- Forecaster's view
- Bitterly cold despite the sunshine. Heavy snow showers in the evening will bring a slight risk of thunder.
- Conditions through the day
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Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 Weather 
Precipitation 10% <5% 10% 10% 20% 60% Freezing Level 00m 00m 100m 200m 300m 400m 900m Temperature (°C) -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -4 Feels like (°C) -13 -13 -13 -13 -13 -13 Wind direction 
NNNWNWWNWWind speed (mph) 19 19 21 28 31 31 Wind gust (mph) 21 22 26 35 38 38 600m Temperature (°C) -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 Feels like (°C) -9 -9 -8 -9 -10 -9 Wind direction NNWNWWWNWWind speed (mph) 13 10 16 21 25 23 Wind gust (mph) 19 16 22 29 34 33 300m Temperature (°C) -2 -2 1 1 0 1 Feels like (°C) -4 -3 -2 -3 -4 -4 Wind direction NWNWNWNWWNWWind speed (mph) 4 3 7 8 10 10 Wind gust (mph) 17 14 18 24 27 27 Valley Temperature (°C) 1 0 3 3 3 3 Feels like (°C) -2 -1 0 -0 -1 -1 Wind direction NNNWNWWNWWind speed (mph) 4 1 8 9 10 11 Wind gust (mph) 15 10 19 23 26 28 - Daylight
- dawn 07:13, sunrise 07:54, sunset 16:02, dusk 16:43
Friday, 22nd November
- Detail
- Snow showers dying out around midnight then dry and clear. Friday will be mainly dry and bright with long sunny spells. The odd light snow shower may move in from the west. Still feeling very cold.
- Wind
- Northwest 20 gusts 30mph decreasing 10-15mph.
- Visibility
- Mainly excellent visibility. Locally poor in any snow showers with patchy cloud above 600m.
- Chance of cloud free summits
- 90%.
- Daylight
- dawn 07:15, sunrise 07:56, sunset 16:01, dusk 16:42
Saturday, 23rd November
A dry, cold start. Cloud increasing to bring a period of heavy snow, turning to rain during the afternoon as milder air arrives. Blizzard conditions likely for a time on high slopes with severe gale or storm force southeasterly winds. Freezing level 400m rising above summits in the afternoon.
Sunday, 24th November
Heavy rain clearing by morning then bright spells and occasional rain showers. Very windy with southerly gales. Freezing level above summits.
Monday, 25th November
Very unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain moving in from the west. Strong to gale force westerly winds. Freezing level above summits.
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Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.
Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.