Lake District weather forecast for Tuesday 16 July
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Issued: 15 July at 16:13
Mostly dry and bright with some sunny intervals. A few showers.
Lake District Weather
Mostly dry and bright with some sunny spells. Some patchy low cloud may affect the southern foothills for a time in the morning, then in the afternoon, isolated showers are possible over the eastern fells. Some late sunshine and then a dry evening, perhaps some coastal mist.
Visibility
Mostly very good but perhaps poor at first and in the evening near the west coast.
Cloud Free Hill Top
80% with perhaps some cloud at 750-800m in the south in the morning, otherwise more than 95% with most cloud above smmits.
Tuesday's forecast:
| Time | 00:00 - 03:00 | 03:00 - 06:00 | 06:00 - 09:00 | 09:00 - 12:00 | 12:00 - 15:00 | 15:00 - 18:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 00% | 00% | <05% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| At Valley | ||||||
| Temp | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| Wind (mph) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Max gusts (mph) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Wind direction | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW |
| At 300m | ||||||
| Temp | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Wind (mph) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Max gusts (mph) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
| Wind direction | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW |
| At 600m | ||||||
| Temp | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Wind (mph) | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
| Max gusts (mph) | 19 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Wind direction | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| At 900m | ||||||
| Temp | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Wind (mph) | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Max gusts (mph) | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Wind direction | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW |
Daylight
Provided by time.isLake District Forecast for Wednesday
A dry morning, and bright at first, but becoming cloudy. Then some showery rain arriving in the afternoon continuing on and off through the evening, with the odd heavier burst likely.
Visibility
Mainly good at first then falling moderate in rain, perhaps poor in heavier outbreaks.
Hill cloud
60% in early hours falling to 30% in the morning and 10% in the evening as cloud at 450-600m develops, with lower patches towards the west coast.
Wind
Southerly 15 mph increasing 25 gusts 35mph.
Temperatures
- Valley: Plus 13 Celsius at dawn rising to Plus 19 Celsius, dropping back to 16 in the rain
- At 800m: Plus 11 Celsius.
- Freezing level: Above the summits.
Outlook for next few days
Thursday 18 July
Rain clearing in early hours. Then a mixture of clear bright or sunny intervals and just a few pasing showers, these blowing through quite quickly on the fresh west to southwest winds.
Friday 19 July
Low confidence, but likely to be cloudy with outbreaks of rain or showers, perhaps heavy with extensive hill fog.
Saturday 20 July
Sunny intervals and showers with mainly light winds.
An overview of weather in the Lake District
Summer:
The summer season in the Lake District actually runs from March to October. The driest period runs between March and June.
The weather is renowned for changing rapidly and rainfall is a predominant feature. The wettest area in the Lake District is known as Sprinkling Tarn which receives approximately 5000mm of rainfall every year!
Make the most of the summer on a guided walk or navigation course
Winter:
The wettest months run from October to January.
Snowfall typically falls from November to March. The valleys of the Lake District receive around 20 days of snow and 200 days of rain per year.