Fells Forecast

Valid From: 2025-01-24T00:00Z – (Today) – Lake District

Forecast: Very windy. Area of rain, initially snow above 600m, clearing to the east towards dawn. Occasional showers at first easing into the afternoon as the brighter spells increase, but this will be largely academic in the hazardous winds.

View: The dominant weather element will be the hazardous winds with severe gale to storm force winds making forward progress difficult to impossible, with gusts in excess of 100mph possible.

Cloud Free Hill Top: 50% at dawn becoming 80% for the afternoon

Visibility: Good falling moderate or poor in rain, very poor in snow and within cloud with bases occasional from 500m at dawn, before lifting and breaking for the afternoon

Valid From:  2025-01-25T00:00Z – (Tomorrow) – Lake District

Forecast: Dry with prolonged periods of sunshine at first, then a band of occasionally heavy showers feeds from the west towards early evening. Severe wind chill at height in fresh to strong summit winds. Snow level around 400m.

Wind: Southwest mean 25-30mph with gusts reaching 40-45mph across more exposed ridges and summits.

Cloud Free Hill Top:  80% for much of the day, becoming 25% by early evening

Visibility: Good falling moderate or poor in rain, very poor in snow and within cloud with bases infrequently lowering to 600-800m for much of the day, before lowering and thickening towards early evening.

Freezing Point: by day around 500m