Lake District weather forecast for Thursday 21 November
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Issued: 20 November at 17:32
Bright and cold with sunny spells. Snow showers later.
Lake District Weather
Mainly dry and very cold with long clear or 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.
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 Hill Top
90%, becoming 30% later when snow showers arrive.
Thursday'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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% |
| At Valley | ||||||
| Temp | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Wind (mph) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Max gusts (mph) | 18 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 22 |
| Wind direction | NW | NW | N | N | NW | NW |
| At 300m | ||||||
| Temp | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind (mph) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Max gusts (mph) | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 |
| Wind direction | NW | W | NW | NW | NW | W |
| At 600m | ||||||
| Temp | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 |
| Wind (mph) | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Max gusts (mph) | 19 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 26 |
| Wind direction | NW | W | W | NW | NW | W |
| At 900m | ||||||
| Temp | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 |
| Wind (mph) | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Max gusts (mph) | 25 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 31 |
| Wind direction | NW | SW | NW | NW | NW | W |
Daylight
Provided by time.isLake District Forecast for Friday
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.
Visibility
Mainly excellent visibility. Locally poor in any snow showers with patchy cloud above 600m.
Chance of cloud free hill
90%.
Wind
Northwest 20 gusts 30mph decreasing 10-15mph.
Temperatures
- Valley: Minus 4C rising to 4C.
- At 800m: Minus 3C.
- Freezing level: Valley level, rising to 500m.
Outlook for next few days
Saturday 23 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 24 November
Heavy rain clearing by morning then bright spells and occasional rain showers. Very windy with southerly gales. Freezing level above summits.
Monday 25 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.
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!
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.