Summary for all mountain areas

A complex picture across the British Isles, with a damp southerly air mass and various fronts drifting slowly northwards. Extensive low cloud covering many hills, with patchy drizzle, or locally persistent rain. Some cloud breaks in far north. Deteriorating later in Wales.

Headline for Lake District

Extensive low cloud. A little drizzle.

How windy? (On the summits)

Southeasterly, 15 to 25mph, perhaps locally 30mph.

Effect of wind on you?

May impede walking at times across higher areas and to the north of major ridges.

How Wet?

Patchy drizzly rain

Remnants of overnight rain likely to leave patches of rain or drizzle into the daytime, but should amount to very little overall. Toward evening, local pulses of rain may spread from south.

Cloud on the hills?

Extensive; lifting a little

Covering the hills, in places from lower slopes up much of the day. However, may slowly break up and lift to 600m or above for several hours centred on middle of day.

Chance of cloud free summits?

10%

Sunshine and air clarity?

Rare glimpses of weak sun. Otherwise overcast. Visibility often poor, but may improve in afternoon.

How Cold? (at 750m)

8C

Freezing Level

Above the summits