Weather Forecast

5-day Forecast for the Lake District

Produced by the Met Office

Forecast for daylight hours for Friday and Saturday


Issued: Friday, 03 July 2009

Overview for Friday


A rather cloudy morning with outbreaks of occasionally heavy and perhaps thundery rain but brighter drier conditions spread east through the afternoon.

Hazards


Persistent extensive hill fog: Low risk - Hill fog will be mainly patchy in nature
Thunderstorms: Medium risk - Risk of thunder in heavier rain
Heavy persistent rain: Medium risk - Rain may be heavy and persistent at times through the morning

Forecast for Friday


Weather:

A cloudy morning with outbreaks of occasionally heavy, and perhaps thundery, rain. However, it should be turning drier and brighter from the southwest during the early afternoon.

Visibility:

Very good but moderate at times in rain and perhaps poor in heavier rain. Hill fog patches.

Hill Fog:

Periods above 600m in rain but occasional hill fog developing above 450m in heavier rain.

Maximum winds above 500m:

South to southwest at 15 to 25 mph

Temperature:

Valleys/Low level: Plus 14 rising to plus 21 Celsius
At 900m: Plus 11Celsius
Freezing level: Above the summits

Chance of precipitation:

Dawn - 0900: Heavy rain showers. 80% chance of rain chance of rain
0900 - 1200: Heavy rain showers. 80% chance of rain
1200 - 1500: Light rain showers. 50% chance of rain
1500 - Dusk: Sunny intervals. 30% chance of rain

Forecast for Saturday


Weather:

Probably starting dry and bright but showers will be developing by midday and some of these could be heavy in the afternoon.

Visibility:

Mainly good but moderate in showers and poor in hill fog.

Hill Fog:

Patches at 600m or above

Maximum winds above 500m:

Southerly at 15 to 25 mph

Temperature:

Valleys/Low level: Plus 15 Celsius
At 900m: Plus 8 Celsius
Freezing level: Above the summits

Sunday


Another bright day with sunshine at times although one or two mainly light showers could still occur. Light to moderate south or southwesterly winds with only patchy hill fog, mainly at higher levels.

Monday


Another bright day but showers will probably be more frequent and also heavier. Winds will be very variable in direction and also mainly light. Patchy hill fog will mainly be at higher levels.

Tuesday


A fairly bright day with sunshine at times but a few showers will again be developing by midday, some of them being heavy. North to northwesterly winds will be fresh at times.

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