Great Rigg
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Orographic Lift on Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis

 

Days 0-3 Great Rigg Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 3-6 Great Rigg Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
cloudy
partially cloudy
rain showers
heavy rain
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
moderate rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
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partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light rain
rain showers
Wind km/h
10 SW10
25 SW25
35 SW35
40 WSW40
25 W25
20 W20
30 SW30
30 W30
40 WNW40
40 WNW40
45 WNW45
20 NNW20
20 NNW20
15 NW15
10 SSW10
30 S30
35 S35
20 W20
cloudy some clouds rain shwrs heavy rain some clouds some clouds mod. rain rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs light rain some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds light rain rain shwrs
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Rain
Rain mm
- - 4 12 - - 7 5 4 5 5 - - - - - 2 7
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
14 14 14 14 12 9 8 8 5 6 7 6 7 8 7 9 9 10
Low °C
13 14 13 12 11 8 8 7 5 6 7 4 6 7 6 8 9 5
Chill °C
13 12 12 11 10 6 4 4 0 0 2 1 4 7 6 5 5 7
Freezing level m
3900 3950 3700 3400 3400 2950 2300 1950 1600 1500 1650 1750 1600 1700 1900 2100 2850 2650
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
141414141298856767879910181817171511121310111210121310131313
Sunrise
5:58 - - 6:00 - - 6:01 - - 6:03 - - 6:05 - - 6:07 - -
Sunset
- 8:30 - - 8:28 - - 8:25 - - 8:22 - - 8:21 - - 8:17 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Rigg at the specific elevation of 766 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Great Rigg. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of United Kingdom.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Keswick(aut)
17 km WNW
81m alt.
48 minutes ago
18.9° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 160).
40 km
Shap
21 km E
249m alt.
48 minutes ago
17.7° C
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
50 km
Kirkland
29 km W
202m alt.
57 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 193).
Ellesmere
32 km E
100m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 136).
Darwen
38 km ESE
192m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SW
(10 kph at 235).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Great Rigg and within an acceptable time window.

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