Helm Crag
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Orographic Lift on Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis

 

Days 0-3 Helm Crag Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Helm Crag Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
clear
clear
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
moderate rain
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
5 SSW5
10 SSE10
20 SW20
20 WSW20
10 SSW10
20 SSW20
20 SW20
20 SW20
25 SW25
35 WNW35
25 NW25
20 WNW20
30 WNW30
30 WNW30
25 NW25
20 NW20
15 NNW15
15 NW15
clear clear cloudy some clouds some clouds cloudy light rain light rain mod. rain some clouds clear some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - 1 5 7 - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
9 7 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 9 6 7 8 8 10 10 9 11
Low °C
7 5 8 9 9 10 12 12 11 6 5 7 8 8 9 8 8 9
Chill °C
9 4 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 5 2 3 4 4 7 7 7 10
Freezing level m
2600 2800 2650 3150 3250 3650 3800 3900 2900 2000 1150 1350 2250 3150 3300 3650 3550 3800
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
9710101011121212967881010911
Sunrise
- - 7:47 - - 7:48 - - 7:50 - - 7:52 - - 7:54 - - 7:56
Sunset
6:07 - - 6:05 - - 6:02 - - 6:00 - - 5:58 - - 5:55 - -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Helm Crag at the specific elevation of 405 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Helm Crag. 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 NW
81m alt.
1 hour ago
1.6° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Shap
23 km E
249m alt.
1 hour ago
15.9° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
1000 km
Kirkland
27 km W
202m alt.
32 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 175).
Ellesmere
35 km E
100m alt.
52 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 109).
St. Bees Head (aut)
36 km WSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
5.0° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 130).
47 km

* 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 Helm Crag and within an acceptable time window.