Skiddaw
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Red Tarn & Helvellyn, Dodd (Lake District)

Dodd (Lake District)

 

Days 0-3 Skiddaw Weather Summary:

Mild with heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Days 3-6 Skiddaw Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 28mm) on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
partially cloudy
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy rain
light snow
partially cloudy
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Wind km/h
25 WSW25
45 SSW45
65 SSW65
85 SSE85
95 SSE95
35 SW35
40 SW40
50 SSW50
45 SW45
35 WSW35
45 W45
30 SW30
45 WSW45
75 W75
40 WNW40
35 WSW35
25 WSW25
30 SW30
clear rain shwrs rain shwrs light rain heavy rain some clouds clear snow shwrs heavy snow light snow snow shwrs snow shwrs heavy rain light snow some clouds rain shwrs light rain rain shwrs
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Rain
Rain mm
- 1 2 3 14 - - - - - - - 11 2 - 1 2 11
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - 3 11 2 2 2 - 1 - - - -
High °C
2 4 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 2 2 2 6
Low °C
1 3 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 3
Chill °C
-4 -3 -2 -3 -6 -4 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -4 -2 -5 -5 -4 -4 0
Freezing level m
1100 1350 1900 1900 1550 1200 950 1050 1100 1050 1050 1100 1700 1450 1150 1250 1300 1800
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
2455321111124322267791087777776997778
Sunrise
8:30 - - 8:30 - - 8:30 - - 8:32 - - 8:33 - - 8:33 - -
Sunset
- 3:45 - - 3:45 - - 3:45 - - 3:47 - - 3:47 - - 3:48 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Skiddaw at the specific elevation of 931 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Skiddaw. 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)
5 km S
81m alt.
42 minutes ago
3.5° C
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
44 km
Kirkland
23 km SW
202m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 203).
Shap
33 km ESE
249m alt.
42 minutes ago
4.0° C
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
35 km
St. Bees Head (aut)
35 km SW
124m alt.
42 minutes ago
4.9° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
42 km
Great Dunsell
43 km E
847m alt.
2 hours ago
0.5° C
No report.

* 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 Skiddaw and within an acceptable time window.

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