Walks from Ambleside Walk

Lake District hourly weather (Open Meteo)

Sunset: 16:33. Dusk: 17:14. Dark: 17:58. Moon 30% (04:23 to dawn)

Updated: Mon, 20-Jan at 08:36

	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Today			0%	8%	8%	20%	23%	35%	35%	33%	23%	13%	3%	5%	5%	5%
Tue, 21 Jan	🌫 23%	🌫 18%	🌫 20%	🌫 33%	🌫 30%	🌫 35%	🌫 35%	🌫 43%	38%	33%	25%	🌫 23%	🌫 18%	🌫 18%	🌫 18%	🌫 15%
Wed, 22 Jan	🌫 13%	🌫 10%	🌫 7%	🌫 5%	🌫 5%	🌫 7%	8%	7%	5%	3%	3%	3%	3%	4%	5%	5%
Thu, 23 Jan	5%	11%	18%	27%	37%	46%	53%	60%	67%	73%	78%	82%	83%	80%	74%	66%
Fri, 24 Jan	90%	93%	95%	96%	96%	94%	90%	83%	73%	62%	50%	40%	33%	29%	27%	27%
Sat, 25 Jan	24%	25%	25%	26%	26%	27%	28%	29%	31%	33%	35%	38%	40%	43%	45%	47%
Sun, 26 Jan	39%	36%	34%	32%	30%	30%	30%	31%	34%	37%	40%	44%	48%	53%	57%	61%
Mon, 27 Jan	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	60%	59%	58%	57%	55%	55%	57%	60%	61%
Tue, 28 Jan	55%	57%	59%	61%	61%	61%	61%	64%	67%	68%	64%	57%	52%	52%	54%	55%
Wed, 29 Jan	45%	44%	44%	45%	48%	52%	55%	58%	60%	61%	60%	57%	55%	55%	55%	55%
Thu, 30 Jan	32%	32%	32%	31%	30%	29%	29%	29%	29%	30%	30%	31%	32%	33%	35%	37%
Fri, 31 Jan	48%	47%	46%	45%	43%	41%	39%	37%	36%	34%	32%	30%	29%	28%	27%	27%
Sat, 01 Feb	19%	20%	22%	24%	26%	28%	29%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	29%	28%	27%	26%
Sun, 02 Feb	19%	18%	17%	16%	15%	15%	16%	18%	21%	24%	27%	30%	32%	32%	31%	30%
Mon, 03 Feb	29%	29%	29%	28%	28%	27%	26%	25%	23%	21%	19%	17%	16%	16%	16%	17%
Tue, 04 Feb	23%	23%	23%	23%	23%	23%	23%	24%	24%	25%	25%	26%	26%	26%	25%	25%

Percentages are the chance of rain.

Weather data by Open-Meteo

Lake District hourly weather (Met Office)

Sunset: 16:33. Dusk: 17:14. Dark: 17:58. Moon 30% (04:23 to dawn)

Updated: Thu, 23-Jan at 10:00

	06	09	12	15	18	21
Today			98%	97%	10%	10%
Fri, 24 Jan	97%	9%	9%	2%	5%	1%
Sat, 25 Jan	1%	7%	7%	11%	51%	60%
Sun, 26 Jan	7%	6%	11%	53%	83%	62%
Mon, 27 Jan	81%	62%	55%	78%	76%	74%
Tue, 28 Jan	72%	22%	19%	14%	12%	10%
Wed, 29 Jan	14%	14%	13%	12%	10%	8%
Thu, 30 Jan	7%	7%

Percentages are the chance of rain.

Weather data by Met Office

Regional weather (Met Office)

Sunset: 16:33. Dusk: 17:14. Dark: 17:58. Moon 30% (04:23 to dawn)

Updated: Thu, 23-Jan at 11:37

North West

Wet and windy with snow across the hills.

• A cloudy morning, but soon turning wet and windy as a band of heavy and persistent rain spreads in from the west, falling as snow across the higher ground
• Scattered showers to follow and remaining breezy, particularly across the Pennines
• Maximum Temperature 7C

Tonight:

• Briefly settled this evening with residual showers clearing to the east, some dry spells too, but soon turning cloudy and increasingly windy overnight as Storm Éowyn arrives from the west
• Minimum Temperature 4C

Friday:

• Storm Éowyn brings widespread disruption through the morning with gale force winds and heavy rain and snow for all
• Brighter later, though staying windy with heavy showers in the north
• Maximum Temperature 10C

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

• Sunny spells on Saturday, with wintry showers spreading eastwards overnight
• Increasingly cloudy through Sunday with rain arriving in the southwest later, then staying unsettled with blustery, wintry showers on Monday

UK Day 6-7 and week 2

• This looks like being and unsettled period across much of the country, but especially for northern and western parts
• During Monday, another deep area of low pressure looks likely to move across the UK from the Atlantic, bringing wet and windy conditions to most if not all parts
• Further spells of wet and windy weather look like moving east from the Atlantic to affect the UK during the rest of the period too, with drier, brighter spells in between
• There is the potential for further weather warnings or even a named storm at some point
• Temperatures overall are likely to end up being around or slightly above average, though wind and rain will make it feel chilly, and brief cool spells with some overnight frost are likely between weather systems

UK Week 3 and 4

• Generally mild at first, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds alternating with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes
• These may become increasingly confined to northern parts during this period though, with pressure possibly building across southern areas in particular
• This would result in longer drier and more-settled spells here, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost and temperatures falling a little correspondingly

Weather data by Met Office

Lake District Air Quality (Pollen and UV)

Updated: Thu, 23-Jan at 11:36

Key : Low Medium High Very High

Pollens

These pollens are shown (in season):

• Grass
• Alder and birch (trees)
• Mugwort and Ragweed (weeds)

When out walking, wraparound glasses, a disposable or washable facemask, and being at the front of the group, all help.

Other forecasts: Met Office, University of Worcester

UV and Air Quality

The UV forecast takes account of cloud cover.

"Air Q", the European Air Quality index, is a mix of dust/particulates, ozone, sulphur and nitrous oxides

Data

Weather data by Open-Meteo and CAMS ENSEMBLE

Lake District Visibility

Updated: Mon, 20-Jan at 08:36

Visibility in km. Above 50km is 'good'. Humidity and air pollution make it worse. Theoretical maximum is 300km/200 miles in clean dry polar air.

On the South Downs, at ~ 170m/500ft, the horizon is is ~ 45km/30 miles away. On a mountain at 1,000m/3,000ft, it is ~ 160km/100 miles away. Formula: horizon in km = √ (13 x altitude in m)

Weather data by Open-Meteo

Lake District daylight

Notes

• Max Height (solar noon) is when the sun is highest in the sky.
• Day length is dawn to dusk as there is enough light for walking for at least 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, even on an overcast day.
• At 'Light' (nautical dawn) the horizon becomes visible. At 'Dawn' (civil dawn) there is enough light to read, and drivers can switch their lights off. Finally the sun rises.
• After sunset, there is still enough light to read until 'Dusk' (civil dusk) or lighting up time for drivers. The horizon is still visible until 'Dark' (nautical dusk).
• Times will vary if there is a hill on the horizon.

Lake District moonlight

Moonlight chart for walking at night.

Notes

• The percentage of the moon which is illuminated doesn't vary much with location.
• A full moon is not just bigger, it is much brighter. A quarter moon (1/2 disk visible) give less than 5% of the illumination of a full moon. You can walk with a quarter moon if its high in the sky (after dusk for a growing moon, before dawn for a shrinking moon).
• Sky glow (light reflected by air or clouds) from nearby cities, and especially snow on the ground also effect light levels.
• Times will vary a few minutes, as (i) these figures are for the centre of the county the walk is in, (ii) if there are hills on the horizon, and (iii) if you are on a hill
• Sunlight is ~ 1,000,000 times brighter than moonlight.
• Of course, you need a cloudless night as well!

Lake District weather (Accuweather)