| Lake
District Weather & Information |
| Planning
a climbing day out in the Lakes can be a frustrating
(not to mention money-wasting) experience if you
fail to "sync" with the weather. Here
are some of the best sources of information. |
| Route
Reports: Climbing reports submitted
by climbers - small pinches of salt required |
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A flurry of new routes reports on the FRCC website should give you an idea of conditions.. |
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Lakes based winter climbing star has his own blog. |
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Not exactly climbing reports, but Ann goes for a walk in the Lakes most days and takes photos which then appear on her website Today's Photos page - very useful to see what things are looking like. |
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Tony has a similar site. |
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As do the Hileys at Loweswater. |
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... And Andrew Leaney's Lakeland Fells site. |
| Zac Poulton |
Lakes based winter instructor who works a lot in Scotland - has his own blog. |
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| Weather
Forecasts: Large pinches of salt
required |
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24 hour forecast - ring 08448462444 at 6p/minute or thereabouts,
or click the link for free. |
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Useful data from a dedicated local fell-walker. |
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Five
day regional forecasts and lots more. |
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Was
On Line Weather. Four day regional forecasts. Includes
Mountain
Weather Forecasts for relevant altitudes
(NB these vary according to area). |
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Useful
long range national forecasts (and annoying pop-up
windows!) |
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Three
day regional forecasts. |
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The
Mountain Weather Information Service (aka Geoff
Monk) gives detailed forecasts three day forecasts
for mountain areas in PDF format - generally accurate - here is the Lake District Forecast. |
| YR.NO |
yr.no is the joint online weather service from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and is widely reckoned to be the most accurate available, with incredible detail. |
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The European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts is has proved spookily accurate over recent years. To get to predicted synoptic charts go to Deterministic Forecast, click on the coloured chart, and then select one of the two links on the left under Parameters. |
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Long term predictions. |
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Three day snow forecasts for the UK and elsewhere - more if you sign up. |
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For Scotland only - but very useful if you are heading north (though perhaps more predictable than the weather!). |
| Webcams:
See
what's what! |
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A
view of the Castle, but handy for conditions in
the Solway area. |
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Ullswater
Lake, looking towards Place Fell. |
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Keswick Ski Club have a camera on their run on the east flank of Raise, just north of Helvellyn. |
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Courtesy
of George Fishers but beware - what happens on Skiddaw
does not necessarily mean the same happens in Borrowdale!
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The webcam at the Highfield Hotel and award winning Restaurant in Keswick shows the view from the front of the hotel looking down Borrowdale valley over Derwentwater with Cat Bells on the far right, then Great End, and Glaramara in the centre. Beyond Great End, but out of sight lies Scafell Pike and Scafell so this cam gives an excellent idea of weather conditions over the Central Fells. The image is renewed every minute - please refresh your browser at regular intervals to see the new picture. We are most grateful to the Highfield Hotel for allowing us to reproduce this image. |
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Langstrath,
Borrowdale from the Langstrath Hotel. |
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Glaramara
and Great End from the Glaramara Adventure Centre,
Seatoller, Borrowdale. |
| Bassenthwaite |
Looking up Bassenthwaite towards Keswick from Armathwaite Hall. |
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Great Gable from Wasdale. |
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Pillar Mountain and Mosedale as seen from Wasdale Head. |
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A view up Ennerdale towards Pillar from Gillerthwaite provided by Wild Ennerdale. |
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Scafell
from Eskdale - unfortunately only updated once a
day. |
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Scafell
Pike from Wasdale, looking straight up Brown Tongue to Pikes Crag. |
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Buckbarrow from Nether Wasdale - shows the crags well. |
| Eskdale |
A view of Scafell from Eskdale. |
| Langdale |
A view of Pavey Ark from the Stickle Barn . |
| Coniston |
The Old Man of Coniston, from the town. |
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Based
at Miller Howe. |
Other
Useful Sites: |
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The
Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association
is the umbrella body for the 13 mountain rescue
teams in Cumbria (UK), and gives links to all those
with websites. The Wasdale
MRT site has useful information on the state
of Lord's Rake. |
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Carlisle
based climbing club (North Cumbria). |
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Penrith
based climbing club (North Lakes). |
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Keswick
based climbing club (North Lakes). |
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The
local British Mountaineering Council Area Committee
website. |
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Lake
District Bouldering |
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The
Lake District National Park Authority website is
a fund of useful information... |
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as is the Cumbria Tourist Board website. |
Have
you found a site not listed here that gives good
Lake District climbing information? If so please
let us know about it - email us at info@needlesports.com
- thankyou! |
