The Met Office home page

For all weather charts, shipping forecast, satellite photos and full weather information

Lake District Mtn Forecast

This weather chart (left)

courtesy of The weather Superstore

Click on the photo for larger image. (Image refreshed when page is opened).

The Mountain Weather Information Service

A great site with accurate day and three day forecasts for all upland areas.

The Lakes Weather Line Now on the net, this is the National Parks forecast page incl winter conditions from Helvellyn summit.

Wild Bryony Lake District Weather

Based in the Portinscale, a really interesting site with past statistics and future predictions.

BBC Weather Centre

Auntie's weather site for an overall picture, or the weather in your area.

The Weather on-line

Local and world weather information. All the extra detail you could need.

Lorton Weather from Red Raven Assoc.

A detailed weather station for North West Cumbria, based in the Lorton Valley.

Metcheck Weather reports

Check out the weather forecast for your area, your hobby or your sport.

Manesty Holiday Cottages - Borrowdale

A great site for north Lakes weather conditions, archived weather reports and a live webcam.

X C Weather Site

Lots of interactive detail, enter your own postcode for your area.

For an explanation of the Beaufort Wind Scales

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For those that can't cope with the normal explanation of wind speed please feel free to study this chart and adapt for your own use.

Many thanks to a "Loweswatercan viewer" who sent us this wonderful chart

and credit to Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort for the initial concept.