Cat Bells weather tomorrow, this weekend and 14-day summit forecast
451 m · Lake District C&W · OS grid NY244198
Cat Bells is a small, steep-sided fell on the west shore of Derwentwater, one of the most climbed hills in the Lake District and a favourite family walk.
Cat Bells today (updated 17:11, 18 Oct): up to 10°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 1°C, summit wind 16 mph gusting 29 mph, 51% chance of rain. A good day for the hills. Best day this week: Thursday, summit gusts 19 mph.
Cat Bells weather today, tomorrow and this weekend
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Good Today Monday 19 October
Dense drizzle, up to 10°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 1°C, summit wind 16 mph gusting 29 mph, 51% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunrise 07:49, sunset 18:05.
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Marginal Tomorrow Tuesday 20 October
Dense drizzle, up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 2°C, summit wind 15 mph gusting 20 mph, 86% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:51, sunset 18:03.
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Marginal Saturday 24 October
Moderate drizzle, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 31 mph gusting 39 mph, 69% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:59, sunset 17:54.
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Poor Sunday 25 October
Slight rain showers, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 60 mph, 88% chance of rain. Rated Poor. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 16:52.
Best day of the next seven: Thursday 22 October, with summit gusts around 19 mph and a 67% chance of rain. Peakify picks it as the day with the lightest gusts, after a penalty for any chance of rain over 40%.
Cat Bells 14-day summit weather forecast
Every day the cache holds from today, at summit height. Temperatures in °C, wind and gusts in mph, rain as the day's highest chance. Days 8 to 14 are marked less certain: forecasts lose skill quickly beyond a week, so read them as a trend.
| Day | Verdict | Weather | High / low | Feels like | Wind / gust | Rain | Snow |
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| Today | Good | Dense drizzle | 10° / 4° | 1° | 16 / 29 mph | 51% | — |
| Tomorrow | Marginal | Dense drizzle | 8° / 4° | 2° | 15 / 20 mph | 86% | — |
| Wed 21 Oct | Marginal | Dense drizzle | 6° / 1° | -2° | 25 / 31 mph | 83% | — |
| Thu 22 Oct | Marginal | Light drizzle | 7° / -2° | -4° | 15 / 19 mph | 67% | — |
| Fri 23 Oct | Marginal | Fog | 5° / -2° | -4° | 22 / 27 mph | 88% | — |
| Sat 24 Oct | Marginal | Moderate drizzle | 9° / -2° | -5° | 31 / 39 mph | 69% | — |
| Sun 25 Oct | Poor | Slight rain showers | 9° / 4° | -1° | 41 / 60 mph | 88% | — |
| Days 8 to 13: less certain | |||||||
| Mon 26 Oct | Marginal (less certain) | Slight rain | 7° / 3° | -1° | 38 / 52 mph | 84% | — |
| Tue 27 Oct | Poor (less certain) | Moderate rain showers | 11° / 4° | -1° | 52+ / 75+ mph | 81% | — |
| Wed 28 Oct | Marginal (less certain) | Moderate drizzle | 7° / 4° | 0° | 31 / 45 mph | 78% | — |
| Thu 29 Oct | Poor (less certain) | Moderate rain | 10° / 5° | 2° | 43 / 61 mph | 60% | — |
| Fri 30 Oct | Poor (less certain) | Slight rain showers | 11° / 5° | 5° | 40 / 60 mph | 55% | — |
| Sat 31 Oct | Good (less certain) | Dense drizzle | 8° / 4° | 1° | 22 / 42 mph | 59% | — |
The cached forecast has no freezing level; snow is the model's summit snowfall for the day.
How the Cat Bells summit forecast is made
The numbers come from the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 451 m, in the mountain's local time. A valley forecast would understate the summit badly, so the wind is worked out at summit height from the model's upper-air winds: the standard 10 m wind sits over the model's smoothed ground and is roughly half what an exposed top gets.
Peakify rates each day Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. The verdict is the same one shown on the main peak page and in the Peakify app.
"Feels like" is the coldest apparent temperature of the day, which combines air temperature, wind and humidity. On a windy summit it can be well below the air temperature, so pack for that figure, not the high.
For a second opinion before a big day, read the Met Office mountain forecast or MWIS for the area. They are written by forecasters and cover hazards such as cloud on the tops and visibility that a model table can't.
Questions about Cat Bells
What is the Cat Bells weather tomorrow?
Tuesday 20 October: dense drizzle, up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 2°C, summit wind 15 mph gusting 20 mph, 86% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What is the Cat Bells weather this weekend?
Saturday 24 October: moderate drizzle, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 31 mph gusting 39 mph, 69% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunday 25 October: slight rain showers, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 60 mph, 88% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
Is there a 14-day Cat Bells weather forecast?
Yes. This page lists up to 14 days of summit weather for Cat Bells, each with a Good, Marginal or Poor verdict. Days 8 to 14 are less certain: use them to spot a settled or stormy spell, not to plan a day.
Where does the Cat Bells summit forecast come from?
From the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 451 m, refreshed every few hours. Wind is worked out at summit height from the model's upper-air winds, because the standard 10 m wind is roughly half what a summit gets.