Crag Hill weather tomorrow, this weekend and 14-day summit forecast

839 m · Cumbria

Crag Hill is the highest point of the Coledale fells, a rocky summit with a trig point at the hub of ridges between Braithwaite and Buttermere.

Crag Hill today (updated 16:08, 18 Oct): up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 34 mph gusting 43 mph, 49% chance of rain. A marginal day for the hills. Best day this week: Thursday, summit gusts 29 mph.

Crag Hill weather today, tomorrow and this weekend

  • Marginal Today Monday 19 October

    Moderate drizzle, up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 34 mph gusting 43 mph, 49% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:49, sunset 18:06.

  • Marginal Tomorrow Tuesday 20 October

    Dense drizzle, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 26 mph gusting 32 mph, 86% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:51, sunset 18:03.

  • Marginal Saturday 24 October

    Moderate drizzle, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -8°C, summit wind 39 mph gusting 48 mph, 72% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:59, sunset 17:54.

  • Poor Sunday 25 October

    Slight rain showers, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 52 mph gusting 65 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 29 mph and a 75% chance of rain. Peakify picks it as the day with the lightest gusts, after a penalty for any chance of rain over 40%.

Crag Hill 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.

DayVerdictWeatherHigh / lowFeels likeWind / gustRainSnow
Today Marginal Moderate drizzle 8° / 3° -2° 34 / 43 mph 49% —
Tomorrow Marginal Dense drizzle 6° / 2° -1° 26 / 32 mph 86% —
Wed 21 Oct Marginal Dense drizzle 4° / -1° -4° 33 / 41 mph 84% —
Thu 22 Oct Marginal Light drizzle 4° / -4° -7° 23 / 29 mph 75% —
Fri 23 Oct Marginal Fog 2° / -4° -7° 30 / 37 mph 90% —
Sat 24 Oct Marginal A dusting of snow 6° / -5° -8° 39 / 48 mph 72% —
Sun 25 Oct Poor A dusting of snow 6° / 1° -5° 52 / 65 mph 88% —
Days 8 to 13: less certain
Mon 26 Oct Poor (less certain) Slight rain 4° / 0° -5° 47 / 59 mph 84% —
Tue 27 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate rain showers 8° / 1° -4° 55+ / 75+ mph 81% —
Wed 28 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate drizzle 4° / 1° -3° 40 / 50 mph 78% —
Thu 29 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate rain 7° / 2° -2° 55+ / 74+ mph 60% —
Fri 30 Oct Poor (less certain) Slight rain showers 8° / 2° 1° 54 / 68 mph 55% —
Sat 31 Oct Marginal (less certain) Dense drizzle 5° / 1° -2° 29 / 42 mph 59% —

The cached forecast has no freezing level; snow is the model's summit snowfall for the day.

How the Crag Hill summit forecast is made

The numbers come from the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 839 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 Crag Hill

What is the Crag Hill weather tomorrow?

Tuesday 20 October: dense drizzle, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 26 mph gusting 32 mph, 86% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.

What is the Crag Hill weather this weekend?

Saturday 24 October: moderate drizzle, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -8°C, summit wind 39 mph gusting 48 mph, 72% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunday 25 October: slight rain showers, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 52 mph gusting 65 mph, 88% chance of rain. Rated Poor.

Is there a 14-day Crag Hill weather forecast?

Yes. This page lists up to 14 days of summit weather for Crag Hill, 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 Crag Hill summit forecast come from?

From the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 839 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.