Cross Fell weather tomorrow, this weekend and 14-day summit forecast
893 m · Cumbria
Cross Fell is the highest summit in the Pennines, a vast plateau above the Eden Valley crossed by the Pennine Way and home of the Helm Wind.
Cross Fell today (updated 09:16, 28 Oct): up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -3°C, summit wind 38 mph gusting 47 mph, 100% chance of rain. A marginal day for the hills. Best day this week: Monday, summit gusts 12 mph.
Cross Fell weather today, tomorrow and this weekend
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Marginal Today Wednesday 28 October
Slight rain, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -3°C, summit wind 38 mph gusting 47 mph, 100% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 16:42.
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Marginal Tomorrow Thursday 29 October
Light drizzle, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 37 mph gusting 47 mph, 29% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 16:40.
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Good Saturday 31 October
Fog, up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 20 mph gusting 25 mph, 4% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 16:36.
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Good Sunday 1 November
Mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 19 mph gusting 24 mph, 10% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 16:34.
Best day of the next seven: Monday 2 November, with summit gusts around 12 mph and a 10% chance of rain. Peakify picks it as the day with the lightest gusts, after a penalty for any chance of rain over 40%.
Cross Fell 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 | Marginal | Slight rain | 7° / 3° | -3° | 38 / 47 mph | 100% | — |
| Tomorrow | Marginal | Light drizzle | 7° / 6° | 0° | 37 / 47 mph | 29% | — |
| Fri 30 Oct | Poor | Fog | 8° / 1° | -2° | 43 / 54 mph | 4% | — |
| Sat 31 Oct | Good | Fog | 8° / 1° | -1° | 20 / 25 mph | 4% | — |
| Sun 1 Nov | Good | Light drizzle | 5° / -3° | -5° | 19 / 24 mph | 10% | — |
| Mon 2 Nov | Good | Overcast | 6° / -4° | -7° | 9 / 12 mph | 10% | — |
| Tue 3 Nov | Good | Overcast | 5° / -3° | -7° | 10 / 12 mph | 4% | — |
| Days 8 to 14: less certain | |||||||
| Wed 4 Nov | Good (less certain) | Fog | 6° / 2° | 0° | 20 / 25 mph | 2% | — |
| Thu 5 Nov | Good (less certain) | Fog | 5° / 3° | -1° | 22 / 28 mph | 6% | — |
| Fri 6 Nov | Good (less certain) | Fog | 5° / 2° | 0° | 20 / 25 mph | 9% | — |
| Sat 7 Nov | Good (less certain) | Fog | 4° / -1° | -4° | 17 / 22 mph | 14% | — |
| Sun 8 Nov | Marginal (less certain) | Fog | 6° / -1° | -4° | 26 / 32 mph | 12% | — |
| Mon 9 Nov | Marginal (less certain) | Light drizzle | 8° / 6° | 2° | 39 / 49 mph | 22% | — |
| Tue 10 Nov | Poor (less certain) | Slight rain showers | 10° / 2° | 0° | 49 / 62 mph | 27% | — |
The cached forecast has no freezing level; snow is the model's summit snowfall for the day.
How the Cross Fell summit forecast is made
The numbers come from the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 893 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 Cross Fell
What is the Cross Fell weather tomorrow?
Thursday 29 October: light drizzle, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 37 mph gusting 47 mph, 29% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What is the Cross Fell weather this weekend?
Saturday 31 October: fog, up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 20 mph gusting 25 mph, 4% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunday 1 November: mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 19 mph gusting 24 mph, 10% chance of rain. Rated Good.
Is there a 14-day Cross Fell weather forecast?
Yes. This page lists up to 14 days of summit weather for Cross Fell, 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 Cross Fell summit forecast come from?
From the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 893 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.