High Street weather tomorrow, this weekend and 14-day summit forecast

829 m · Cumbria

High Street is the highest of the Far Eastern Fells, a broad grassy summit named after the Roman road that crosses it, with steep ridges above Haweswater.

High Street today (updated 16:08, 18 Oct): up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 51 mph, 28% chance of rain. A poor day for the hills. Best day this week: Thursday, summit gusts 33 mph.

High Street weather today, tomorrow and this weekend

  • Poor Today Monday 19 October

    Slight rain, up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 51 mph, 28% chance of rain. Rated Poor. Sunrise 07:48, sunset 18:04.

  • Marginal Tomorrow Tuesday 20 October

    Slight rain, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 2°C, summit wind 30 mph gusting 37 mph, 84% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:49, sunset 18:02.

  • Marginal Saturday 24 October

    Slight rain, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -6°C, summit wind 37 mph gusting 46 mph, 56% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:57, sunset 17:53.

  • Poor Sunday 25 October

    Slight snow fall, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 52 mph gusting 66 mph, 79% chance of rain. Rated Poor. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 16:51.

Best day of the next seven: Thursday 22 October, with summit gusts around 33 mph and a 49% chance of rain. Peakify picks it as the day with the lightest gusts, after a penalty for any chance of rain over 40%.

High Street 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 Poor Slight rain 8° / 2° -2° 41 / 51 mph 28% —
Tomorrow Marginal Slight rain 7° / 3° 2° 30 / 37 mph 84% —
Wed 21 Oct Marginal Moderate drizzle 6° / -2° -5° 32 / 40 mph 76% —
Thu 22 Oct Marginal Light drizzle 4° / -5° -8° 27 / 33 mph 49% —
Fri 23 Oct Marginal Overcast 3° / -3° -6° 37 / 46 mph 75% —
Sat 24 Oct Marginal Slight rain 6° / -2° -6° 37 / 46 mph 56% —
Sun 25 Oct Poor A dusting of snow 7° / 1° -5° 52 / 66 mph 79% —
Days 8 to 13: less certain
Mon 26 Oct Poor (less certain) Slight rain 5° / 1° -5° 46 / 58 mph 74% —
Tue 27 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate rain showers 8° / 2° -3° 55+ / 75+ mph 73% —
Wed 28 Oct Poor (less certain) Light drizzle 5° / 2° -3° 41 / 51 mph 61% —
Thu 29 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate rain 6° / 2° -2° 55+ / 70+ mph 46% —
Fri 30 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate rain 8° / 2° 0° 55+ / 69+ mph 51% —
Sat 31 Oct Marginal (less certain) Light drizzle 6° / 1° -3° 33 / 41 mph 49% —

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

How the High Street summit forecast is made

The numbers come from the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 829 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 High Street

What is the High Street weather tomorrow?

Tuesday 20 October: slight rain, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 2°C, summit wind 30 mph gusting 37 mph, 84% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.

What is the High Street weather this weekend?

Saturday 24 October: slight rain, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -6°C, summit wind 37 mph gusting 46 mph, 56% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunday 25 October: slight snow fall, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 52 mph gusting 66 mph, 79% chance of rain. Rated Poor.

Is there a 14-day High Street weather forecast?

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

From the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 829 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.