Leith Hill weather tomorrow, this weekend and 14-day summit forecast
294 m · South East England · OS grid TQ139431
Leith Hill is the highest point in south-east England, a wooded Surrey hill topped by Leith Hill Tower with views to the South Downs.
Leith Hill today (updated 05:56, 18 Oct): up to 11°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 2°C, summit wind 22 mph gusting 28 mph, 84% chance of rain. A marginal day for the hills. Best day this week: Tuesday, summit gusts 16 mph.
Leith Hill weather today, tomorrow and this weekend
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Marginal Today Sunday 18 October
Light drizzle, up to 11°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 2°C, summit wind 22 mph gusting 28 mph, 84% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:30, sunset 18:03.
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Marginal Tomorrow Monday 19 October
Moderate drizzle, up to 12°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 5°C, summit wind 15 mph gusting 19 mph, 71% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:31, sunset 18:01.
Best day of the next seven: Tuesday 20 October, with summit gusts around 16 mph and a 68% chance of rain. Peakify picks it as the day with the lightest gusts, after a penalty for any chance of rain over 40%.
Leith 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.
| Day | Verdict | Weather | High / low | Feels like | Wind / gust | Rain | Snow |
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| Today | Marginal | Light drizzle | 11° / 5° | 2° | 22 / 28 mph | 84% | — |
| Tomorrow | Marginal | Moderate drizzle | 12° / 7° | 5° | 15 / 19 mph | 71% | — |
| Tue 20 Oct | Marginal | Slight rain | 11° / 8° | 7° | 11 / 16 mph | 68% | — |
| Wed 21 Oct | Good | Light drizzle | 13° / 5° | 2° | 24 / 31 mph | 51% | — |
| Thu 22 Oct | Marginal | Dense drizzle | 13° / 4° | 1° | 17 / 21 mph | 82% | — |
| Fri 23 Oct | Marginal | Heavy rain | 10° / 5° | -1° | 37 / 47 mph | 81% | — |
| Sat 24 Oct | Good | Overcast | 9° / 2° | -2° | 19 / 29 mph | 58% | — |
| Days 8 to 14: less certain | |||||||
| Sun 25 Oct | Marginal (less certain) | Overcast | 12° / 2° | -2° | 16 / 23 mph | 61% | — |
| Mon 26 Oct | Good (less certain) | Light drizzle | 16° / 9° | 9° | 24 / 31 mph | 39% | — |
| Tue 27 Oct | Good (less certain) | Moderate drizzle | 14° / 5° | 3° | 24 / 39 mph | 39% | — |
| Wed 28 Oct | Good (less certain) | Overcast | 11° / 3° | 0° | 16 / 20 mph | 27% | — |
| Thu 29 Oct | Good (less certain) | Overcast | 10° / 4° | 1° | 12 / 15 mph | 22% | — |
| Fri 30 Oct | Good (less certain) | Overcast | 12° / 3° | 1° | 10 / 14 mph | 24% | — |
| Sat 31 Oct | Good (less certain) | Fog | 12° / 5° | 3° | 19 / 24 mph | 22% | — |
The cached forecast has no freezing level; snow is the model's summit snowfall for the day.
How the Leith Hill summit forecast is made
The numbers come from the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 294 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 Leith Hill
What is the Leith Hill weather tomorrow?
Monday 19 October: moderate drizzle, up to 12°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 5°C, summit wind 15 mph gusting 19 mph, 71% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What is the Leith Hill weather this weekend?
Sunday 18 October: light drizzle, up to 11°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 2°C, summit wind 22 mph gusting 28 mph, 84% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Is there a 14-day Leith Hill weather forecast?
Yes. This page lists up to 14 days of summit weather for Leith 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 Leith Hill summit forecast come from?
From the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 294 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.