Wish you were here? Glad you're not? Want to know what it might be like when you visit? Hopefully some of the links on this page will be helpful, or at least interesting.
Most forecasts are pretty unreliable as the topography of the Lake District means that the weather varies quite a lot from area to area. A good tip when planning a walk in doubtful weather is to go to the "leeward side" of the mountain district. So, if the wind is from the west, then High Street from Haweswater might be a good idea. In a south-easterly, try the north-west mountains such as the Grasmoor range. Also, unless the weather is settled, then any forecast more than a day ahead is quite likely to be wrong, particularly as regards the timing of events. That said, here are some of the most useful forecasts:
The mountain forecast is always a good starting point, as is the forecast by the Lake District Weatherline (this should be the same as the telephone-based service on 0844 846 2444). The BBC forecast is a good way of understanding the overall weather pattern. Click on the link and then use the "forward" button to step through the forecast. The Met Office site has useful tabs for both forecasts and actual weather and allows you to view rainfall radar etc. as well. On the right is the Met Office weather forecast for Keswick.
This Weather Widget is provided by the Met Office
There are a number of useful webcams and weather stations in the area.
For the current weather, there are local weather stations (some with webcams) at Keswick (nice view of Skiddaw but not always working), Lorton (very comprehensive - about 5 miles west of Bawd Hall) and Portinscale (near Keswick).
A good collection of webcams can be found on the Lake District National Park Authority's site.
Our own weather at Mosser (about 8 miles west of Bawd Hall) is shown in the clickable image below. See here for full details of the weather at Mosser and a forecast.
