Pillar (Cumbria) weather

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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:27

Sunset: 16:19

Clear.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Lake District (Mountain region)

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;
Fri 16 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:26

Sunset: 16:21

Light snow showers changing to fog by lunchtime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Lake District (Mountain region)

Fri 16 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;
Sat 17 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:24

Sunset: 16:23

Fog changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Lake District (Mountain region)

Sat 17 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Sun 18 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:23

Sunset: 16:24

Fog.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Lake District (Mountain region)

Sun 18 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Mon 19 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:22

Sunset: 16:26

Mist changing to cloudy by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Lake District (Mountain region)

Mon 19 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1° Celsius;
Tue 20 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:21

Sunset: 16:28

Mist changing to cloudy by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Lake District (Mountain region)

Tue 20 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;
Wed 21 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:19

Sunset: 16:30

Cloudy.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 21 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;

Clear.

Sunrise: 08:27

Sunset: 16:19

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Lake District (Mountain region)

7 day forecast for Pillar

Today (15 January 2026)

Time	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-7°	-7°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 16	SSE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14
Wind gust (mph)	18	17	16	16	15	15
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	94%	91%	91%	91%	90%	91%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (16 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	30%	50%	70%	60%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	20%	10%	20%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-7°	-7°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 14	S 14	S 15	S 16	S 18	S 17	SSE 19	SSE 21	SSE 22	SSE 23	SSE 24	SSE 24	SSE 25	SSE 25	SSE 27	SSE 28	SSE 29	SSE 36	SSE 37	SSE 38	SSE 39	SSE 40	SSE 40	SSE 40
Wind gust (mph)	16	16	18	20	20	21	23	25	25	26	27	27	28	30	31	32	40	41	42	43	44	45	45	44
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	M	M	P	P	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	P	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	91%	92%	92%	94%	96%	97%	98%	98%	98%	99%	99%	99%	98%	96%	96%	96%	96%	96%	96%	96%	96%	97%	97%	98%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (17 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	20%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%	20%	10%	20%	20%	10%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-6°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 40	SSE 39	SE 38	SE 37	SE 30	SE 29	SE 28	SE 28	SE 26	SE 25	SE 25	SE 24	SE 23	SE 22	SE 22	SE 21	SE 22	SE 22	SE 23	SE 24	SE 24	SE 24	SE 24	SE 24
Wind gust (mph)	44	42	42	41	33	32	31	30	29	27	27	27	26	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	P	G	G	P	M	M	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	97%	97%	97%	97%	97%	97%	97%	98%	98%	98%	97%	96%	96%	94%	94%	93%	94%	95%	96%	96%	96%	97%	97%	97%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (18 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	2°	1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 24	SE 23	SE 24	SE 24	SE 20	SE 19	SE 19	SE 18	SE 19	SE 20	SE 20	SE 21	SE 22	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 19	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21
Wind gust (mph)	26	26	26	26	22	21	21	21	22	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	97%	98%	97%	98%	98%	98%	97%	97%	97%	97%	97%	96%	96%	96%	96%	96%	97%	99%	98%	98%	98%	99%	98%	98%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (19 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	50%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 22	SSE 22	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 20	SSE 21	SSE 22	SSE 22	SSE 22	SSE 23	SSE 24	SSE 24	SSE 24	SSE 24	SSE 28	SSE 28	SSE 28	SSE 27	SSE 27	SSE 27	SSE 31	SSE 31
Wind gust (mph)	23	24	25	25	21	22	23	24	24	24	26	26	26	27	27	31	31	31	30	30	30	34	34	34
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	M	M	P	P	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	99%	98%	98%	98%	97%	97%	97%	97%	97%	97%	96%	95%	94%	94%	95%	96%	97%	98%	98%	98%	97%	97%	97%	97%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (20 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	20%	20%	10%	20%	20%	30%	20%
Temperature (°C)	2°	1°	0°	0°	1°	2°	0°	0°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-6°	-6°	-7°	-8°	-5°	-4°	-7°	-8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 31	SSE 30	SE 25	SE 23	SE 22	SE 18	SE 26	ESE 26
Wind gust (mph)	34	34	28	26	24	29	29	28
Visibility (description)	VP	P	P	P	G	G	G	P
Humidity	97%	96%	95%	95%	91%	91%	93%	95%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Wednesday (21 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	1°	2°	-1°	-1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-9°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-5°	-6°	-9°	-9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 25	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 20	ESE 21	ESE 30	ESE 32	ESE 30
Wind gust (mph)	28	20	21	23	33	35	35	33
Visibility (description)	VP	P	P	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	96%	96%	96%	95%	89%	89%	92%	93%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

News

Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

Warnings have been issued as the weather across the UK becomes increasingly mild but wet and windy.

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Flood warnings in force for England

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North West England weather forecast

Headline:

Patchy frost under clear spells overnight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Any patchy rain in the far southeast clearing. Soon followed by clear spells overnight. Some low cloud lingering over high ground, then a few showers in west later. A chilly night, with frost patches forming. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Friday:

Turning increasingly cloudy through the morning. Occasional showers through the day, these perhaps heavy at times, and wintry over high ground in the north. Brighter spells emerging through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers through the weekend, with fog and patchy frost forming under clear skies overnight. Turning wet and breezy from the west into Monday.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Thu 15 Jan 2026

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Forecast days

Today

Today

Fri 16 Jan

Fri 16 Jan

Sat 17 Jan

Sat 17 Jan

Sun 18 Jan

Sun 18 Jan

Mon 19 Jan

Mon 19 Jan

Tue 20 Jan

Tue 20 Jan

Wed 21 Jan

Wed 21 Jan

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Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

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Thursday 15 Jan - Monday 19 Jan

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This Evening and Tonight:

Friday:

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