46% chance of a view, in cloud all day.
The summit sits about 368 m inside the layer.
Forecast for Friday 16 October, built 2026-10-16 16:22 UTC and rebuilt twice a day. A high number is close to reliable, a low one is barely better than a shrug: how reliable is this?
Fri 16 Oct
46%
in cloud all day
Sat 17 Oct
82%
clear of the cloud
Sun 18 Oct
94%
clear of the cloud
The hill
- Lists
- Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Fellranger
- Height
- 903 m (148 m of drop)
- Area
- Southern Fells
- County
- Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness, England
- Grid ref
- NY244064
- OS Landranger
- 89, 90
- Summit
- rib of rock 5m NE of cairn
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:43 ESE
- Sunset
- 17:12 WSW
- Daylight
- 10.49 hours
About Bowfell
Bowfell is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the heart of the English Lake District, in the Southern Fells area. It is the eighth-highest mountain in the Lake District and one of the most popular of the Lake District fells for walkers. It is listed in Alfred Wainwright's 'best half dozen' Lake District fells.
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Hour by hour, Friday 16 October
| Hour | View | Cloud base | Temp | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 33% | 433 m | 3.1° | 21 WNW |
| 08:00 | 23% | 379 m | 3.0° | 18 NW |
| 10:00 | 42% | 457 m | 3.1° | 17 WNW |
| 12:00 | 40% | 535 m | 3.3° | 18 WNW |
| 14:00 | 61% | 851 m | 3.2° | 21 WNW |
| 16:00 | 48% | 536 m | 3.3° | 23 NW |
| 18:00 | 51% | 614 m | 3.3° | 26 NNW |
| 20:00 | 37% | 476 m | 3.1° | 26 NNW |
Nearby
Rossett Pike · Esk Pike · Crinkle Crags - Long Top · Allen Crags · Great End · Scafell Pike
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