79% chance of a view, in and out of it all day.
Cloud base sits about 196 m above the summit, so the top should stay under a ceiling rather than in it.
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?
The hill
- Lists
- Wainwright, Birkett, Fellranger
- Height
- 451 m (87 m of drop)
- Area
- North Western Fells
- County
- Cumberland, England
- Grid ref
- NY244198
- OS Landranger
- 89, 90
- Summit
- rock
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:43 ESE
- Sunset
- 17:12 WSW
- Daylight
- 10.48 hours
About Cat Bells
Cat Bells is a fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria. It has a height of 451 metres (1,480 ft) and is one of the most popular fells in the area. It is situated on the western shore of Derwentwater within three miles of the busy tourist town of Keswick. Its distinctive shape catches the attention of many visitors to the Lakes who feel compelled to climb to the summit after seeing it from the viewpoint of Friars' Crag on the opposite side of Derwentwater. The Lake District writer and walker Alfred Wainwright acknowledges the popularity of Cat Bells among fellwalkers of all abilities by saying:"It is one of the great favourites, a family fell where grandmothers and infants can climb the heights together, a place beloved. Its popularity is well deserved: its shapely topknott attracts the eye offering a steep but obviously simple scramble."
Hour by hour, Friday 16 October
| Hour | View | Cloud base | Temp | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 69% | 521 m | 6.2° | 9 WNW |
| 08:00 | 72% | 508 m | 5.7° | 10 WNW |
| 10:00 | 68% | 612 m | 6.3° | 10 WNW |
| 12:00 | 70% | 647 m | 6.6° | 9 WNW |
| 14:00 | 85% | 851 m | 6.7° | 11 WNW |
| 16:00 | 84% | 920 m | 7.3° | 10 WNW |
| 18:00 | 60% | 781 m | 6.8° | 11 WNW |
| 20:00 | 94% | 608 m | 6.4° | 11 NW |
Nearby
Maiden Moor · Barrow · Causey Pike · Walla Crag · Scar Crags · Outerside
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