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High Seat

609 m

77% chance of a view, in and out of it all day.

Cloud base sits about 160 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?

Fri 16 Oct
77%
in and out of it all day
Sat 17 Oct
94%
clear of the cloud
Sun 18 Oct
94%
clear of the cloud

The hill

Lists
Wainwright, Birkett, Fellranger
Height
609 m (139 m of drop)
Area
Central Fells
County
Cumberland, England
Grid ref
NY287180
OS Landranger
89, 90
Summit
rock 3m W of trig point

Sun

Sunrise
06:43 ESE
Sunset
17:12 WSW
Daylight
10.49 hours

About High Seat

High Seat is a fell in the centre of the English Lake District. Despite being below 2,000 feet in elevation, it is the highest point for about three miles in any direction; a consequence of the curious fact that the centre of the district is lower than the surrounding parts.

Hour by hour, Friday 16 October

HourViewCloud baseTempWind
06:0064%614 m5.3°11 WNW
08:0070%576 m4.8°16 NW
10:0068%685 m5.5°15 WNW
12:0067%769 m5.7°16 WNW
14:0089%1,098 m6.0°19 WNW
16:0078%896 m6.1°18 WNW
18:0083%882 m5.8°19 NNW
20:0082%677 m5.4°20 NNW

Nearby

Bleaberry Fell · High Tove · Raven Crag · Armboth Fell · Grange Fell · Walla Crag

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