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Rosthwaite Fell - Bessyboot

551 m

76% chance of a view, in and out of it all day.

Cloud base sits about 145 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
76%
in and out of it all day
Sat 17 Oct
95%
clear of the cloud
Sun 18 Oct
95%
clear of the cloud

The hill

Lists
Wainwright, Birkett, Fellranger
Height
551 m (44 m of drop)
Area
Southern Fells
County
Cumberland, England
Grid ref
NY258124
OS Landranger
89, 90
Summit
cairn

Sun

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

About Rosthwaite Fell - Bessyboot

Rosthwaite Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It is situated some 12 kilometres due south of Keswick and 2 kilometres south of the village of Rosthwaite in Borrowdale.

Hour by hour, Friday 16 October

HourViewCloud baseTempWind
06:0059%544 m5.7°12 W
08:0054%487 m5.2°13 WNW
10:0072%637 m6.0°13 WNW
12:0067%696 m6.1°12 WNW
14:0088%1,039 m6.3°16 WNW
16:0077%768 m6.3°14 WNW
18:0082%805 m6.0°14 NW
20:0083%631 m5.8°16 NNW

Nearby

Eagle Crag · Sergeant's Crag · Glaramara · Great Crag · Ullscarf · Base Brown

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