61% chance of a view, in and out of it all day.
The summit sits about 82 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
61%
in and out of it all day
Sat 17 Oct
93%
clear of the cloud
Sun 18 Oct
94%
clear of the cloud
The hill
- Lists
- Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Fellranger
- Height
- 802 m (119 m of drop)
- Area
- Southern Fells
- County
- Westmorland and Furness, England
- Grid ref
- NY272005
- OS Landranger
- 89, 90
- Summit
- cairn incorporating large rock
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:43 ESE
- Sunset
- 17:12 WSW
- Daylight
- 10.49 hours
About Swirl How
Swirl How is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands between Coniston and the Duddon Valley in the southern part of the District. It rivals the Old Man of Coniston as the highest point within the traditional County Palatine of Lancashire.
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Hour by hour, Friday 16 October
| Hour | View | Cloud base | Temp | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 53% | 433 m | 4.0° | 22 WNW |
| 08:00 | 30% | 398 m | 3.9° | 21 WNW |
| 10:00 | 66% | 637 m | 4.2° | 18 WNW |
| 12:00 | 67% | 720 m | 4.2° | 20 NW |
| 14:00 | 78% | 929 m | 4.4° | 21 WNW |
| 16:00 | 50% | 672 m | 4.1° | 20 NW |
| 18:00 | 84% | 956 m | 4.3° | 23 NNW |
| 20:00 | 64% | 747 m | 3.9° | 20 NNW |
Nearby
Great Carrs · Grey Friar · Wetherlam · Brim Fell · The Old Man of Coniston · Dow Crag
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