Rule
Fog Hunter
Buttermere - Fog Hunter - Lake District
Workington, England, United Kingdom
Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots
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Times shown in Europe/London
Next opportunity
Dense Fog (lingering)
Buttermere
Wed, Jan 14 · 06:00–07:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
53%
Dense Fog (lingering) at Dawn
Buttermere
Wed, Jan 14 · 07:00–08:00
Medium
Dense Fog (lingering) at Sunrise
Buttermere
Wed, Jan 14 · 08:00–10:00
Medium
What this forecast looks for
Plain-language explanation from the ruleThis forecast tracks the conditions that create the Lake District's legendary atmospheric photography. We combine fog probability, dewpoint spread, visibility, and wind data to predict when and where mist will form over these famous lakes and valleys.
The Lake District's combination of lakes, tarns, and enclosed valleys creates ideal conditions for fog formation. Cool, calm nights allow mist to pool in valley bottoms, creating ethereal scenes at dawn that have inspired poets and photographers for centuries.
What makes the Lake District special for fog photography:
- Lake mist - Cold water surfaces generate fog that pools over the lakes at dawn
- Valley inversions - Mountain-ringed valleys trap mist while fells rise above
- Romantic landscapes - This is Wordsworth and Turner country, with timeless views
- Accessible locations - Well-maintained paths reach viewpoints above the fog layer
Peak fog season runs from late August through October, when temperature differentials are greatest. The best conditions typically occur on calm, clear nights when temperatures drop near dewpoint. Arrive before dawn—lake mist often lifts within an hour or two of sunrise. Higher viewpoints like Catbells or Loughrigg offer shots looking down at fog-filled valleys.
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hour0matching hours in the next 72 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time Europe/London | Fog Probability ≥ 85.0% | Dewpoint Spread ≤ 2.0°C | Visibility ≤ 3000.0m | Wind Speed ≤ 2.0m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 11 | ||||
| 24:00 | 0% | 1.6°C | 12580m | 6.4m/s |
| 01:00 | 0% | 1.5°C | 22060m | 6.6m/s |
| 02:00 | 0% | 1.5°C | 24160m | 6.9m/s |
| 03:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 15860m | 8.6m/s |
| 04:00 | 0% | 1.3°C | 14620m | 9.7m/s |
| 05:00 | 0% | 1.5°C | 9200m | 9.8m/s |
| 06:00 | 0% | 1.5°C | 12320m | 11m/s |
| 07:00 | 0% | 1.5°C | 8520m | 13m/s |
| 08:00 | 0% | 1.7°C | 19520m | 13m/s |
| 09:00 | 0% | 1.5°C | 18140m | 13m/s |
| 10:00 | 0% | 1.3°C | 16580m | 12m/s |
| 11:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 16100m | 11m/s |
| 12:00 | 0% | 1.4°C | 10320m | 11m/s |
| 13:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 50000m | 10m/s |
| 14:00 | 0% | 1.4°C | 50000m | 11m/s |
| 15:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 9040m | 11m/s |
| 16:00 | 0% | 1.1°C | 12260m | 10m/s |
| 17:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 9520m | 9.9m/s |
| 18:00 | 0% | 0.9°C | 23320m | 11m/s |
| 19:00 | 0% | 1.1°C | 9340m | 12m/s |
| 20:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 26660m | 13m/s |
| 21:00 | 0% | 1.1°C | 14600m | 14m/s |
| 22:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 50000m | 12m/s |
| 23:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 9560m | 11m/s |
| Mon, Jan 12 | ||||
| 24:00 | 0% | 1.6°C | 50000m | 11m/s |
| 01:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 12840m | 10m/s |
| 02:00 | 0% | 1.4°C | 10360m | 11m/s |
| 03:00 | 0% | 1.6°C | 11220m | 11m/s |
| 04:00 | 0% | 1.6°C | 11320m | 9.9m/s |
| 05:00 | 0% | 1.6°C | 11200m | 9.5m/s |
| 06:00 | 0% | 1.9°C | 50000m | 9.7m/s |
| 07:00 | 0% | 1.4°C | 50000m | 10m/s |
| 08:00 | 0% | 1.4°C | 50000m | 10m/s |
| 09:00 | 0% | 1.4°C | 46110m | 9.7m/s |
| 10:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 29520m | 9.9m/s |
| 11:00 | 0% | 0.9°C | 19280m | 10m/s |
| 12:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 21380m | 10m/s |
| 13:00 | 0% | 1.7°C | 31480m | 9.5m/s |
| 14:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 32600m | 9.1m/s |
| 15:00 | 0% | 1.4°C | 37860m | 8.6m/s |
| 16:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 31520m | 8.8m/s |
| 17:00 | 0% | 1.4°C | 39900m | 8.9m/s |
| 18:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 17680m | 9.3m/s |
| 19:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 15600m | 8.8m/s |
| 20:00 | 0% | 0.9°C | 8200m | 8.2m/s |
| 21:00 | 0% | 1.5°C | 26980m | 8.4m/s |
| 22:00 | 0% | 1.5°C | 38760m | 8.3m/s |
| 23:00 | 0% | 1.5°C | 25300m | 8.4m/s |
| Tue, Jan 13 | ||||
| 24:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 41100m | 8m/s |
| 01:00 | 0% | 1.4°C | 41880m | 7.8m/s |
| 02:00 | 0% | 1.4°C | 41940m | 7.4m/s |
| 03:00 | 0% | 1.4°C | 42000m | 6.6m/s |
| 04:00 | 0% | 1.4°C | 42040m | 5.6m/s |
| 05:00 | 0% | 1.4°C | 42180m | 5.1m/s |
| 06:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 42280m | 3.9m/s |
| 07:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 42400m | 3.5m/s |
| 08:00 | 0% | 1.2°C | 42460m | 2.3m/s |
| 09:00 | 0% | 1°C | 8220m | 2.1m/s |
| 10:00 | 68% | 0.9°C | 13260m | 2.7m/s |
| 11:00 | 64% | 0.7°C | 18320m | 2.2m/s |
| 12:00 | 0% | 1°C | 8600m | 2m/s |
| 13:00 | 46% | 0.6°C | 4940m | 0.92m/s |
| 14:00 | 47% | 0.4°C | 4420m | 1.3m/s |
| 15:00 | 47% | 0.4°C | 4380m | 1.5m/s |
| 16:00 | 47% | 0.4°C | 4960m | 1.7m/s |
| 17:00 | 42% | 0.4°C | 6140m | 3.1m/s |
| 18:00 | 43% | 0.3°C | 9560m | 3.4m/s |
| 19:00 | 75% | 0.4°C | 14760m | 3.3m/s |
| 20:00 | 67% | 0.4°C | 20560m | 3.4m/s |
| 21:00 | 64% | 0.7°C | 28620m | 3.4m/s |
| 22:00 | 0% | 1.3°C | 42520m | 3.6m/s |
| 23:00 | 0% | 1.3°C | 40140m | 3.6m/s |
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).
What does Fog Probability mean?
Inputs that drive the scoreThis derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.
| Time Europe/London | Dew Point °C | Rainfall mm | Relative Humidity % | Snowfall cm | Temperature °C | Total Precipitation mm | Vapor Pressure Deficit kPa | Wind Gusts m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 11
Sunrise 08:32
Sunset 16:12 | ||||||||
| 01:00 ☾ | 1.8°C | 0.6mm | 91% | 0cm | 3.1°C | 0.6mm | 0.07kPa | 13m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | 2.3°C | 1mm | 92% | 0cm | 3.5°C | 1mm | 0.06kPa | 16m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | 2°C | 0.9mm | 91% | 0cm | 3.3°C | 0.9mm | 0.07kPa | 18m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | 2.5°C | 1.1mm | 89% | 0cm | 4.1°C | 1.1mm | 0.09kPa | 19m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | 2.9°C | 1.9mm | 90% | 0cm | 4.4°C | 1.9mm | 0.08kPa | 20m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | 3°C | 2.2mm | 89% | 0cm | 4.7°C | 2.2mm | 0.09kPa | 23m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | 2.9°C | 0.9mm | 90% | 0cm | 4.4°C | 0.9mm | 0.08kPa | 25m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | 2.5°C | 0.2mm | 89% | 0cm | 4.1°C | 0.2mm | 0.09kPa | 25m/s |
| 09:00 | 3.2°C | 0.5mm | 91% | 0cm | 4.5°C | 0.5mm | 0.08kPa | 23m/s |
| 10:00 | 3.7°C | 1.6mm | 91% | 0cm | 5°C | 1.6mm | 0.08kPa | 23m/s |
| 11:00 | 4°C | 0.2mm | 91% | 0cm | 5.4°C | 0.2mm | 0.08kPa | 21m/s |
| 12:00 | 4.6°C | 0.2mm | 92% | 0cm | 5.8°C | 0.2mm | 0.07kPa | 21m/s |
| 13:00 | 5.5°C | 0.2mm | 93% | 0cm | 6.5°C | 0.2mm | 0.07kPa | 21m/s |
| 14:00 | 5.8°C | 2.4mm | 93% | 0cm | 6.9°C | 2.4mm | 0.07kPa | 21m/s |
| 15:00 | 6.6°C | 2mm | 93% | 0cm | 7.7°C | 2mm | 0.07kPa | 19m/s |
| 16:00 | 7°C | 1.4mm | 93% | 0cm | 8.1°C | 1.4mm | 0.08kPa | 22m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | 7.1°C | 2.2mm | 92% | 0cm | 8.3°C | 2.2mm | 0.09kPa | 22m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | 7.4°C | 1.3mm | 91% | 0cm | 8.8°C | 1.3mm | 0.1kPa | 23m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | 8.2°C | 2mm | 92% | 0cm | 9.4°C | 2mm | 0.09kPa | 25m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | 8.5°C | 2.8mm | 95% | 0cm | 9.3°C | 2.8mm | 0.06kPa | 25m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | 8.4°C | 0mm | 93% | 0cm | 9.5°C | 0mm | 0.08kPa | 23m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | 8.2°C | 0mm | 92% | 0cm | 9.4°C | 0mm | 0.09kPa | 21m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | 8°C | 0mm | 92% | 0cm | 9.2°C | 0mm | 0.09kPa | 20m/s |
| Mon, Jan 12
Sunrise 08:31
Sunset 16:14 | ||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | 7.8°C | 0mm | 91% | 0cm | 9.2°C | 0mm | 0.1kPa | 20m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | 7.4°C | 0mm | 90% | 0cm | 9°C | 0mm | 0.11kPa | 20m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | 7.4°C | 0mm | 91% | 0cm | 8.8°C | 0mm | 0.1kPa | 18m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | 7.5°C | 0.2mm | 93% | 0cm | 8.6°C | 0.2mm | 0.08kPa | 17m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | 7.3°C | 0mm | 91% | 0cm | 8.7°C | 0mm | 0.1kPa | 16m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | 7.5°C | 0mm | 92% | 0cm | 8.7°C | 0mm | 0.09kPa | 15m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | 7.4°C | 0mm | 92% | 0cm | 8.6°C | 0mm | 0.09kPa | 15m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | 7.5°C | 0mm | 93% | 0cm | 8.6°C | 0mm | 0.08kPa | 16m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | 7.8°C | 0mm | 94% | 0cm | 8.7°C | 0mm | 0.07kPa | 16m/s |
| 09:00 | 7.5°C | 0mm | 93% | 0cm | 8.6°C | 0mm | 0.08kPa | 15m/s |
| 10:00 | 8°C | 0mm | 93% | 0cm | 9.1°C | 0mm | 0.08kPa | 15m/s |
| 11:00 | 8°C | 0.2mm | 92% | 0cm | 9.2°C | 0.2mm | 0.09kPa | 19m/s |
| 12:00 | 8.1°C | 1.2mm | 94% | 0cm | 9°C | 1.2mm | 0.07kPa | 18m/s |
| 13:00 | 7.4°C | 1.5mm | 93% | 0cm | 8.5°C | 1.5mm | 0.08kPa | 16m/s |
| 14:00 | 7.8°C | 0mm | 93% | 0cm | 8.9°C | 0mm | 0.08kPa | 14m/s |
| 15:00 | 7.9°C | 0mm | 93% | 0cm | 9°C | 0mm | 0.08kPa | 16m/s |
| 16:00 | 7.9°C | 0mm | 94% | 0cm | 8.8°C | 0mm | 0.07kPa | 16m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | 7.4°C | 0mm | 91% | 0cm | 8.8°C | 0mm | 0.1kPa | 16m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | 7.7°C | 0mm | 94% | 0cm | 8.6°C | 0mm | 0.07kPa | 16m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | 7.4°C | 0mm | 93% | 0cm | 8.5°C | 0mm | 0.08kPa | 15m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | 7.5°C | 0mm | 92% | 0cm | 8.7°C | 0mm | 0.09kPa | 16m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | 7.2°C | 0mm | 91% | 0cm | 8.6°C | 0mm | 0.1kPa | 15m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | 6.7°C | 0.1mm | 89% | 0cm | 8.4°C | 0.1mm | 0.12kPa | 14m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | 7°C | 0.7mm | 92% | 0cm | 8.2°C | 0.7mm | 0.09kPa | 13m/s |
| Tue, Jan 13
Sunrise 08:30
Sunset 16:15 | ||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | 7.2°C | 0mm | 94% | 0cm | 8.1°C | 0mm | 0.06kPa | 12m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | 6.8°C | 0mm | 92% | 0cm | 8°C | 0mm | 0.09kPa | 10m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | 6.7°C | 0mm | 94% | 0cm | 7.6°C | 0mm | 0.06kPa | 10m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | 6.5°C | 0mm | 92% | 0cm | 7.7°C | 0mm | 0.08kPa | 8.2m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | 6.4°C | 0mm | 93% | 0cm | 7.5°C | 0mm | 0.07kPa | 8m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | 6.7°C | 0mm | 93% | 0cm | 7.8°C | 0mm | 0.07kPa | 9.2m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | 6.9°C | 0mm | 95% | 0cm | 7.6°C | 0mm | 0.05kPa | 9.1m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | 6.7°C | 0mm | 97% | 0cm | 7.1°C | 0.05mm | 0.03kPa | 7.3m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | 6.4°C | 0mm | 99% | 0cm | 6.5°C | 0mm | 0.01kPa | 5.7m/s |
| 09:00 | 5.6°C | 0mm | 100% | 0cm | 5.6°C | 0mm | 0kPa | 3.9m/s |
| 10:00 | 6.2°C | 0mm | 100% | 0cm | 6.2°C | 0mm | 0kPa | 4.7m/s |
| 11:00 | 6.3°C | 0.2mm | 100% | 0cm | 6.3°C | 0.2mm | 0kPa | 4.6m/s |
| 12:00 | 6.4°C | 0.8mm | 100% | 0cm | 6.4°C | 0.8mm | 0kPa | 4m/s |
| 13:00 | 6.3°C | 2mm | 100% | 0cm | 6.3°C | 2.3mm | 0kPa | 3.7m/s |
| 14:00 | 6.2°C | 2.6mm | 100% | 0cm | 6.2°C | 2.7mm | 0kPa | 2.2m/s |
| 15:00 | 6°C | 2.6mm | 100% | 0cm | 6°C | 2.7mm | 0kPa | 2.6m/s |
| 16:00 | 5.6°C | 2mm | 100% | 0cm | 5.6°C | 2mm | 0kPa | 2.9m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | 5.3°C | 0.9mm | 100% | 0cm | 5.3°C | 0.9mm | 0kPa | 4.9m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | 5.1°C | 0.2mm | 100% | 0cm | 5.1°C | 0.2mm | 0kPa | 5.8m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | 4.4°C | 0.2mm | 97% | 0cm | 4.8°C | 0.2mm | 0.03kPa | 5.6m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | 4.2°C | 0.2mm | 96% | 0cm | 4.8°C | 0.2mm | 0.03kPa | 5.9m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | 4°C | 0.1mm | 94% | 0cm | 4.9°C | 0.1mm | 0.05kPa | 5.9m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | 3.6°C | 0mm | 90% | 0cm | 5.1°C | 0mm | 0.09kPa | 6m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | 3.1°C | 0mm | 87% | 0cm | 5.1°C | 0mm | 0.11kPa | 6m/s |
| Wed, Jan 14
Sunrise 08:29
Sunset 16:17 | ||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | 2.7°C | 0mm | 91% | 0cm | 4°C | 0mm | 0.07kPa | 6.8m/s |
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