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Rule Fog Hunter

Coniston Water - Fog Hunter - Lake District

Coniston, England, United Kingdom

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London
Next opportunity
Dense Fog (lingering)
Coniston Water
Tue, Jan 13 · 04:00–07:00 · 3h window
Medium confidence
61%
Dense Fog (lingering) at Sunrise
Coniston Water
Tue, Jan 13 · 07:00–10:00
Medium
Dense Fog (lingering)
Coniston Water
Tue, Jan 13 · 10:00–11:00
Medium

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This 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 hour
7matching hours in the next 72 hoursJump to next match
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
Sat, Jan 10
19:000%1.2°C9680m0.4m/s
20:000%1.2°C9440m0.6m/s
21:0081%0.7°C6280m0.3m/s
22:0094%0.4°C3340m0.2m/s
23:0092%0.6°C3960m0.8m/s
Sun, Jan 11
24:0094%0.4°C3240m0.5m/s
01:0049%0.3°C2640m3.2m/s
02:0034%0.3°C2360m4.3m/s
03:0034%0.3°C2220m5m/s
04:0038%0.1°C2000m5.2m/s
05:000%0.3°C2160m6.1m/s
06:000%0.4°C2260m7.4m/s
07:000%0.4°C2120m7.4m/s
08:000%0.4°C2120m6.3m/s
09:000%0.3°C2140m6.3m/s
10:000%0.3°C1960m6.1m/s
11:000%0.1°C1640m6.1m/s
12:000%0.1°C1680m6.3m/s
13:000%0°C1640m5.9m/s
14:000%0.1°C1360m4.9m/s
15:000%0°C700m5.2m/s
16:000%0°C480m5.3m/s
17:000%0°C500m6.9m/s
18:000%0°C180m6m/s
19:000%0°C180m7.1m/s
20:000%0°C700m8.5m/s
21:000%0°C1040m9.2m/s
22:000%0.3°C2420m9.2m/s
23:000%0.6°C3480m9m/s
Mon, Jan 12
24:000%0.9°C50000m6.9m/s
01:000%1.2°C9720m8.9m/s
02:000%1.2°C9340m8m/s
03:000%1.1°C9280m8.6m/s
04:000%0.6°C4200m7m/s
05:000%0.6°C3540m8.3m/s
06:000%0.3°C1400m4.9m/s
07:000%0.6°C4440m7.9m/s
08:000%0.6°C3020m6.3m/s
09:000%0.3°C5385m5.9m/s
10:000%0.4°C8390m6.6m/s
11:0024%0.6°C9755m5.8m/s
12:0026%0.3°C9280m5.8m/s
13:000%0.7°C18000m6.1m/s
14:000%0.9°C21260m6.3m/s
15:000%1.1°C8620m6.6m/s
16:000%0.9°C29600m6m/s
17:0019%0.7°C28960m5.2m/s
18:0022%0.7°C23640m5.3m/s
19:0021%0.9°C28060m5.8m/s
20:0021%0.7°C14780m5.3m/s
21:0018%0.9°C17540m4.9m/s
22:0056%0.6°C5920m4.8m/s
23:0051%0.7°C13080m4.3m/s
Tue, Jan 13
24:0064%0.6°C26440m3.6m/s
01:0069%0.3°C23920m2.5m/s
02:0069%0.1°C28680m1.6m/s
03:0069%0.1°C16560m1.3m/s
04:00100%0.1°C1360m1.4m/s
05:00100%0°C1200m1.2m/s
06:0097%0.1°C2960m1.2m/s
07:00100%0°C1560m1.2m/s
08:00100%0°C460m1.4m/s
09:00100%0°C560m1.2m/s
10:00100%0.1°C1260m1.5m/s
11:0067%0.4°C22020m2.1m/s
12:0064%0.6°C16020m2.5m/s
13:0072%0.7°C11400m2.7m/s
14:0036%0.7°C14000m2m/s
15:000%0.4°C5160m1.1m/s
16:0043%0.3°C5940m1.8m/s
17:0043%0.3°C8440m2.3m/s
18:0042%0.4°C7380m1.9m/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 score

This 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
Sat, Jan 10 Sunrise 08:29 Sunset 16:10
20:00
0.2°C 0mm 92% 0cm 1.4°C 0mm 0.05kPa 1.9m/s
21:00
0.6°C 0mm 95% 0cm 1.3°C 0mm 0.03kPa 1.6m/s
22:00
0.8°C 0mm 97% 0cm 1.2°C 0mm 0.02kPa 1m/s
23:00
0.6°C 0mm 96% 0cm 1.2°C 0mm 0.03kPa 1.5m/s
Sun, Jan 11 Sunrise 08:28 Sunset 16:12
24:00
0.9°C 0.1mm 97% 0cm 1.3°C 0.1mm 0.02kPa 1.5m/s
01:00
1.6°C 0.2mm 98% 0cm 1.9°C 0.2mm 0.01kPa 6.2m/s
02:00
1.9°C 0.4mm 98% 0cm 2.2°C 0.4mm 0.01kPa 8.1m/s
03:00
2°C 0.4mm 98% 0cm 2.3°C 0.4mm 0.01kPa 9.6m/s
04:00
2.3°C 0.5mm 99% 0cm 2.4°C 0.5mm 0.01kPa 10m/s
05:00
2.3°C 0.6mm 98% 0cm 2.6°C 0.6mm 0.01kPa 12m/s
06:00
2.4°C 1.9mm 97% 0cm 2.8°C 1.9mm 0.02kPa 15m/s
07:00
2.6°C 2.1mm 97% 0cm 3°C 2.1mm 0.02kPa 16m/s
08:00
2.8°C 3.4mm 97% 0cm 3.2°C 3.4mm 0.02kPa 15m/s
09:00
3.3°C 3.8mm 98% 0cm 3.6°C 3.8mm 0.02kPa 13m/s
10:00
3.3°C 1.5mm 98% 0cm 3.6°C 1.5mm 0.02kPa 13m/s
11:00
3.8°C 2.5mm 99% 0cm 3.9°C 2.5mm 0.01kPa 12m/s
12:00
4.3°C 3.5mm 99% 0cm 4.4°C 3.5mm 0.01kPa 12m/s
13:00
4.6°C 2.5mm 100% 0cm 4.6°C 2.5mm 0kPa 12m/s
14:00
4.8°C 4.2mm 99% 0cm 4.9°C 4.2mm 0.01kPa 11m/s
15:00
5.2°C 3.2mm 100% 0cm 5.2°C 3.2mm 0kPa 11m/s
16:00
5.5°C 2.7mm 100% 0cm 5.5°C 2.7mm 0kPa 11m/s
17:00
5.9°C 3.3mm 100% 0cm 5.9°C 3.3mm 0kPa 14m/s
18:00
6.3°C 0.3mm 100% 0cm 6.3°C 0.3mm 0kPa 14m/s
19:00
6.8°C 0.1mm 100% 0cm 6.8°C 0.1mm 0kPa 14m/s
20:00
7.5°C 1.2mm 100% 0cm 7.5°C 1.2mm 0kPa 17m/s
21:00
7.9°C 0.6mm 100% 0cm 7.9°C 0.6mm 0kPa 19m/s
22:00
8.6°C 0.5mm 98% 0cm 8.9°C 0.5mm 0.02kPa 18m/s
23:00
8.5°C 0mm 96% 0cm 9.1°C 0mm 0.05kPa 19m/s
Mon, Jan 12 Sunrise 08:27 Sunset 16:13
24:00
7.6°C 0mm 94% 0cm 8.5°C 0mm 0.07kPa 18m/s
01:00
7.3°C 0mm 92% 0cm 8.5°C 0mm 0.09kPa 17m/s
02:00
7.3°C 0mm 92% 0cm 8.5°C 0mm 0.09kPa 19m/s
03:00
7.4°C 0mm 93% 0cm 8.5°C 0mm 0.08kPa 18m/s
04:00
7.4°C 0mm 96% 0cm 8°C 0mm 0.04kPa 16m/s
05:00
7.8°C 0.1mm 96% 0cm 8.4°C 0.1mm 0.04kPa 16m/s
06:00
7.7°C 3.9mm 98% 0cm 8°C 3.9mm 0.02kPa 16m/s
07:00
7.8°C 1.3mm 96% 0cm 8.4°C 1.3mm 0.04kPa 17m/s
08:00
6.9°C 0mm 96% 0cm 7.5°C 0mm 0.04kPa 15m/s
09:00
6.8°C 1.5mm 98% 0cm 7.1°C 2.8mm 0.02kPa 13m/s
10:00
7°C 0.9mm 97% 0cm 7.4°C 2.5mm 0.03kPa 14m/s
11:00
6.8°C 0mm 96% 0cm 7.4°C 0.3mm 0.04kPa 13m/s
12:00
6.8°C 0.1mm 98% 0cm 7.1°C 0.7mm 0.02kPa 12m/s
13:00
6.8°C 0mm 95% 0cm 7.5°C 1.3mm 0.05kPa 12m/s
14:00
7.1°C 0mm 94% 0cm 8°C 0.4mm 0.06kPa 12m/s
15:00
6.9°C 0mm 93% 0cm 8°C 0.2mm 0.08kPa 12m/s
16:00
7°C 0mm 94% 0cm 7.9°C 0.1mm 0.06kPa 12m/s
17:00
6.7°C 0mm 95% 0cm 7.4°C 0.6mm 0.05kPa 11m/s
18:00
6.5°C 0mm 95% 0cm 7.2°C 0.9mm 0.05kPa 10m/s
19:00
6.6°C 0mm 94% 0cm 7.5°C 0.5mm 0.06kPa 11m/s
20:00
6.5°C 0mm 95% 0cm 7.2°C 0.5mm 0.05kPa 11m/s
21:00
6.7°C 0.1mm 94% 0cm 7.6°C 0.2mm 0.06kPa 10m/s
22:00
6.8°C 0.1mm 96% 0cm 7.4°C 0.1mm 0.04kPa 9.4m/s
23:00
6.6°C 0mm 95% 0cm 7.3°C 0mm 0.05kPa 9m/s
Tue, Jan 13 Sunrise 08:27 Sunset 16:15
24:00
5.9°C 0mm 96% 0cm 6.5°C 0mm 0.04kPa 7.9m/s
01:00
5.7°C 0mm 98% 0cm 6°C 0mm 0.02kPa 6.5m/s
02:00
5.6°C 0mm 99% 0cm 5.7°C 0mm 0.01kPa 4.8m/s
03:00
5.2°C 0mm 99% 0cm 5.3°C 0mm 0.01kPa 3m/s
04:00
5.3°C 0mm 99% 0cm 5.4°C 0mm 0.01kPa 2.7m/s
05:00
5.5°C 0mm 100% 0cm 5.5°C 0mm 0kPa 2.4m/s
06:00
5.9°C 0mm 99% 0cm 6°C 0mm 0.01kPa 2m/s
07:00
5.6°C 0mm 100% 0cm 5.6°C 0mm 0kPa 2.7m/s
08:00
5.7°C 0mm 100% 0cm 5.7°C 0mm 0kPa 2.5m/s
09:00
5.5°C 0mm 100% 0cm 5.5°C 0mm 0kPa 2.6m/s
10:00
5.9°C 0mm 99% 0cm 6°C 0mm 0.01kPa 3m/s
11:00
6.1°C 0mm 97% 0cm 6.5°C 0mm 0.03kPa 3.7m/s
12:00
6.5°C 0mm 96% 0cm 7.1°C 0mm 0.04kPa 4.9m/s
13:00
6.8°C 0.1mm 95% 0cm 7.5°C 0.1mm 0.05kPa 5.6m/s
14:00
6.8°C 0.1mm 95% 0cm 7.5°C 0.7mm 0.05kPa 5.5m/s
15:00
6.4°C 0.3mm 97% 0cm 6.8°C 2.4mm 0.03kPa 3.9m/s
16:00
6.2°C 0.5mm 98% 0cm 6.5°C 0.5mm 0.02kPa 3.3m/s
17:00
5.8°C 0.3mm 98% 0cm 6.1°C 0.3mm 0.02kPa 4.3m/s
18:00
5.5°C 0.2mm 97% 0cm 5.9°C 0.2mm 0.03kPa 4.4m/s
19:00
5.4°C 0.3mm 97% 0cm 5.8°C 0.3mm 0.03kPa 3.6m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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