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Tarn Hows - Fog Hunter - Lake District

Hawkshead, England, United Kingdom

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Fog Probability · ≥ 60.0%

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Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Fog Probability 100% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Fog Probability
0%
Dewpoint Spread1.9°C
Visibility24134 (Clear)
Relative Humidity87%
Wind Speed2.7m/s (calm conditions)

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Times shown in Europe/London

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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
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
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Time
Europe/London
Fog Probability
≥ 60.0%
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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
Clear Sky Probability (Ensemble)
%
Dew Point
°C
Rainfall
mm
Relative Humidity
%
Snowfall
cm
Solar Elevation
°
Temperature
°C
Total Precipitation
mm
Vapor Pressure Deficit
kPa
Visibility
m
Wind Gusts
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Wed, Apr 22 Sunrise 05:54 Sunset 20:27
03:00 ☾
79% -1°C 0mm 87% 0cm -20° 0.89°C 0mm 0.08kPa 24134m 4.3m/s 2.7m/s
04:00 ☾
77% -0.9°C 0mm 88% 0cm -14° 0.85°C 0mm 0.08kPa 24134m 4.2m/s 2.7m/s
05:00 ☾
79% -0.9°C 0mm 89% 0cm -7.7° 0.7°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24135m 4.3m/s 2.7m/s
06:00
80% -0.6°C 0mm 90% 0cm 0.45° 0.75°C 0mm 0.06kPa 24134m 4.6m/s 2.9m/s
07:00
82% 0.2°C 0mm 89% 0cm 8.5° 1.9°C 0mm 0.08kPa 24134m 6.6m/s 3.2m/s
08:00
87% 1.4°C 0mm 81% 0cm 17° 4.4°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24134m 8.9m/s 3.5m/s
09:00
91% 1.4°C 0mm 71% 0cm 26° 6.3°C 0mm 0.28kPa 24134m 11m/s 4.2m/s
10:00
96% 1.8°C 0mm 67% 0cm 34° 7.5°C 0mm 0.34kPa 24134m 9.3m/s 4.6m/s
11:00
96% 2.4°C 0mm 65% 0cm 41° 8.7°C 0mm 0.4kPa 24134m 10m/s 7.8m/s
12:00
96% 2.7°C 0mm 62% 0cm 46° 9.7°C 0mm 0.46kPa 24135m 10m/s 8.1m/s
13:00
96% 3.3°C 0mm 62% 0cm 48° 10°C 0mm 0.48kPa 24135m 9.9m/s 8.1m/s
14:00
94% 3.4°C 0mm 62% 0cm 47° 10°C 0mm 0.48kPa 24135m 10m/s 8.3m/s
15:00
93% 3.3°C 0mm 62% 0cm 43° 10°C 0mm 0.48kPa 24134m 9.5m/s 8m/s
16:00
91% 3.3°C 0mm 63% 0cm 36° 10°C 0mm 0.45kPa 24135m 9.3m/s 7.7m/s
17:00
88% 3.2°C 0mm 65% 0cm 29° 9.4°C 0mm 0.41kPa 24134m 9m/s 6.8m/s
18:00
84% 2.9°C 0mm 67% 0cm 20° 8.8°C 0mm 0.38kPa 24134m 6.9m/s 3.6m/s
19:00
81% 3.5°C 0mm 74% 0cm 12° 7.8°C 0mm 0.27kPa 24134m 4.7m/s 2.6m/s
20:00
67% 2.2°C 0mm 80% 0cm 3.2° 5.4°C 0mm 0.18kPa 24134m 2.9m/s 2.1m/s
21:00 ☾
53% 1.4°C 0mm 85% 0cm -4.9° 3.7°C 0mm 0.12kPa 24134m 1.6m/s 1.6m/s
22:00 ☾
39% 1.1°C 0mm 87% 0cm -12° 3.1°C 0mm 0.1kPa 24134m 1.6m/s 1.6m/s
23:00 ☾
34% 0.8°C 0mm 88% 0cm -18° 2.6°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24134m 1.7m/s 1.8m/s
Thu, Apr 23 Sunrise 05:54 Sunset 20:27
24:00 ☾
28% 0.3°C 0mm 88% 0cm -22° 2.2°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24134m 1.5m/s 1.6m/s
01:00 ☾
23% -0.2°C 0mm 86% 0cm -23° 1.9°C 0mm 0.1kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1.7m/s
02:00 ☾
26% -0.9°C 0mm 84% 0cm -22° 1.6°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24134m 1.5m/s 1.6m/s
03:00 ☾
29% -1.4°C 0mm 81% 0cm -19° 1.5°C 0mm 0.13kPa 24134m 1.5m/s 1.5m/s
04:00 ☾
32% -2°C 0mm 78% 0cm -14° 1.5°C 0mm 0.15kPa 24134m 1.3m/s 1.3m/s
05:00 ☾
34% -2.5°C 0mm 74% 0cm -7.4° 1.5°C 0mm 0.17kPa 24135m 1.4m/s 1.5m/s
06:00
37% -2.7°C 0mm 75% 0cm 0.71° 1.3°C 0mm 0.17kPa 24134m 1.4m/s 1.6m/s
07:00
39% -1.5°C 0mm 74% 0cm 8.8° 2.6°C 0mm 0.19kPa 24134m 1.3m/s 1.4m/s
08:00
49% -0.1°C 0mm 68% 0cm 17° 5.3°C 0mm 0.29kPa 24135m 1.3m/s 1.3m/s
09:00
59% 0.6°C 0mm 62% 0cm 26° 7.5°C 0mm 0.4kPa 24135m 1.3m/s 1.5m/s
10:00
69% 1.2°C 0mm 56% 0cm 34° 9.4°C 0mm 0.51kPa 24134m 1.3m/s 1.5m/s
11:00
69% 1.5°C 0mm 52% 0cm 41° 11°C 0mm 0.63kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.6m/s
12:00
68% 1.7°C 0mm 49% 0cm 46° 12°C 0mm 0.72kPa 24134m 1.8m/s 1.6m/s
13:00
68% 2.2°C 0mm 48% 0cm 48° 13°C 0mm 0.78kPa 24134m 2.1m/s 1.8m/s
14:00
73% 2.9°C 0mm 48% 0cm 47° 14°C 0mm 0.81kPa 24134m 2.1m/s 1.8m/s
15:00
79% 3.4°C 0mm 49% 0cm 43° 14°C 0mm 0.83kPa 24134m 2m/s 1.8m/s
16:00
84% 4°C 0mm 50% 0cm 37° 14°C 0mm 0.81kPa 24134m 2.1m/s 1.8m/s
17:00
84% 4.6°C 0mm 52% 0cm 29° 14°C 0mm 0.77kPa 24135m 2m/s 1.7m/s
18:00
85% 5.6°C 0mm 58% 0cm 21° 14°C 0mm 0.67kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 1.7m/s
19:00
85% 7.4°C 0mm 71% 0cm 12° 12°C 0mm 0.42kPa 24135m 1.4m/s 1.4m/s
20:00
88% 5.4°C 0mm 75% 0cm 3.5° 9.6°C 0mm 0.3kPa 24135m 1.1m/s 1.2m/s
21:00 ☾
91% 4.5°C 0mm 80% 0cm -4.7° 7.8°C 0mm 0.22kPa 24134m 1.1m/s 1m/s
22:00 ☾
94% 3.8°C 0mm 80% 0cm -12° 7°C 0mm 0.2kPa 24134m 1m/s 0.92m/s
23:00 ☾
95% 3.2°C 0mm 80% 0cm -17° 6.5°C 0mm 0.2kPa 24135m 0.9m/s 0.9m/s
Fri, Apr 24 Sunrise 05:52 Sunset 20:29
24:00 ☾
95% 2.6°C 0mm 79% 0cm -21° 5.9°C 0mm 0.19kPa 24135m 0.92m/s 0.88m/s
01:00 ☾
96% 1.9°C 0mm 78% 0cm -23° 5.4°C 0mm 0.2kPa 24135m 0.91m/s 0.9m/s
02:00 ☾
94% 1.1°C 0mm 76% 0cm -22° 5°C 0mm 0.21kPa 24135m 0.83m/s 0.86m/s
03:00 ☾
91% -0.1°C 0mm 71% 0cm -19° 4.6°C 0mm 0.24kPa 24135m 0.82m/s 0.87m/s
04:00 ☾
89% -1.4°C 0mm 67% 0cm -14° 4.2°C 0mm 0.28kPa 24134m 0.82m/s 0.9m/s
05:00 ☾
89% -2.7°C 0mm 62% 0cm -7.1° 3.9°C 0mm 0.31kPa 24135m 0.9m/s 0.89m/s
06:00
88% -3.9°C 0mm 57% 0cm 0.97° 3.7°C 0mm 0.34kPa 24134m 0.81m/s 0.86m/s
07:00
88% -2.5°C 0mm 58% 0cm 9.1° 5°C 0mm 0.37kPa 24134m 0.8m/s 0.79m/s
08:00
83% 0.1°C 0mm 55% 0cm 18° 8.7°C 0mm 0.51kPa 24134m 0.75m/s 0.77m/s
09:00
79% 2.7°C 0mm 52% 0cm 26° 12°C 0mm 0.7kPa 24135m 0.69m/s 0.74m/s
10:00
74% 5.2°C 0mm 48% 0cm 34° 16°C 0mm 0.94kPa 24135m 0.64m/s 0.71m/s
11:00
74% 6.9°C 0mm 57% 0cm 41° 15°C 0mm 0.75kPa 24135m 0.73m/s 0.71m/s
12:00
75% 8.2°C 0mm 65% 0cm 46° 15°C 0mm 0.58kPa 24135m 0.82m/s 0.71m/s
13:00
75% 9.3°C 0mm 74% 0cm 49° 14°C 0mm 0.42kPa 24135m 0.9m/s 0.71m/s
14:00
76% 8.4°C 0mm 77% 0cm 47° 12°C 0mm 0.32kPa 24135m 0.8m/s 0.66m/s
15:00
77% 7.5°C 0mm 81% 0cm 43° 11°C 0mm 0.24kPa 24135m 0.7m/s 0.61m/s
16:00
78% 6.5°C 0mm 85% 0cm 37° 8.9°C 0mm 0.17kPa 24135m 0.6m/s 0.56m/s
17:00
77% 6.3°C 0mm 86% 0cm 29° 8.6°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24135m 0.65m/s 0.61m/s
18:00
77% 6.1°C 0mm 86% 0cm 21° 8.2°C 0mm 0.15kPa 24135m 0.7m/s 0.67m/s
19:00
76% 5.9°C 0mm 87% 0cm 12° 7.9°C 0mm 0.14kPa 24135m 0.75m/s 0.72m/s
20:00
74% 5.6°C 0mm 87% 0cm 3.7° 7.6°C 0mm 0.14kPa 24135m 0.7m/s 0.69m/s
21:00 ☾
72% 5.3°C 0mm 87% 0cm -4.4° 7.4°C 0mm 0.13kPa 24135m 0.66m/s 0.65m/s
22:00 ☾
70% 5.1°C 0mm 87% 0cm -11° 7.1°C 0mm 0.13kPa 24135m 0.61m/s 0.62m/s
23:00 ☾
68% 5.2°C 0mm 86% 0cm -17° 7.3°C 0mm 0.14kPa 24135m 0.57m/s 0.55m/s
Sat, Apr 25 Sunrise 05:49 Sunset 20:31
24:00 ☾
67% 5.3°C 0mm 85% 0cm -21° 7.6°C 0mm 0.15kPa 24135m 0.54m/s 0.49m/s
01:00 ☾
65% 5.4°C 0mm 84% 0cm -22° 7.9°C 0mm 0.17kPa 24135m 0.5m/s 0.43m/s
02:00 ☾
61% 5.6°C 0mm 77% 0cm -22° 9.4°C 0mm 0.27kPa 24135m 0.48m/s 0.34m/s
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