Weekend Weather Outlook

Weekend Weather 5th-6th February '05 Our regular Friday round-up of what's in store for the weekend. Just check the links for the relevant weather forecasts and if you want to know how things look in a particular area right now, check out the OM web cams page for a selection of hill cams. And whatever you do, have a good one. Metcheck for good overviews as well as a mountain forecast that allows you to select indidual peaks throughout the UK with a 72-hour graphic summary of conditions hour by hour plus a load of other interesting stuff. A mixture of weather types into the weekend says Metcheck, with everything from snow and rain to bright spells expected and a shift to colder weather in northern and western parts. Or perhaps not that simple, lots of variation though, with snow over higher ground. Here we go again... Mountain Weather Information Service has a great downloadable mountain-specific forecast for Eastern and Western Highlands, Peak District and Lakes in PDF format. Plus a Snowdonia forecast. The Peak and Snowdonia forecasts are now restricted to weekend forecasts and go ou ton Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Check specifics. Snow showers and sub-zero on the tops. Wet and misty in central England as the front stalls, but elsewhere it should be clearer and proper cold again. Well sub zero high up in Scotland. Met Office For localised five-day forecasts use this page. Saturday '' Eastern England, mild, patchy drizzle. Rain, sleet, hill snow for many other regions. Colder in west, some brightness.' Sunday Looking broadly similar. Welsh Mountain Forecasts Excellent online forecasts covering the National Park areas of Snowdonia - and the Brecon Beacons. BBC Weather Site uses Met Office data, but more user friendly. Saturday ''Far NW, sunny cold, wintry showers. Eastern half of England mostly cloudy with patchy rain,. Elsewhere cloudly, rain, sleet and hill snow, the latter especially in the north. Strong, cold northeast wind across northern parts. ' Sunday 'North, bright but cold, scattered wintry showers. Strong winds easing. South rather cloudy, rain at times with sleet or snow on hills in north and west. Feeling colder as a brisk easterly breeze sets in.' BBC specific areas: Fort William / Kendal / Betws-y-Coed / Aviemore / Skipton / Glossop (Peak) / Brecon / Milton Keynes. Wasdaleweb weather - Always worth a loook just for the piccy from OM member Guy Newbold who lives and works in Wasdale. See also the live webcam pics of Scafell Pike and Great Gable. The Wasdaleweb Webcam now has a flashy new camera for higher quality images and they looks great plus there's now a new Scafell Pike web cam, which is currently not working... Scottish Avalanche Information Service - The avalanche forecast and snow conditions reports are back covering five main Scottish winter climbing areas. You should always check the latest report before heading out. Today, Friday, avalanche hazard varies. Colder weather over weekend should improve climbing conditions. OUTDOORSmagic web cam page Links to all the UK mountain web cams we're aware of. If there's one that we've missed, please drop us a line and we'll add it to the page. Good for getting a general idea of what the snow situation's like, if the sun is shining, whether there's anywhere to park in Coniston etc. Check the image you're viewing is up to date as they often seem to go down. Ho hum... Just updated with several new cams and fixed links. Cold with snow showers. Cold with snow shovers ;-) Verdict Oh look, winter's back again after last weekend's spring-like conditions. That means snow showers and flurries on northern hills and temperatures below freezing on the tops, feeling colder in the brisk wind, so wrap ip well and have a good weekend. Obvious Disclaimer Hey come on, we all know mountain weather's unpredictable, and while the above forecasts and links are a guide to what the weather may do, remember that mountain areas also tend to generate their own conditions, temperatures are much cooler up top than in the valleys and conditions can be totally different from down in the valleys.