Weekend Weather Outlook

Metcheck for good overviews of localised areas based on a number of meterological models. Loads of quirky options for stuff like rain forecasts plus offbeat, leftfield weather generalisations. Get stuck in and have a browse, there's a lot on this site.

'A change on the way, but nothing like the change which could occur in the next fortnight....' We're looking at clearer, colder air over the weekend, but later this month, winds may roll in from the east bringing a gentle taste of Siberia, so 'winter may be back'. Time to start sharpening those ice axes...

You can check out individual areas or dig a bit deeper for the Mountain Forecast page or the Climbing Forecast page. The Seven-Day Charts give a handy overview too.

BBC Weather Site uses Met Office data, but more user friendly. Just been revamped for the summer, weird stuff but easy access to a lot more information including rain forecasts, cloud, wind, temperature, visibility etc. Nice. Localised forecasts accessible from the same page.

Saturday 'The far north and west of Scotland cloudy with some light rain, becoming heavier later. Elsewhere, mostly dry with some sunshine, especially in the south and east. Early frost inland. Temperatures near average..'

Sunday 'Cloudy with rain, some heavy, over western Scotland and Northern Ireland, preceded by snow for a time over hills. Elsewhere, dry but cloudy and misty with hill fog. Rather cold or cold in southeast, north near average.'

BBC specific areas: Fort William / Kendal / Betws-y-Coed / Aviemore / Skipton / Glossop (Peak) / Brecon / Milton Keynes.

Met Office For localised five-day forecasts use this page.

Saturday 'Cloudy with light rain over northern Scotland. Elsewhere, dry with sunny periods..'

Sunday Some rain north of the border, sunny periods in England and Wales.

Welsh Mountain Forecasts Useful online forecasts covering the National Park areas of Snowdonia - and the Brecon Beacons.

Scottish Avalanche Information Service - Full service now up and running for winter with avalanche and climbing condition reports for five major Scottish climbing areas - Lochaber, northern and southern Cairngorms, Glencoe and Creag Meagaidh.

The forecast for today, Friday, varies depending on area from low to considerable though colder conditions should stabilise what snow pack there is. Check for the latest forecast before heading outl.

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.

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. We'll overhaul this page shortly as some of the links aren't functioning or the cameras have disappeared.