Video caption: Should Whitehaven's planned coal mine be allowed?Should Whitehaven's planned coal mine be allowed?
Whitehaven residents share their thoughts on what could become the UK's first deep mine in 30 years.
Weather on the fells: Staying cloudy, turning dry
Temperature at 3,000ft: Around 12C to 14C (54F to 57F).
Winds: Fresh south-westerly winds in the morning with gusts up to 25mph to 30mph, easing to become moderate later.
Cloud: It will be a largely overcast day throughout, with bases around 300ft to 1,000ft (100m to 300m), rising to 1,000ft to 2,000ft (300m to 600m) later this afternoon.
Weather: Expect a few lingering outbreaks of rain although through the afternoon, it will become dry. It will stay rather cloudy, although cloud may break at times to yield a few brighter spells.
Visibility: Poor in areas of hill fog and any rain, but becoming good below the cloud bases later.
UV levels: Mostly low, perhaps briefly moderate in any bright spells later on.
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- Temperature at 3,000ft: Around 14C to 15C (57F to 59F) throughout the day.
- Winds: A fresh south-easterly wind in the morning, with gusts of 25mph to 30mph. Winds will be moderate in the afternoon.
- Cloud: A largely overcast day throughout. Cloud bases will be around 1,950ft to 2,600ft (600m to 800m).
- Weather: It will be a rather cloudy day with frequent heavy showers, which may be thundery at times.
- Visibility: Poor above the cloud bases and during any showers. Otherwise good.
- UV levels: Low to moderate.
- Temperature at 3,000ft: Around 13C to 15C (55F to 59F) in the morning, rising to 16C to 18C in the afternoon (61F to 64F).
- Winds: Winds will be gentle.
- Cloud: Just a few patches of cloud around at first this morning, with bases 1,000ft to 2.000ft (300m to 600m), but it should be a largely sunny day.
- Weather: After a few small patches of low cloud and hill fog clear in the early morning, the rest of the day should be dry with plenty of sunshine.
- Visibility: Excellent.
- UV levels: Moderate.
Video caption: Should Whitehaven's planned coal mine be allowed?Should Whitehaven's planned coal mine be allowed? - Temperature at 3,000ft: Around 12C to 14C (54F to 57F).
- Winds: Fresh south-westerly winds in the morning with gusts up to 25mph to 30mph, easing to become moderate later.
- Cloud: It will be a largely overcast day throughout, with bases around 300ft to 1,000ft (100m to 300m), rising to 1,000ft to 2,000ft (300m to 600m) later this afternoon.
- Weather: Expect a few lingering outbreaks of rain although through the afternoon, it will become dry. It will stay rather cloudy, although cloud may break at times to yield a few brighter spells.
- Visibility: Poor in areas of hill fog and any rain, but becoming good below the cloud bases later.
- UV levels: Mostly low, perhaps briefly moderate in any bright spells later on.
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Whitehaven residents share their thoughts on what could become the UK's first deep mine in 30 years.
Weather on the fells: Staying cloudy, turning dry