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Hardknott Pass: motorcycle riding weather
RideWindow scores the riding weather on Hardknott Pass hour by hour for the next seven days. Every hour is a 0–100 ride score built from temperature, rain, wind, visibility, road grip and daylight, and the hours that make the best ride are grouped into ride windows.
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74 for 23:00 local time
Overcast, 14 °C, wind 17 km/h gusting 32 km/h, 39% chance of rain. Grip: Excellent.
Best ride windows this week
- Friday 25 September, 13:00–21:00: average score 85 (Great)
- Saturday 26 September, 02:00–10:00: average score 70 (Good)
- Sunday 27 September, 05:00–13:00: average score 72 (Good)
- Monday 28 September, 11:00–19:00: average score 90 (Perfect)
- Tuesday 29 September, 00:00–08:00: average score 75 (Great)
Times are local. Updated Thursday 24 September, 23:00; the live forecast refreshes every 15 minutes.
Day by day
| Day | Best score | Best hour | Daylight hours ≥ 60 | Temperature | Max gust | Rain chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 74 Good | 23:00 | 0 | 14 °C to 14 °C | 32 km/h | 39% |
| Fri 25 Sep | 92 Perfect | 16:00 | 12 | 10 °C to 14 °C | 40 km/h | 100% |
| Sat 26 Sep | 77 Great | 04:00 | 12 | 9 °C to 14 °C | 43 km/h | 95% |
| Sun 27 Sep | 83 Great | 08:00 | 8 | 10 °C to 13 °C | 48 km/h | 86% |
| Mon 28 Sep | 94 Perfect | 16:00 | 11 | 4 °C to 13 °C | 31 km/h | 24% |
| Tue 29 Sep | 78 Great | 00:00 | 8 | 8 °C to 18 °C | 62 km/h | 80% |
| Wed 30 Sep | 74 Good | 18:00 | 11 | 14 °C to 17 °C | 58 km/h | 86% |
| Thu 1 Oct | 74 Good | 08:00 | 11 | 9 °C to 14 °C | 52 km/h | 80% |
Questions riders ask
When is the best time to ride a motorcycle on Hardknott Pass this week?
The best ride window this week is Monday 28 September, 11:00–19:00 local time, with an average ride score of 90 out of 100 (Perfect). As of Thursday 23:00; the forecast updates hourly.
Is it good motorcycle weather on Hardknott Pass right now?
At 23:00 local time the ride score is 74 out of 100 (Good): overcast, 14 °C, gusts to 32 km/h and a 39% chance of rain. Road grip is excellent.
What does the RideWindow ride score measure?
It is a 0–100 score for one hour at one place, built from temperature, rain, wind, visibility, road grip and daylight. Near-freezing temperatures after rain, visibility under 200 m and gusts over 90 km/h force it to 0 (No-Go), and reduced grip caps it. It is a weather opinion, not a safety guarantee.
Why the weather matters on Hardknott Pass
Hardknott Pass: one of England's steepest roads, with a 1-in-3 gradient in the Lake District. Wet hairpins at that angle are a grip problem before they are a comfort problem.
The score is for the summit (393 m), usually the coldest and most exposed point of the ride; the valleys on either side are often warmer and drier. The score is weather only: it does not know about closures or roadworks.
The score is not a comfort number. It prices the things that actually stop a ride: freezing rain with wet roads, visibility under 0.2 km, and gusts over 90 km/h all veto the hour outright, and the grip estimate caps a greasy-road hour even when the rest reads as a recommendation.
What the live forecast adds
- A 0–100 ride score for every hour over the next seven days, with the points behind it.
- The best 2–8 hour ride windows, ranked by average score.
- The grip estimate — friction against a clean, well-maintained road.
- Warnings: the vetoes that force an hour to No-Go.
- A personalized score when you're signed in with a rider profile.
Planning a longer ride? Score a whole route for the hour you reach each stretch.
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