Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Wednesday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 17th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 16th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Southwesterly winds will be fresh to strong over the mountains. Rain widely fairly persistent in the morning, more showery for Scotland into afternoon, fading for northern England and Wales, but patchy rain lingers in south Wales. Cloud shrouding most high terrain, lowest in west, some breaks afternoon.
Headline for Lake District
Strong breeze. Early rain and low cloud clearing.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 30mph, some stronger gusts around higher fells and some eastern downslopes, small fluctuations during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the fells, strenuous walking in exposure on higher slopes, starting to affect balance on some ridges. Feeling cool in exposure.
How Wet?
Rain early morning fading
A mix of rain, drizzle and some showery moments from dawn into morning; the most frequent rain typically south and southwest Lakes, fading through morning to be more often dry by afternoon, an odd light shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive early in day, lifting to tops with breaks
Blanket cloud across the fells around early rain, from lower slopes upward in south and west - base rising to upper slopes and breaks forming, these more widely inland and north and eastern fells into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, rising to 50% southwest, 70% north and east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, some sun may break through afternoon mainly north/east. Hazy or misty around rain, then visibility improves to be very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10C, little change all day. Feeling near to freezing directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 18th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 16th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 20-30mph early in day, but strengthening to 35-40mph, some variability afternoon, risk stronger gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasing buffeting across the fells, walking becoming more challenging in places, knocking you off balance.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle much of day
Persistently wet all day across the fells, sustained periods of steadier rain particularly southwest Lakes, heavier at times. Streams rising to be in spate. Smaller amounts of rain northern areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Shrouding fells widely, often toward lower slopes southwestern areas, rarely above 600m many hills, highest of any breaks northeastward.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, dull. Misty to lower levels south and west, local better visibility below cloud north.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10C, locally rising to 12C out of cloud, mainly northeastern fells. Feeling near 0C in stronger wind on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 19th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 16th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly, 40 to 50mph all day, peak gusts may vary, over 60mph for periods around high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking, gusts knocking you off balance, including on some downslopes to north. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Risk thundery rain developing
Pulses of rain extending northeast across the region, varied through day, patchy or only spots for a time, but risk some heavy or torrential falls developing, may set in for periods. Risk of thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, most persistent southwest
May cover many fells from dawn, to lower slopes in south-southwest, here likely to persist. Some rise of base inland, breaks for a time in north. Filling in and lowering in rain widely, ragged patches to low slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Any sun weak through high cloud, largely overcast. Visibility may be good for a time inland, but a haze; murkier around rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Humid 12 to 14C, then by evening onward may drop rapidly to 7C. Feeling near freezing in wind all day.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Humid southwesterly winds persist late this week, reaching gale-force over hills - affecting northern England and Wales on Thursday, then Scotland by Friday. Periods of rain, some heavy falls with possible thundery bursts mixed in. Low cloud most persistent in the west. Less windy, but still breezy into Saturday in Scotland, feeling less humid for most, but western Scottish hills at least stay cloud capped and with showery rain. Sunday is more uncertain, but a risk of some further rain pushing in from the southwest - warmer again over England and Wales. A mixed west-southwesterly pattern into next week, rain and low cloud most common in western Scotland, drier with higher cloud eastwards and more often dry for England & Wales. Near average temperatures, may rise late week in south.