Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Thursday's Forecast
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Thursday 6th August 2026
Last updated
Wed 5th Aug 26 at
3:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Blustery with showers into Scotland and northern England in the morning; wind and rain easing, sun breaking out with time, mild high temperatures. Risk more frequent showers and strong wind in the Peak District through morning, improving afternoon. Rare early showers in Wales, cloud clearing most hills.
Headline for Lake District
Windy early, easing; showers mostly fade, sun breaks
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 30-40mph at dawn, soon easing and shifting westerly, settling around 15-25mph, strongest speeds on southern fells.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy over high terrain, starting to affect comfortable walking and balance on exposed ridges, particularly early when walking will be strenuous with notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Early showers fade
Showers from dawn into early morning, some drizzle on the high tops, tending to fade to only rare light showers from midday onward, most fells dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to high summits, breaks off tops
Hills shrouded above 600-700m at dawn, varied lower bases where showers occur (mostly west and south fells), but soon lifting as the morning goes and showers fade, to just passing caps over high summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun, longer periods of sun later in the day though some thin high cloud approaching from the west. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C rising to 9 or 10C afternoon. Feeling near to freezing if exposed to stronger wind on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 7th August 2026
Last updated
Wed 5th Aug 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 15-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Drizzly rain fades
At dawn, drizzle over high terrain of south and west Lakes, some patchy rain drifting onto the fells as well, which may spread more widely for a few early hours. An easing trend, substantially dry afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive early, lifting to summits
All high terrain shrouded at dawn with cloud bases to middle slopes, most extensive south and west Lakes. Bases will rise, breaks increasingly above high eastern tops; banks will cling to highest summits, only brief breaks.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine increasingly breaking out but patchy cloud stays around. Visibility becomes very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9 or 10C, may rise slightly east fells.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 8th August 2026
Last updated
Wed 5th Aug 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-30mph, gusty over tops, often approaching 40mph+. Strengthening trend towards sustained 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small in places, but considerable buffeting in gusts over tops, trending towards widely strenuous conditions.
How Wet?
Patchy rain increasingly frequent
Occasional patches of rain drifting northeastward across the fells through morning, many hills stay dry, but a rising risk of more frequent rain though afternoon, which may set in persistently later with heavy falls.
Cloud on the hills?
Early breaks, increasing cloud afternoon
Varied cloud over high terrain in the morning, lifting, clear windows on summits between patches of rain. Through afternoon, banks more often shrouding tops, and lowering as rain arrives, may become fairly extensive late in the day, notably west fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%, lowering to 20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine with very good visibility, gradually becoming overcast; moments of poor visibility in cloud and rain increasingly frequent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10 to 12C, staying elevated into evening; humid.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Westerly winds prevail into the weekend and further weather fronts will come in off the Atlantic, bringing rain and low cloud to most mountains. Saturday into Sunday in particular will see extensive cloud and heavy rain across Scotland with strong wind, bands of rain passing to the south and east into England and Wales. A ridge of high pressure returns early next week for warmer temperatures and clearer hills, though western Scotland likely remains fairly cloudy with some drizzle on the high tops. Following this high pressure, west-southwesterly flow returns and a series of low pressure systems will pass west-to-east across the British Isles with periods of strong wind (sometimes gale-force), rain, and low cloud, western hill groups aways most affected. Unsettled conditions likely persist into next weekend.