Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Saturday'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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
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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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 1st August 2026
Last updated
Fri 31st Jul 26 at
2:18PM
Summary for all mountain areas
England and Wales extensively dry with periods of sun and particularly Wales fairly light wind. Increasingly showery northwards across Scotland, although mostly confined to afternoon eastern mountains. Fairly chilly, particularly morning.
Headline for Lake District
Light wind; periods of sun. Small risk brief shower.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15-20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Rain very unlikely
Isolated, if any, brief showers
Cloud on the hills?
Passing caps over tops
Fairly extensive above 600m at dawn, lowest bases western fells. Cloud base lifts, clearing most or all fells by midday, though fragments may still cap higher western and central fells at times.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% by midday
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sun - clearing through afternoon from west to almost unbroken sunshine. Very good becoming excellent or superb visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C rising to 12C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 2nd August 2026
Last updated
Fri 31st Jul 26 at
2:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Varied direction, 10mph or less. Will become easterly in afternoon, and toward dusk begin to strengthen.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible.
How Wet?
Rain very unlikely
Small risk rain toward or more likely after dusk.
Cloud on the hills?
More or less all clearing
Patches over a few hours on some higher slopes, but by late morning, very little anywhere.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Almost certain by mid or late morning
Sunshine and air clarity?
Periods of sunshine, before high cloud gradually thickens through afternoon. Slight haze clearing to give excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C rising to 15C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 3rd August 2026
Last updated
Fri 31st Jul 26 at
2:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 20 to 25mph, perhaps sometimes 30mph; very gusty in places.
Effect of the wind on you?
Sometimes fairly small, but expect sudden gusts (sometimes on lower slopes) making balance tricky.
How Wet?
Rain now and again
Low confidence as general of low pressure develops across Britain: Occasional rain likely, mostly afternoon or evening, when there may be heavy bursts.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches may form in rain
Most, possibly all hills cloud free, perhaps all day. But in rain, most likely only later in day fog my begin to shroud some higher slopes, and possibly here and there extend to lower slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some weak sunshine through thin high cloud. Some haze, although generally very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13C
Freezing Level
19 to perhaps 22C Yorkshire dales in afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Still a few showers W & NW Highlands on Sunday, and threat of some rain by dusk western mountains. The rain will be ahead of a very complicated weather pattern early next week; areas of rain will drift slowly across central and mainly northern Britain, but the distribution of rain (and associated low cloud) remains very uncertain. Despite some recent rain (mainly in Scotland), away from the W & NW Highlands terrain remains exceptionally dry: 'tinder dry'.