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
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 4th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Jul 26 at
3:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain sweeps east through Scotland, persistent for several hours; easing afternoon but staying drizzly and dull west. Mild but feeling chilly in strong wind. Lakeland and Pennines very windy and drizzly with hill cloud. Drier in Wales, sunny breaks on low slopes. Warm Wales and England though notable wind chill.
Headline for Lake District
Drizzle, some patchy rain; very windy, gusty over tops
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30 to 40mph, some fluctuation, though regularly gusting 45mph over high tops and elevated passes, and sustained speeds near the high end of the range for periods.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking over high terrain, buffeting gusts affecting balance with notable wind chill, and sometimes more extensively arduous walking conditions.
How Wet?
Some drizzle and patchy rain
Often drizzly over the highest tops, occasional patchy rain drifting from the north and west. Totals generally small, but a few patches may bring brief heavier falls to west fells.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest southwest
Blanket cloud across fells toward west much of the day, bases 500m or lower towards west coast, ragged patches to forest canopies around rain. Mostly above 600m further east, some breaks at times near Ullswater, but slopes above 800m likely stay shrouded.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% southwest, 30% northeast.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy and misty western Lakeland, very good where below cloud to the east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
11 or 12C, small variation all day. Feeling like 0 to 4C directly in the wind on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 5th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Jul 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25-35mph, some strong gusts forming over high tops, but also a chance of lighter wind at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking impacted on the tops, gusts making walking strenuous at times with notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Drizzle and patchy rain
Persistently drizzly over the high tops most of the day with patchy rain drifting from the west from time to time, some risk of a few extended heavier falls on west and north fells.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Cloud base often to middle slopes on west fells, lowering towards 300-400m during rain with ragged patches to valley level. Generally higher bases east, some breaks where out of rain, but terrain above 800m unlikely to clear cloud.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some glimpses of weak sun on lower slopes. Very good visibility where out of cloud and rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
11 or 12C, little change all day. Feeling like 1 to 3C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 6th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Jul 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25-35mph, some strong gusts forming over high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking increasingly impacted on the tops, gusts making walking strenuous later with notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Drizzle and patchy rain
Persistently drizzly over the high tops most of the day with patchy rain drifting from the west from time to time, some risk of a few extended heavier falls on west and north fells.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Cloud base often to middle slopes on west fells, lowering towards 300-400m during rain with ragged patches to valley level. Higher bases east, some breaks where out of rain, but terrain above 800m unlikely to clear cloud.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of weak sun on lower slopes. Very good visibility where out of cloud and rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10 or 11C, slight rise afternoon, locally to 13C. Feeling like 2 to 4C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Rain, drizzle and low cloud persist over western hills from Lake District northward through the weekend and into early next week. Temperatures near average, but feeling cool in exposure to wind on tops, quite strong and gusty in the north. Northeast areas are drier with higher cloud bases but patchy rain reaches here too. Higher pressure south maintains drier conditions in Wales and the south Pennines but cloud and some drizzle will affect high western slopes from time to time; lighter wind here, but nuisance gusts in exposure. A drier and warmer window builds into the middle of next week: very warm in England and Wales, spells of sunshine spread northward, and lighter wind. Some showers and patchy rain continue through late week and next weekend, though detail is uncertain and more often dry.