Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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 8 to 12C 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.
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 8 to 12C 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
Friday 8th August 2025
Last updated
Thu 7th Aug 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Gale-force winds persist over higher terrain in Scotland. Rain and drizzle throughout the day toward the northwest, low cloud covering western mountains extensively; higher cloud bases eastwards. Cloud banks common on hills near the Irish Sea, clearer with more sun eastwards over England & Wales.
Headline for Lake District
Blustery over fells. Largely dry, cloud base lifting.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 35mph, some stronger gusts on tops. Tending to increase later in the day, reaching 40mph over high tops, risk 50mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded notably over tops, affecting balance on ridges; more arduous in places. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Substantially dry
Occasional odd spots of drizzly rain, amounting to little.
Cloud on the hills?
Improving, some caps on high tops
Fairly extensive over high fells early in the day with banks to 400-600m in west. Lifting and breaking towards high terrain and off many tops, notably Helvellyn range, north and east. Cloud may often cap tops toward southwest Lakes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sun increasingly frequent. Good visibility though limited by haze towards the Irish Sea.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C rising to 11C. Feeling at or just below freezing in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 9th August 2025
Last updated
Thu 7th Aug 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30 to 40mph, risk 50mph for periods on higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking on exposed higher terrain, frequent buffeting in places. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
A little rain for a time
Patchy drizzle over coastal hills toward southwest in the morning. Risk of rain on and off for an hour or so through middle of day as a front moves south, then fading out.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied patches, lowering in rain
Patchy cloud banks mostly west and southwest fells early morning. Lifting for a time, but in rain, lowering cloud over higher slopes to 500-600m west, 700-800m east. Bases rising again later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly east Lakes. Visibility good, but some haze; reduced in rain for a time.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10C. Feeling near/just below freezing in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 10th August 2025
Last updated
Thu 7th Aug 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25mph, to 30mph high tops for an hour or so from dawn, easing and turning southwest 15-20mph, occasionally less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery and feeling chilly early in day, becoming fairly small.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Local patches clearing
Patches of cloud around some slopes in morning, mostly west and southwestern fells, high tops may start above cloud; lifting to then cap some tops for a few hours, breaking above most hills midday into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Frequently sunny. Visibility increasingly very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C rising to 12C afternoon, may rise slightly higher evening onward. Feeling near freezing in wind in morning.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
A mixed southwesterly weather pattern prevails. Often windy, especially Scotland. Fronts coming in from the Atlantic bringing periods of rain most frequently in west and northwest Scotland. Small amounts of rain reaching eastern Scotland, more often dry. Patchier and less frequent rain for western England and Wales - higher pressure building for periods to give drier and warmer weather here. Low cloud often shrouding western tops, sometimes to lower elevations near coasts, higher cloud bases eastwards with better breaks.