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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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.
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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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
Saturday 20th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 19th Jun 26 at
2:47PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy with a few drizzly showers and low cloud N and W Scotland. Elsewhere, fairly light wind (particularly Wales and S Pennines), and extensively dry. Widespread fog will clear most summits - although patches of fog lower slopes near some west coasts.
Headline for Lake District
Fog, mostly or all clearing the summits. Light wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest to westerly 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Chance only of the odd light drizzly shower morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Mountains starting foggy, mostly or all clearing
Improving markedly as fog across the fells lifts to clear most central and eastern fells by about midday. But in west Cumbria especially westernmost slopes, cloud widely above 600m, and sometimes patches above 350m. Progressively inland, the base higher, by afternoon, mostly above 900 to in central highlands 1100m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% near the coast, rising to 80% central and eastern fells
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often cloudy western hills; patchwork of sun elsewhere. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C to 12C, warmest afternoon well inland.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 21st June 2026
Last updated
Fri 19th Jun 26 at
2:47PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly or variable, often 10mph or less, but may reach 20mph for a few hours.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly negligible.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Chance of odd spots from thickening high cloud, possibly a very remote brief burst of rain later in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Not expected
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Periods of sunshine weakened or later giving way at times by areas of high cloud. Visibility excellent or superb.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10C at dawn, rising to 16C afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 22nd June 2026
Last updated
Fri 19th Jun 26 at
2:47PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly between 15 and 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small
How Wet?
Risk bursts of rain, possibly thundery
Confidence low: it may well remain dry. But risk of a few busts of rain, perhaps brief although later in day small risk thunderstorm.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little for most of the day - may form in rain.
Generally the hills free of cloud although fog may form higher slopes in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sunshine although extensive high level cloud. Visibility good, although a haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
17C - very warm and also humid.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Extensively dry and very warm indeed England and Wales although around Monday chance of thunderstorms. Rain and low cloud at times Scotland, mainly affecting western mountains - although later next week the warmth further south may penetrate north into or perhaps to all Scotland.