Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Friday'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.
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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.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 3rd July 2026
Last updated
Thu 2nd Jul 26 at
3:56PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Early hill cloud in Wales and central/east parts England and Scotland lifts and breaks for sun through high cloud. Warm for most, mild Scottish Highlands but feeling chilly in wind. Hill cloud and patchy rain west highlands, setting in into night. Some patchy cloud lingers near tops of Eryri/Snowdonia and Lakeland.
Headline for Lake District
Blustery early and late; cloud lifts to high slopes, well-broken
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 20 to 30mph early, some variability with stronger gusts over high tops, but an easing tendency, 15-25mph afternoon, then deteriorating into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking over high terrain early with wind chill, effects lessening and may well be fairly small for several afternoon hours.
How Wet?
Substantially dry
A few spots of light rain over the fells in the morning, these fading for a substantially dry afternoon. Late in the day, the risk of rain returning from the west, though may stay entirely dry during daylight.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud lifts and breaks, banks on high tops
Often covering higher and western fells through morning, sometimes to 600m or lower nearer west coast. Some periods where cloud breaks, most common near and east from Helvellyn group, and more widely broken through afternoon. Increasingly broken afternoon but banks cling to tops above 900m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%, to 50% east, rising to 60% widely
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly eastern valleys, increasingly sunny more widely afternoon but weakened by high cloud, this thickening later. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 or 9C, rising slightly, locally to 11C where sunniest in the afternoon. Feeling near or just above freezing in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 4th July 2026
Last updated
Thu 2nd Jul 26 at
3:56PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly, 30 to 40mph, may fluctuate during day, gusts regularly reaching 45mph or higher.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking over high terrain, buffeting gusts affecting balance with notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Occasional drizzly rain
Small amounts in total, and the day may start dry. Some drizzle in the air for periods, possibly more persistent at times over western Lakeland with occasional patches of light rain passing as well.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest southwest
Blanket cloud across fells toward west and southwest much of the day, bases 500m or lower towards west coast. Mostly above 600m further east, some breaks at times near Ullswater.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% southwest, 30% northeast.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy and misty southwestern Lakeland, some better visibility below cloud further inland and north.
How Cold? (at 750m)
11 or 12C, small variation all day. Feeling like 0 to 5C directly in the wind on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 5th July 2026
Last updated
Thu 2nd Jul 26 at
3:56PM
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. 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)
10 or 11C, little change all day. Feeling like 1 to 3C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Westerlies prevail across northern Britain. Rain, drizzle and low cloud over western hills from Lake District northward through the weekend. Temperatures near average, but feeling cool in exposure to wind on tops, which could regularly be quite strong and gusty. Generally drier northeast areas with higher cloud bases but patchy rain and drizzle reach 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. A drier and warmer window looks probable from middle next week as high pressure builds. Very warm temperatures for England and Wales, spells of sunshine more widely. Some showers and patchy rain are likely to continue through late week and next weekend, though detail is uncertain.