Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Tuesday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Tuesday 28th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Jul 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Challenging conditions over high terrain with gale-force winds, severe gales on the higher Scottish mountains. A few hours of persistent rain, some heavy for the Highlands, leaving drizzly conditions, low cloud across most hills. Some heavier rain again later in western Scotland.
Headline for Lake District
Gales on higher fells. Drizzly rain, low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35 to 50mph, gusts 60mph around higher fells, peak speeds fluctuating during the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions, balance difficult on exposed ridges, gusts could knock you over. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle, mostly morning
Periods of persistent rain widely, mixed with drizzle. Occasionally easing off afternoon and evening, drier at times, for longest eastern Lakeland.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest southwest
Blanket cloud shrouding the fells from lower elevations upward in west and southwest Lakes much of the day, rising a little in afternoon. Higher bases northeast, local breaks above 600-700m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, misty poor visibility in rain, local improvements below cloud if dry mainly toward north and east Lakes.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13C, little variation all day, quite humid. Feeling near to freezing directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 29th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Jul 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 25 to 30mph, some stronger gusts over higher fells.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the fells, affecting ease of walking with some buffeting gusts on exposed higher areas.
How Wet?
Local drizzle, chance a shower
Some drizzle around low cloud on west and southwest fells. A small chance of an isolated thundery burst of rain later in day. A band of rain moves in from west into night, possibly thundery.
Cloud on the hills?
May persist southwest, varied north/east
Shrouding fells toward coast much of day, to some lower elevations for periods, may improve. Often capping tops, but higher bases, breaks best northeast Lakes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% southwest, to 50% north/east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, glimpses of sun mostly northeast Lakes. Visibility good below cloud, but misty for a time west/southwest.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13C rising to 16C, possibly 19C afternoon. Feeling like 3 to 8C directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 30th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Jul 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest then westerly, 20 to 25mph strengthening during morning to reach 30-35mph, stronger gusts afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small at first, but increasingly affecting comfortable walking, buffeting gusts in exposure. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers
Scattered showery rain, briefly may give odd heavy bursts, tending to move away eastward in afternoon. By evening a risk of some further showers returning from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly west, lifting to clear tops
Patchy cloud banks over higher fells, most in western areas in the morning, bases tending to rise and break above many tops, odd lowering patches in showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, then sun breaking through more often during afternoon. Visibility reduced in showers, otherwise good becoming very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 to 10C, coolest western tops, slight drop toward evening. Feeling like 0C in exposure to wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A complex pattern into the start of August as weak low pressure is nearby to the west. Some showery bursts of rain, possibly thundery in places on some days, locally persistent rain possible, but some places may well escape drier. Cloud varying over the hills from day to day. Strong southwesterly winds later this week, then becoming more variable in speed and direction over the weekend into early next week, may strengthen again for periods. A generally showery westerly may then prevail during next week. Temperatures near average or on the cooler side for Scotland, warmer for Wales and Peak District. Beware ongoing fire management restrictions to access despite rain in the forecast.