Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Wednesday'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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
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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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 8th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 7th Jul 26 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Damp with blanket low cloud in W-NW Scotland, gusty locally. Highest Scottish tops may emerge above the cloud. Drizzle on western slopes easing, cloud thinning and breaking for central and southwest Scotland, sunnier and warmer overall in east. Very warm to hot sunshine for England & Wales.
Headline for Lake District
Warm and sunny. Light-moderate breeze.
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 15mph to occasional 20mph, in places 25mph around high tops for an hour or so from dawn.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, some noticeable gustier spots early in day.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Early patchy cloud clearing
Some cloud banks on hill slopes mainly northwestern areas in the morning. Highest tops may start above this cloud before it drifts briefly higher, then tending to all thin and disperse into middle of day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Varied cloud in morning, but increasingly sunny with thin patchy cloud afternoon; high UV, beware sunburn. Visibility very good, some early mist.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13C rising to 16 to 18C afternoon, warmest east and southeast fells. (Eastern valleys rising toward 25C afternoon).
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 9th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 7th Jul 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 15mph early in day, tending to drop to 5-10mph, occasional stronger gusts, mostly northern fells.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Patchy mist some valleys at dawn, briefly may drift onto lower hill slopes early in day, but soon all dispersing. Some patchy low coastal fog possibly lingers for a time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally sunny, a little fair-weather cloud. Some early patchy mist, otherwise visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
14C rising to 19C afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 10th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 7th Jul 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East to southeasterly or variable 10-15mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Most likely dry
Late in the day, chance of a very isolated burst of rain, low risk a thundery downpour.
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Chance of cloud free summits?
Practically certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Strong sunshine, some thin high cloud, may build across the sky later. Visibility very good, but may become hazier.
How Cold? (at 750m)
16C at dawn rising to 21C; very warm and rather humid. (Most valleys reaching 28C)
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Increasingly warm for Scotland, hot for England and Wales this week. Southwesterly winds easing for much of Scotland but remnants of fronts bring further low cloud and drizzle to the west late this week. Locally a chance of thundery downpours in eastern Highlands later Friday, some of which may linger into Saturday but likely fading. A generally fine summertime outlook through the weekend and well into next week as high pressure expands northwards to broadly reside across Britain. Warm but generally pleasant summer temperatures next week. Sunshine and fair-weather cloud, many hills often clear. Easterly breezes for England and Wales.