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
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C 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
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Last updated
Tue 15th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fine much of the day for many areas, cloud covering some hill slopes in the morning, tending to lift above many summits. A little patchy rain mostly southern Scotland and northern England in the morning, tending to fade. Isolated showers into afternoon. Mostly light winds.
Headline for Lake District
Largely dry, locally a light shower, cloud lifting. Mostly light wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 15-20mph early morning. Becoming variable 10mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Soon small
How Wet?
A little rain locally, possible showers
Odd light spots or locally a brief shower possible, mainly toward north Lakes in morning, then later further west/southwest, where low risk a brief heavier shower early evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting and clearing
Covering many higher slopes from dawn into early morning, varied cloud banks. Lifting to higher slopes, clearing most or all tops by late morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some sun breaking through. Visibility excellent, but may be locally dull at times in morning.
How Cold? (at 750m)
11C rising to 15C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 17th July 2025
Last updated
Tue 15th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15 to 20mph, may increase a little through the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small
How Wet?
Some drizzly rain mostly southwest
Feeling damp where in cloud toward west and southwest Lakes, some steadier drizzle at times, though amounts small. North & eastern fells may see very little.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent west and southwest
Covering coastal fells possibly all day, may fill in to lower elevations southwestern areas. Higher cloud base further northeast, may be above tops for periods north Lakes and east from Helvellyn.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% southwest, to 60% northeast
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly north and eastern areas. Visibility good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
12C where in cloud, up to 15C north/east Lakes, feeling humid.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 18th July 2025
Last updated
Tue 15th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15 to 20mph, may reach 25mph on higher tops in west Lakes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling breezy where exposed on higher western fells.
How Wet?
Rain at times heavy, may fade
Rain and drizzle, fairly persistent for periods, especially west and southern Lakeland. Some heavier pulses of rain drifting northeastwards. May improve during afternoon into evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, rising slowly, some breaks
Covering the fells widely in the morning above 400-600m, lowest toward south/southwest, to some lower slopes near coast. Bases tending to lift slowly to upper slopes, some breaks forming gradually afternoon, soonest north.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% rising to 40% afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little weak sun through cloud, may improve through afternoon. Visibility good below cloud, but poor in rain, mistier toward coast particularly morning.
How Cold? (at 750m)
12C where in cloud, little variation all day. Reaching 14 or 15C northeast Lakes, quite humid.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Humid air moves in from the southwest on Thursday with drizzly rain and low cloud particularly in western regions. A mixed outlook, as slack low pressure drifts slowly over the British Isles, giving slow-moving showers and increasingly thundery downpours, these most extensive over England and Wales into the weekend. Staying fairly warm, quite humid. Often low wind speeds, but south-southeasterlies may increase at times. By next week, west to southwesterlies likely to prevail, with some rain or drizzle at times mostly western Scotland, often dry further south and east.