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
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
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
Saturday 29th August 2026
Last updated
Fri 28th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Northerly winds bring cloud and some light rain to northern Scotland, but winds fall light for much of the Highlands - varied low cloud banks tend to rise, isolated showers possible afternoon. Rain for Wales from early morning, extending further north over England during the day, often heavy, risk thunder.
Headline for Lake District
Varied low cloud, heavy rain into afternoon. Light wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15-20mph around dawn, soon 10mph or less, turning southerly into middle of day, then variable afternoon and mostly low speeds 5-10mph, odd gusts around showers. By evening north-northwesterly 10-15mph at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Rain develops, heavy bursts set in from south
Pockets of drizzle, but a few hours in the morning largely dry, for longest in the north. Rain tends to develop from the south to become more frequent, setting in to be often raining widely into afternoon, heavier bursts with chance isolated thunder and lightning. Northern areas possibly escape drier. Showery rain onward into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest most often in south
Blanket cloud shrouds the fells from middle slopes up most of the day, a brief window of higher bases in the morning but rare breaks above 700m, best chance northeast fells. Patches regularly forming to lower slopes in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%, to 40% northeast in morning.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare glimpses of sun mainly northeast areas in morning, becoming widely overcast, dull on high terrain with poor visibility in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
11 or 12C, little change all day.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 30th August 2026
Last updated
Fri 28th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 10-20mph, increasing gusts to 30mph, speeds generally stronger afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Often small in morning, but sudden strong gusts develop in showers, becoming more noticeably blustery.
How Wet?
Often raining, heavy bursts form
Drizzly rain in the morning, mostly in the west. Rain tending to increase in frequency and intensity as the day goes, heavy bursts setting in frequently later, risk hail and thunder developing.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, brief improvement
High terrain starts in cloud, varied lower patches, with ragged patches down to valley level on western fells. Bases will lift, a brief period of breaks approaching summit height, but increasingly filling in again as rain increases.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some patchy sun, best east fells where visibility will be good, but becoming overcast with deteriorating visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10C rising to 12C. Feeling like 3 to 5C as wind increases.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 31st August 2026
Last updated
Fri 28th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly increasing 20-30mph, risk 40mph during afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over fells, making walking uncomfortable on exposed high terrain, tending to worsen; feeling rather cool.
How Wet?
Rain on and off, fading later
Showery rain frequent for several hours, some heavier moments mixed in, then tending to improve from the west to fewer showers during the afternoon. Patchy rain returns from west into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowest morning, rising higher up
Fairly extensive across the fells in the morning, to lower elevations for a time especially west. The base rising toward upper slopes, some breaks form afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, rare glimpses of sun, then sun developing near coast and extending inland late afternoon. Visibility good away from showers, some haze in west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C, little change then slightly cooler later. Feeling near to freezing as wind increases.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A generally unsettled outlook through the extended weekend and into the start of September with frequent rain and strong winds. Areas of low pressure and frontal systems move in from the Atlantic. Dropping cooler, notably chilly over Scottish mountains into Tuesday, close to freezing point on highest summits with significant wind chill in strong westerlies. A brief window of better conditions into Wednesday soon deteriorates from the west as southwesterly winds strengthen, reaching gale force over the mountains frequently in the second half of the week. Heavy rain most prolonged in the west where increasingly wet underfoot. Likely staying unsettled into next weekend and the following week.