Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Sunday'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.
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.
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.
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.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 12th July 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Jul 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cloud shrouds many hills in Scotland and NE England in the morning, more broken westwards; slowly tending to thin to leave patchier cloud on higher tops mainly eastern Scotland by afternoon. A notably strong gusty easterly wind for England & Wales, but mostly sunny. Warm for Wales & Peak District.
Headline for Lake District
Breezy, some strong gusts. Mostly sunny.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 15 to 25mph; notable gusts over tops, particularly early when pushing downslope as well, in places 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but some gusty spots more noticeable when walking on exposed terrain.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Early variable patches dissipate
Ribbons of cloud drift onto east fells from time to time through morning, mostly above 600m; a few caps over high western tops, but many western fells clear of cloud all day. Cloud soon dissipates for clear fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon rising above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of cloud and sunshine, sun increasingly extensive. Very good visibility. High UV, beware sunburn.
How Cold? (at 750m)
11 to 13C in morning, rising to 15C, locally 17C on western fells. Feeling like 5C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 13th July 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Jul 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 10-15mph, frequent gusts over tops and elevated passes, pushing downslope early and late.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but nuisance gusts common over high terrain most of the day.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Likely none
Small chance of a few ribbons of cloud on eastern fells below the summits, these soon lifting and dissipating in the early morning for clear fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13C rising to 17 or 18C, warmest western fells.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 14th July 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Jul 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 15 to 25mph, local gusts 30mph around some upper slopes, strongest speeds not necessarily on summits.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy over the fells, in places gustiness may start to affect comfortable walking, feeling cooler where exposed.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly clear, early patches
Patchy fog in some valleys and patches of cloud clinging to some hill slopes in east and north Lakes, brief fragments drift over tops, but all dispersing for clear fells, many areas clear all day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, some patchy cloud in east early in day. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13C from dawn, 10C if in cloud on some slopes toward east and north, rising to 18C (valleys reach 25C).
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A fine week of summer weather - warm and dry with pleasantly warm temperatures and often plenty of sunshine. High pressure north of the country keeps the skies mostly clear, some low-level cloud rolling inland from the North Sea at times. A prevailing easterly flow, pushing the warmest temperatures to western hill groups, valley temperatures often 25C, or warmer for Wales and Peak District, at times 30C. A fairly sustained breeze most of the week in England and Wales, at times stronger and quite gusty. Notably dry ground conditions, beware very high fire risk. Later in the week, an increasing risk of thundery showers forming, with a cooling trend into the weekend 18-19th.