Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Monday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 27th July 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Jul 26 at
4:18PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fresh to strong west to southwesterly winds, rather cool on Scottish tops. Rain and drizzle frequent in western Scotland, patchier eastwards. Some drizzly rain for Lakes and north Wales. Low cloud affecting most western hills, higher bases eastwards.
Headline for Lake District
Blustery, drizzle, then some rain, low cloud on fells.
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 25 to 30mph in the morning, speeds tending to rise, 35mph in afternoon with gusts over 40mph higher fells.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking affected on tops, more strenuous with time with stability affected, balance becoming challenging on ridges. Feeling rather cool on high terrain.
How Wet?
Drizzly rain, becoming steadier rain
A few patches of light rain drift onto the west fells from time to time, dry windows likely, particularly in the east. More persistent rain develops into afternoon for periods, wettest in west and southwest areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied in morning, increasingly extensive afternoon
Fairly extensive at dawn to middle slopes west and north fells. A lifting trend through morning, several hours of banks above 800m, but summits breaks unlikely. Returning extensively during afternoon, again lowest west, forming to some lower elevations, filling in above 700m widely.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% dropping to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Best sunshine east fells through morning where visibility very good. Increasingly overcast into afternoon, visibility deteriorating with cloud and rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C rising to 11 or 12C afternoon, little change into night. Feeling near freezing in strongest wind on higher fells.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 28th July 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Jul 26 at
4:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35 to 50mph, gusts 60mph around higher fells.
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
Periods of persistent rain widely, mixed with drizzle. Occasionally easing off, 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. Higher bases northeast, local breaks above 600m.
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
Sun 26th Jul 26 at
4:18PM
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.
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.
Planning Outlook
Southwesterly winds will bring rain to most places early this week, some more prolonged heavier falls for western Scotland into Tuesday, accompanied by gales over high terrain, severe on Scottish tops, but rather humid for all, warm for England and Wales. Cooler air toward northwest Scotland moves across all of Scotland by Wednesday. Showery rain through mid-late week, some heavy and possibly thundery bursts, mainly Scotland. Likely drier for Wales and southern Pennines. Remaining very uncertain detail toward next weekend and early the following week, but indications favour a broad zone of low pressure bringing areas of rain and heavy showers through early August.