Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Tuesday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C 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.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C 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
Tuesday 10th June 2025
Last updated
Mon 9th Jun 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine day developing as overnight rain fades and cloud banks lift and break to reveal patchy sunshine. Early strong breezes easing gradually. Patchy cloud may come and go on higher western tops in the Highlands. Slower to improve in south Wales.
Headline for Lake District
Windy start, easing. Cloud soon lifting from most hills.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 35-40mph around and before dawn. Soon dropping to 25mph early morning, gradually easing to 15-20mph afternoon, or less later, turning southwesterly evening into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable buffeting at first will challenge stability on exposed ridges - feeling chilly, but improving, becoming fairly small later afternoon.
How Wet?
Damp at first, soon dry
Remnants of overnight rain gives patches of drizzle at first, but soon fading to leave a dry day.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud banks largely clearing
Covering high fells with variable patches to lowest slopes at dawn. Lifting and breaking, occasional patches during morning may come and go in west above 800m, generally clear into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% by mid-late morning
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun emerging through morning, further improving. Visibility becoming excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6C at dawn, rising to 9C, up to 11C eastern areas afternoon. Little change, or slight rise further after dark.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 11th June 2025
Last updated
Mon 9th Jun 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15-20mph. Shifting southeasterly 20-25mph afternoon. Notable gusts, lower south and west slopes later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though sudden strong gusts through elevated passes and tops challenge stability, also low terrain later.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive early, mostly clearing
Soon filling in fairly extensively above 700m for a time. Blencathra range may only see capped tops. Cloud lifting and breaking again from midday, increasingly clear to high fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%, becoming 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun improving afternoon to intermittent or frequent. Visibility becoming excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10 or 11C rising to 15C. Little drop in temperature, if any, into night.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 12th June 2025
Last updated
Mon 9th Jun 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25 to 40mph, speeds may vary during day, gusts 50mph for a time, in places toward some lower elevations.
Effect of the wind on you?
Very blustery, walking arduous on high terrain, affecting balance on exposed tops and ridges, sudden buffeting gusts.
How Wet?
Thundery rain likely developing
Risk of occasional bursts of rain from elevated cloud layers, but several hours at least may well remain dry. Increasing threat with time of more widespread heavy rain developing from the south, risk thunderstorms.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little, then lowering in rain
Patches briefly on some slopes, but most cloud above the hills for several hours at least. As rain develops, banks of cloud filling in across the hills, in places to some lower slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Weak sun and high cloud layers, becoming mainly overcast. Increasingly hazy, becoming poor visibility in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
12C, rising to 15C afternoon; increasingly humid.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Much warmer and feeling humid as winds shift southerly through Wednesday. Low pressure to the west and a front pushing in brings a risk of thunderstorms on Thursday, soonest in Wales, advancing northeastwards over England and Scotland likely afternoon into evening - some uncertainty of timing. Low pressure is likely to linger later week into weekend - initially staying warm and humid, bringing an ongoing risk of thundery downpours, mixed with sunnier spells. Likely cooler and windier with time over the weekend. Southwesterlies then prevailing with rain at times, most over western mountains into early next week, but a trend toward higher pressure building from the south with drier conditions emerging.