Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Today'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
Saturday 23rd August 2025
Last updated
Fri 22nd Aug 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cloudy skies for many places, varied areas of low cloud on some hill slopes in the morning, largely lifting above the tops, but may continue to cap higher western mountains in Scotland, with a little rain occasionally. An odd shower in north Wales in afternoon. Winds generally light.
Headline for Lake District
Largely dry, cloud mostly above hills; light winds.
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable west becoming southerly, 5 to 10mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Chance an odd patch of drizzle around early low cloud. Small risk an isolated light shower afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little or clearing
Patchy cloud may drift across some slopes in the morning. Most or all cloud likely soon above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun and mostly thin high cloud. May start misty, visibility becoming excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C from dawn. Rising to 14C afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 24th August 2025
Last updated
Fri 22nd Aug 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly or variable 10 to 15mph, tending to increase a little western areas, gusts 20mph some slopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Small chance an isolated light shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly southwest tops
Cloud banks drifting onto some upper slopes for periods, mostly southwestern Lakes from Coniston to Scafell group.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun and some high cloud. Visibility good, but slight haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
11C from dawn, rising to 15C afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 25th August 2025
Last updated
Fri 22nd Aug 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, strengthening, 20-30mph, risk reaching 40mph higher fells particularly in west, in places very gusty.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly blustery, affecting comfortable walking on exposed higher terrain, risk becoming more challenging high tops.
How Wet?
Rain not expected until late
Dry most or all day. Chance of odd spots from thickening high cloud. By evening or more likely into night, risk of steadier rain developing from southwest, may turn heavy.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Patchy cloud around some slopes in the morning, mostly near coast, lifting and dispersing to leave the fells clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and some high cloud moving in. Visibility good, possible slight haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13 to 15C, warmest N/E Lakes. As the wind increases, feeling below 5C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
High pressure drifts slowly east, whilst low pressure over the Atlantic encroaches nearer in the early part of the new week. Southeasterly winds increasing Sunday-Monday, soonest for western regions, becoming much windier by Monday in west, then more widely with time. Areas of rain and showery bursts increasingly widespread as the week progresses as low pressure then rotates slowly over Britain - day-to-day detail becomes very uncertain. Warmer and more humid for a time, then cooler later in week.