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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive strong warm sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Hazy
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Hazy views with lack of air clarity giving only weak views of distant mountains, but little if any affect on nearby navigation
Hot
Heatwave conditions. Very high temperatures, rising to 20C+ on high tops, approaching 30C in some valleys. Beware of heat stroke and dehydration. Carry plenty of liquid.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
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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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive strong warm sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Hazy
Hazy views with lack of air clarity giving only weak views of distant mountains, but little if any affect on nearby navigation
Hot
Heatwave conditions. Very high temperatures, rising to 20C+ on high tops, approaching 30C in some valleys. Beware of heat stroke and dehydration. Carry plenty of liquid.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 13th August 2025
Last updated
Tue 12th Aug 25 at
1:46PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Very warm and humid across the mountains. Extensively fine with hazy sunshine, but patchy cloud south and west Wales and through the day cloud building to give bursts of rain and thunderstorms Scottish Highlands. Elsewhere, risk very isolated thundery rain. Light wind.
Headline for Lake District
Very warm and humid, sunshine but chance thunderstorm.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 10 to 15mph - possibly occasionally 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly negligible
How Wet?
Risk isolated thunderstorms
Very likely dry, small risk of a thunderstorm toward or during evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Chance of cloud free summits?
Almost certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine. Good visibility, albeit hazy.
How Cold? (at 750m)
18 rising to an unusually warm 24C: feeling very humid.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 14th August 2025
Last updated
Tue 12th Aug 25 at
1:46PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest to westerly 10 to perhaps later 15 or 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Rain occasionally - amounting to very little
Pockets of drizzly rain morning (and possibly post dawn the odd heavy thundery burst). By afternoon, here and there the odd patch of rain still left but extensively dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, particularly western hills morning
Confidence low: Fog covering hills at various heights most or all day In south lakes and on western fells elsewhere, very low cloud base - though may break 650m afternoon. Elsewhere, areas of very low cloud morning, but some or most summits clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sunshine gradually coming through. Haze progressively clearing to give excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
14 to 17C, warmest well inland.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 15th August 2025
Last updated
Tue 12th Aug 25 at
1:46PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East or northeasterly, 10mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any by afternoon
Low confidence morning; ribbons of fog some or many valleys and lower slopes - most or perhaps all higher areas could be above the fog. By late morning, the fog clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% from midday
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine increasingly breaking through during morning. Fog clearing to excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13C rising to 17C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
High pressure, generally centred near northern Britain, will develop toward the weekend, bringing a low rainfall (although here and there thundery showers) and for most mountains areas extensive sunshine and light winds. Nevertheless, cloud will come and go, most widely across more eastern mountains. It will remain very warm but feel slightly less humid than at present.