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
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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Saturday 6th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 5th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy rain toward the south of the Highlands, and tends to become more persistent west coasts. Varied low cloud, higher breaks generally north. A swathe of rain and low cloud northern England and southern Scotland. Clusters of showery rain for Wales, heavy bursts with local thunder. Wind speeds varying.
Headline for Lake District
Breezy start, easing. Rain, low cloud, later showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southeasterly 25 to 35mph early morning, but easing through middle of day to 20mph, or less by later afternoon. Then turning southwesterly into evening, increasing through dusk, to 25-35mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery early in day, feeling cool and may affect comfortable walking on tops for a time, but lessening to then become fairly small until late evening.
How Wet?
Rain most persistent south, some heavier bursts form
Rain most persistent southern Lakes from early morning for several hours, patchier north at first, but some steady rain mixed with drizzle extends to all areas. Through middle of day, rain breaking up, but southern areas remain often drizzle. Further pulses of showery rain widely later afternoon drifting north into evening, locally heavier.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest south
Cloud banks already covering south and western tops from early in day, filling in more widely and lowering, to low-mid slopes southern fells in rain; highest bases toward north Lakes, perhaps a few broken moments.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, dull, some brighter moments afternoon. Visibility good where dry if below cloud, but reducing in rain, poor at times, especially south.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6C rising to 9C afternoon, then dropping again into night. Feeling near/below freezing in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 7th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 5th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph, gusty over high summits, and deteriorating; sustained speeds may reach 40mph+ afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking often strenuous in exposure with notable wind chill, risk deteriorating - stability increasingly challenging.
How Wet?
Patchy light rain, may set in
Patches of rain will drift from the southwest throughout the day, falls amounting to little through morning. More substantial falls later in the day, may set in.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to high terrain, later deteriorating
May be fairly extensive from 500m up in the early hours, or lower to the southwest. Bases rise with time, may clear east and north summits, but highest tops and west slopes may often be in cloud above 700-800m, lower later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine increasingly weakened by high cloud through the day, more patchy to the west. Good visibility but a haze toward the coasts in particular.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 or 9C, may locally reach 10C east fells. Feeling just below freezing in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 8th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 5th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small effect on walking, but feeling blustery and a noticeable chill on exposed high terrain.
How Wet?
Showery rain
A band of rain clears eastward around dawn, briefly heavy. Then broadly showery, frequent rain for periods western fells, but some drier moments.
Cloud on the hills?
Often capping western tops
Varied cloud banks often over west and southwest fells above 800m, some lower patches in showers. Some breaks to tops more often north and east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Brief bursts of sun. Visibility good away from showers and below cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 or 6C. Feeling below freezing directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Generally unsettled next week - showers affect most hills Monday and Tuesday, lowest cloud and most persistent rain along western slopes, but with some breaks as well with sunshine. Risk of a deeper area of lower pressure from Wednesday or later bringing widespread strong winds, probably gales over many summits, with prolonged heavy rain. Temperatures trending milder again into next weekend, pressure may begin to rise in the south to give drier weather more widely with time.