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.
Thunderstorm
Heavy or torrential downpours with hail, risk of thunder and lightning. Seek shelter where possible.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Thunderstorm
Heavy or torrential downpours with hail, risk of thunder and lightning. Seek shelter where possible.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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 1st July 2025
Last updated
Mon 30th Jun 25 at
4:06PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cooler for Scotland and northern England. Patchy rain and low cloud across central-southern Scotland and northern England, risk of developing into slow-moving heavy downpours into the afternoon. Low cloud and a little rain for Wales. West & northwest Scotland better, cloud lifting to give sunshine near the coast. Mostly light winds.
Headline for Lake District
Increasing risk downpours and thunder afternoon. Light wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15mph up to dawn. Soon variable 10mph or less; sudden gusts during and just before downpours locally.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Mostly dry morning, heavy rain, risk local thunderstorms afternoon-evening
Local drizzle or an odd shower of rain in the morning, but largely dry. Into afternoon, increasing risk heavy bursts of rain developing, becoming widespread, some torrential downpours, risk of thunder, continuing into evening, drifting slowly northeast.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, extensive early, lowest west, forming again around rain
Shrouding the fells fairly widely early morning, to lower elevations south and west Lakes, mostly above 600m north/east. Lifting and breaking for a time, but then lowering in rain to become extensive higher areas, patches from forest canopies upward during/after heavy bursts.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, some weak sun through high cloud for a time. Varied visibility, mostly hazy, misty in morning, may improve, but becoming murky around rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10C rising to 13C afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Last updated
Mon 30th Jun 25 at
4:06PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly or variable 10 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Chance of a shower
Possible local spots of rain morning. Chance of isolated brief heavier showers forming, passing eastwards and likely clearing during afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little or clearing
Most likely the fells largely clear. Any patches in morning soon lifting above tops. If showers form, cloud banks drifting over tops for a time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun, increasingly sunny near to coast. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9 to 12C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 3rd July 2025
Last updated
Mon 30th Jun 25 at
4:06PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but may start to affect comfortable walking on higher tops.
How Wet?
A little rain mainly later
Possible showery rain developing with time, spreading from the west.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any, may lower
Any brief patches in morning soon lifting above tops. Lowering over upper slopes if rain develops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun, may cloud over from west later. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C rising to 12C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Fresher westerly air into midweek. Some heavy showers forming, mostly in eastern Scotland and Pennine areas - with light winds some slow-moving heavy downpours, possible thunder locally. By Thursday, west to southwesterly winds increase for Scotland, with more persistent rain and low cloud returning from the west associated with fronts over the Atlantic. Friday brings a risk of heavier rain to western Scotland and gales over higher terrain for Scotland and possibly northern England, rain extending further south with time. The weekend looks unsettled with low pressure bringing heavy showery rain widely, risk isolated thunder.