The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston. Also includes the Howgill Fells east of Kendal (the NW extension of Yorks Dales).
Lake District
Wednesday 17th August 2022
Last updated
Tue 16th Aug 22 at
4:50PM
A ridge of high pressure will bring an improving day with low cloud breaking to reveal occasional sunshine. However, the legacy of a front across Wales and S Pennines will give low cloud and patchy drizzle in the morning, but brighter conditions will arrive into the afternoon, and the gusty northeast wind will ease.
Blustery start, winds easing. Hills becoming clear with sunny periods.
Northeasterly 20 to 30mph at first, easing toward midday and becoming 10 to 15mph or less in the afternoon.
Blustery morning, will impede walking at times. Strongest winds not necessarily on highest slopes. Becoming small in the afternoon.
Any early spots, soon clearing.
Any isolated spots of rain or drizzle at first will soon fizzle out. Then dry.
Early low cloud, will lift and clear.
The legacy of overnight low cloud will linger on some fells into the early morning period, before breaking up and dispersing, leaving all areas clear.
50% lifting to 90%
Variable cloud and sunny periods. Visibility becoming excellent.
7 to 9C
Above the summits
Lake District
Thursday 18th August 2022
Last updated
Tue 16th Aug 22 at
4:50PM
Southwesterly 15 to 25mph, risk 30mph tops at times.
Mat impede walking at times through the day across the tops.
Dry morning, then heavy showers.
After a dry morning, thickening cloud will bring and increasing risk of heavy bursts of showery rain pushing in from the west during the afternoon.
Increasingly covering the fells
Some good breaks at first with many fells clear, bar a few patches. However, increasingly low cloud will form over higher slopes as showery rain moves in.
Lowering to 20% in showery rain.
Becoming increasingly cloudy with early patches of sun soon giving way. Visibility sometimes poor due to rain.
10C lifting to 13C
Above the summits
Lake District
Friday 19th August 2022
Last updated
Tue 16th Aug 22 at
4:50PM
West to southwesterly 15 to 25mph
Mostly small
Scattered showers
A scattering of showers moving in from the west through the day. Some hills may escape dry, especially in the east.
Covering tops for periods
Cloud will cover the fell tops for periods. Mostly early in the morning, when there may be banks to 600-700m, and again in showers. Breaks to tops otherwise.
60%
Patches of sun breaking through the cloud at times. Visibility good, but lowering in showers.
9 to 11C
Above the summits
A more unsettled period of weather ahead over the coming week, as low pressure will be often anchored to the northwest of the British Isles. This will result in west to southwesterly winds prevailing, with periods of strong winds or even gales at times, with frequent rainfall across western mountains, and rainfall more occasional further east where the best of the dry and bright weather will occur. Generally cooler, but warm sectors will move in at times over England and Wales bringing an increase in humidity levels once again.