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.
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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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.
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 19th August 2025
Last updated
Mon 18th Aug 25 at
4:31PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A cooler feeling day with a rather gusty east to north-east airflow. An extensive cloud sheet, with local drizzle, covering many hills from dawn, but some westernmost hills still clear. Low cloud will burn back to eastern and northern hills, with sun most widely in the west, but low cloud persisting for parts of coastal western Scotland.
Headline for Lake District
Breezy and feeling cooler. Cloud sheet covering fell tops, best breaks in west.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 15 to 20mph, but gusty 25-30mph around some higher fells and through elevated passes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Noticeably breezy and feeling cool in exposure, gusts may affect comfortable walking and balance on ridges.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Chance an isolated pocket of drizzle around cloud banks in northeast Lakes - soon dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud sheet covering tops, best breaks in west.
Cloud sheet drifting over higher slopes in the morning, most widely north and northeast areas Skiddaw to Helvellyn and High Street groups. Tending to lift, thin with time, with best cloud breaks in the west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% east, 70% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloud extensive, but sunny breaks best in the west and southwest. High cloud layers making the sun hazy. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 to 11C, warmest west, coolest northeastern tops where in cloud; lowering widely to 7C overnight.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 20th August 2025
Last updated
Mon 18th Aug 25 at
4:31PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 15-30mph; will gust towards 40mph at times, not necessarily on highest tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Gusty and rather turbulent north-easterly winds. Strongest gusts not necessarily on highest tops. Marked chill in wind.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Fells soon clear
Odd patchy cloud from 700-800m up in the morning, soon rising and breaking for cloud-free summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, increasingly extensive. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 to 10C, locally warmer on fells south and west of Scafell Pike. Feeling just above freezing in gusts.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 21st August 2025
Last updated
Mon 18th Aug 25 at
4:31PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-easterly 20 to 30mph in morning, occasionally higher in gusts, but hour by hour easing down to 15mph afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery and gusty with marked wind chill in the morning. Becoming mostly small into the afternoon.
How Wet?
Local drizzle, mainly morning.
Dry, bar some spots of fine drizzle in the wind at times, mainly across eastern areas in the morning, before the cloud sheet thins and breaks.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive tops morning, lifting off afternoon.
A fairly extensive cloud sheet through the morning, with bases around 700-800m, giving fog over tops. Bases will tend to lift off tops afternoon, with breaks forming.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% lifting to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy morning, then brightening up afternoon with sun coming through. Visibility away from local drizzle, very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6C at dawn, lifting to 8 or 9C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
High pressure centred toward the northwest this week, before building overhead again toward weekend. East to northeasterly winds prevailing, gusty for periods, easing out later in week. Extensively dry with sunshine best in west, low cloud for periods northern and eastern mountains with occasional drizzle. Still very dry underfoot with significant fire risk. Turning cooler through midweek, mountain temperatures falling, chilly into the valleys and glens pre-dawn, risk slight frost in Highland glens. Fine weather likely next weekend too; will likely begin to break down from the west into the following week, but uncertainty on timings of such a transition.