Wainwright's Coast to Coast
The Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, and the North York Moors national parks.
Hiking weather forecast
Regional weather (Met Office)
Updated: Wed, 16-Apr at 05:38
North West
Unsettled with heavy rain and stronger winds.
- An unsettled day with further spells of rain, locally heavy, continuing to move erratically north and east across all parts
- Windy and feeling cool underneath the cloud
- Maximum Temperature 11C
Tonight:
- Remaining damp through this evening with heavy rain, though rain gradually easing from the south by dawn to leave some clear spells
- Winds turning lighter
- Minimum Temperature 3C
Thursday:
- Any early rain across Cumbria soon easing, then a drier day with bright or sunny spells and an isolated shower
- Winds lighter than Wednesday
- Maximum Temperature 15C
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
- Often changeable over the Easter weekend with cloud and spells of rain, or showers
- Some brighter interludes possible at times with temperatures near normal and often breezy
UK Day 6-7 and week 2
- Mainly unsettled conditions are likely across the UK at the start of this period
- Showers or longer spells of rain are probable across many regions, these heavy at times with a risk of hail and thunder, perhaps accompanied by strong winds
- Some drier and brighter interludes are also likely at times, but probably with large amounts of cloud
- Temperatures will generally be near average
- Next week, a similar pattern is likely at first, with unsettled conditions at times and a risk of some heavy rain or showers
- Later next week and into the following week, settled weather is expected to become more prevalent, with more in the way of dry, sunny weather developing
- Temperatures will probably be around or slightly above average
UK Week 3 and 4
- Late April into early May will probably see a good deal of settled weather with high pressure patterns most likely to dominate
- Whilst some spells of more unsettled weather are possible at times, these perhaps more likely towards mid-May, much of the period is expected be largely fine and dry
- Temperatures are expected to be near or slightly above average
Weather data by Met Office