Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Saturday's Forecast
Severe gale or storm, mobility very difficult
Severe conditions on the mountains, any movement very challenging, you may be blown over. 55-70mph+
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.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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Severe gale or storm, mobility very difficult
Severe conditions on the mountains, any movement very challenging, you may be blown over. 55-70mph+
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.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 4th April 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Apr 26 at
4:23PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine start for much of Highlands, a lull in wind, but snow moving in from south, setting in widely afternoon; snow to low elevations, then abruptly rain to tops in southern Highlands later. Rapidly strengthening gales for England & Wales, becoming stormy, extending across Scotland afternoon into evening.
Headline for Lake District
Gales develop, later stormy. Rain, drizzle, low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, briefly below 20mph early in day, but rapid increase to 50-60mph by early afternoon, later 70-80mph higher fells, from dusk 90mph through evening. Powerful damaging gusts to lower slopes by later in daytime into evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small early in day, but deteriorating significantly during daytime - with time any mobility increasingly difficult, gusts could blow you over even at mid-heights. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain or drizzle setting in; heavy rain by evening
Dry start, but patchy rain developing to become persistent for a time, briefly snow over higher fells. During afternoon, drizzly conditions at least over south and western fells, rain on and off. Then later evening intense heavy rain for a time. Into night, hail showers, and snow to 600m.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowering extensively in morning
Patchy cloud mostly around southern fells in the morning, many fells may be clear for a time. Increasingly lowering across the fells as rain develops, filling in to lower elevations near coast in south/west. Some breaks forming toward northeast Lakes later afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% dropping to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Any weak early sun soon giving way to overcast skies. Visibility starts very good, then reducing to be poor.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C at first, rising to +4C afternoon, then dropping back to -1C into night. Feeling like -10C or below as wind strengthens.
Freezing Level
600m plus slight frost some valleys up to dawn. 700-800m late morning, then abrupt rise well above all summits. Into night, rapid drop to 600-700m.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 5th April 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Apr 26 at
4:23PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Stormy conditions overnight lessen before dawn, then 35 to 50mph during daytime, squally gusts, easing a little afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Frequent buffeting, walking arduous over higher terrain, some gradual improvement. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showery hail and snow
Generally showery, heavy bursts with hail, and snow to lower-mid elevations early in day, becoming mostly rain or hail below 500m with time. Chance isolated thunder & lightning. Showers fading toward evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Varying on high tops
Cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, most often in western areas above 700-800m, briefly lower in showers. Breaks above tops away from showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of bright sunshine and very good visibility, but very poor or temporarily appalling in cloud, hail or snow.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2C rising to +1C afternoon. Feeling like -10 to -15C in the wind.
Freezing Level
600m from dawn, rising to 800-900m afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 6th April 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Apr 26 at
4:23PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest turning southerly 20 to 30mph, strongest toward western Lakeland tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Affecting ease of walking on some exposed terrain, gusty in places around higher tops.
How Wet?
Rare if any light rain
Substantially or completely dry. Chance of patches of drizzle mainly over coastal fells toward southwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Local patches, little many areas
Patchy cloud banks over west and southwestern coastal fells, but generally very little elsewhere.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% south/west, 80% north/east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and a veil of high cloud, more cloud at times west. Visibility very good, some haze toward coast.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C at dawn, rising to 5C afternoon. Feeling like -7C directly in wind early in day, then -2C afternoon.
Freezing Level
Frost some valleys, much upland terrain frozen at first. Up to 800m late morning, lifting above all summits by early afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Winter mountain conditions for Easter Sunday - all mountain tops sub-zero all day, above 600-700m in Scotland, 800m in England and Wales - hail and snow showers with gales bringing severe chill factor. Milder southerlies develop during Monday, dry and many hills clear with hazy sun, but gusty wind, risk of gales mainly west coastal mountains of Scotland. Quite warm by Tuesday, but strong to gale force south-southeasterly winds; dry for many, rain encroaching into western Scotland, thawing of recent snow. Scotland likely remains changeable, often windy later in the week, rain at times, varying temperatures, at times below freezing on higher Munros. Often drier and lighter winds for England and Wales.