Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Monday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C 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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C 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
Monday 19th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 18th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine but chilly day for the Highlands with sunshine, but cloud will roll in from the southeast to increasingly cover hills in southern areas in the afternoon. Cloudier all day for northern England with a little rain, strong and gusty easterly winds. Early rain in Wales clears, low cloud tending to break with time.
Headline for Lake District
Windy and gusty. Small amounts of rain, cloud banks, clearer west.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25 to 30mph, some stronger gusty spots occasionally reach 40mph around high passes and summits.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, in places more notable buffeting gusts and considerable wind chill in exposure on the fells.
How Wet?
A little rain at times
Patchy light rain and drizzle drifting across the region from the east, more persistent locally over a few hours, but small amounts north and northwest Lakes, here often dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Varying on higher tops
Cloud banks covering fells above 700m, most frequent more eastern areas, patchier westwards, but often caps higher tops above 800m, lowering in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally cloudy, weak sun may break through in west. Visibility good at times below cloud, but reduced when damp.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6C rising to 8C. Feeling like -5C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Slight frost in some valleys around dawn; otherwise above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 20th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 18th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 20 to 30mph, gusty in places around some high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect ease of walking on exposed terrain with marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle
Generally damp all day, some steadier rain increasingly setting in, particularly southern Lakeland, risk of heavier rain developing afternoon onward.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Low cloud blanketing most fells in fog, from lower elevations upward particularly southern areas. Some local breaks to 600m or above northwest areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, dull and misty from many lower slopes upward.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 or 7C, little change all day. Feeling like 0 to -3C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Last updated
Sun 18th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable low speeds 10-15mph or less for a time, likely becoming westerly 20-30mph, may rise rapidly to 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small for a time, becoming more blustery with marked wind chill, some uncertainty, may deteriorate further.
How Wet?
Frequent or persistent rain
Some uncertainty, but expect rain on and off at least, likely more frequent and may set in heavier from the west with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive higher areas
Often capping most fells above 700-800m, but forming to 600m or lower in west and southwest in rain. Best breaks eastward.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy. Visibility good if dry below cloud, but often reduced in rain, at times poor.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4 or 5C, little change all day. Feeling nearer -5C if exposed to wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A complex weather setup into midweek with slow-moving fronts bringing areas of rain and fairly extensive low cloud over the hills, varied wind speeds. Thursday may offer a window of drier weather and light winds, but by Thursday night into Friday a storm system likely moves across England & Wales with heavy rain and gales, possibly turning to snow on higher mountains. Scotland may avoid this system and just see showers mostly in the west for Friday, wintry on tops. Another Atlantic storm is then forecast to track further north over the weekend bringing widespread severe gales to high terrain, heavy rain then showery westerlies. Generally unsettled weather likely prevails to the end of October.