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
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.
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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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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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.
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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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 16th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 15th May 26 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Chilly but fine with light winds much of the day for the Highlands. Increasing wind, rain and lowering cloud encroaches onto western coasts later in daytime. Southwesterly breezes elsewhere, largely dry until late for northern England, but rain, drizzle and low cloud moves into Wales sooner, more blustery later.
Headline for Lake District
Dry, clear hills; then increasing breeze, rain later, cloud lowers.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10-15mph, increasing gradually to southwesterly 15-20mph, later in day 20-25mph; turning westerly again by dusk, up to 30mph for a time dusk into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but starting to feeling more noticeably breezy later.
How Wet?
Patchy rain later, persistent into evening
Rare brief showers passing eastwards, otherwise generally dry until late afternoon. Toward evening, patchy rain moving in from west, more persistent evening up to dusk, some heavier rain arriving for a time. Showers into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, then lowering later
Patchy cloud banks form on some slopes in morning, mainly western areas, lifting and clearing. Later in day, cloud banks form on tops as rain develops, filling in over higher fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% dropping to 40% toward evening.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine best early in day, high cloud tends to thicken from west to cover the sky. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C rising to 5C afternoon. Feeling like -2C to later -5C where exposed to increasing wind.
Freezing Level
800-900m plus frost inland valleys at dawn. Rising by middle of day above freezing to highest tops.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 17th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 15th May 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25mph, at times 30mph higher fells.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect comfortable walking in exposure on higher tops. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers develop
A little showery rain toward west early morning, then odd showers forming inland, increasing risk of heavier showers middle of day into afternoon, advancing eastwards.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasional patches, largely clearing
Banks of cloud around higher fells mostly in west and south in morning. Lifting to upper slopes or breaking above, briefly lowering around showers, then increasingly clearing afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little sun breaking through; sun developing more near coast later afternoon. Visibility very good, but reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3C rising to 6C. Wind chill feeling like -2 to -5C on high tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 18th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 15th May 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 10 to 15mph in the morning, tending to rise to 20mph, later gusty 25-30mph, risk stronger into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but risk increasingly blustery later in daytime and worsening onward into night.
How Wet?
Local showers likely clear
Patchy rain and odd showery bursts in the morning. Chance isolated heavy showers middle of day into afternoon, but most of these clear away east to be largely dry. Rain then develops into night from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting toward then above tops
Varied cloud banks around hills in morning, particularly west and southern areas. Tending to lift to upper slopes and increasingly clear above tops or largely break up into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Variable cloud, glimpses of sun, becoming sunnier near coast then further inland afternoon, but high cloud then thickens. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3C rising to 6 or 7C. If exposed to increasing wind later, feeling just below freezing on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A mixed but milder outlook. Showery bursts of rain Sunday and Monday, passing eastwards during the daytimes, generally improving afternoons in western areas. By later Monday, strengthening southerly winds and rain moving into Wales from the southwest. Damp south-southwesterlies then prevail for a few days next week, with rain at times Tuesday and Wednesday, most on western hills, particularly Scotland. A drier and much warmer theme later in the week as higher pressure builds.