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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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 9th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 8th May 26 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Chilly but largely dry with light winds for Highlands, broken cloud lifting above most tops, isolated showers / flurries. Greater chance of heavier showers south-central Highlands later. Grey and damp for the Pennines, fresh NE'ly winds. Localised heavy downpours near Peak District & mid-Wales later afternoon.
Headline for Lake District
Chilly wind. A little rain, local showers form; varied low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 15-20mph or less at first, but increasing to 25-30mph into afternoon, gusty around higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling increasingly blustery and chilly over high terrain, noticeable gusty spots, may affect balance on some ridges.
How Wet?
Patchy rain or local showers
Patchy rain or drizzle mostly north and eastern Lakes, tending to fizzle out, but some rain may linger, then odd heavier showers forming and drifting westwards afternoon, small risk thundery toward west later in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied cloud banks; lifting, breaks west
Banks of cloud cover higher fells for periods, to around 600m in north and eastern areas. Tending to lift and may break above central-western tops, but patches may linger widely above 800m. Ragged patches around showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% north/east tops, to 60% southwest.
Sunshine and air clarity?
A veil of thick high cloud persists, rare if any weak sun. Visibility good where dry, but misty around some fells, murkier if rain occurs locally.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2C rising to 4C afternoon western fells, though further north/east stays cooler. Feeling near -5C if exposed to wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, but highest tops may start near freezing point, and dropping onto highest tops from sunset into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 10th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 8th May 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Likely to vary, may be variable 10-15mph or less much of day. Risk NE'ly 25mph at first, then later in day NW'ly 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small possibly much of the daytime, but marked wind chill if blustery at first, and may feel breezier again later.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely until late
Most likely dry much of daytime. Toward evening, possibly some patchy showery rain moving in from northwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Rare if any brief patches forming onto higher slopes, mainly during morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine most widely in the morning, cloud tending to fill in a little during the day. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C rising to 5C afternoon. Risk feeling as cold as -7C directly in the wind early in day, improving.
Freezing Level
Frost in valleys and sheltered higher areas at dawn. Otherwise above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 11th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 8th May 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northwesterly 15-20mph, occasionally less; turning westerly during afternoon, may increase a little by dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but distinctly chilly over the higher fells especially in the morning.
How Wet?
Rare showers
Chance of brief showers, or snow flurries over higher slopes in the morning; tending to clear away eastward during afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little or lifting above fells
Some patchy cloud drifting over higher slopes in the morning, but soon mostly above many tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine. High cloud thickening toward evening from northwest. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C early morning, rising to +4C afternoon, then little change into night. Feeling like -7C in the wind in morning.
Freezing Level
700-800m around dawn, lowest toward northeast; gradually rising above all tops into afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A chilly outlook into mid-May, with higher Scottish mountains staying near or often below freezing point as northwesterly air prevails. Higher tops in England and Wales also dropping intermittently to freezing point. Wind-speed varying day-to-day, but prepare for often considerable chill-factor on all mountains. Some frost overnight into valleys when skies are clear. Broadly showery weather over the next 10-day period, plus some fronts bringing persistent rain mostly to northwestern Scotland, often falling as snow on mountain tops, sometimes to below 600m. Drier intervals too, some days with fewer showers and broken cloud lifting above the summits, varying locally day-to-day.