Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Sunday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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
Sunday 1st March 2026
Last updated
Sat 28th Feb 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
South-southwesterly upland gales, strengthening further for Wales during the day, later extending northward. Early snow on hills in the Highlands, patchier northwards, turning increasingly to rain as temperature rises, heavier rain for West Highlands. Generally wet for western England & Wales with blanket low cloud.
Headline for Lake District
Windy, increasingly gales. Wet all day with very low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly strengthening from dawn 30 to 40mph, downslope gusts to the north/east. Sustained speeds rising, 50mph over tops afternoon, 60mph higher fells by evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous with chaotic gusts. Deteriorating, conditions becoming difficult with considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle throughout the day
From dawn, patches of rain drift northeastward from the Irish Sea across all areas, most frequent to the southwest, but soon increasingly widely, becoming persistent and heavier. Steady rain mixed with drizzle all day.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowering blanket fog across fells
Cloud shrouds most fells all day, some early higher bases to 700m or above north and east from Helvellyn, but lowering widely to 500-600m, forming persistently from 300-400m up near coast in west and south.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Almost nil south/west Lakes, to 10% north/east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, some bright moments to the northeast where visibility good. Visibility more limited at times south and west, hazy or increasingly murky.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1 or 2C at first, lifting to 5C. Feeling as cold as -10C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Just touching the highest summits at and before dawn, soon lifting well above.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 2nd March 2026
Last updated
Sat 28th Feb 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly; speed likely to drop from risk 40-50mph at first, to around 20mph by middle of day onward.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult conditions around dawn likely to lessen in the morning, remaining blustery in places, but smaller effects with time.
How Wet?
Rain gradually fading
A band of rain early in the day, may persist for a few hours, tending to ease off and break up, some uncertainty of timing, to leave drier conditions afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, then lifting and breaking
Covering many fells early in day, varied banks to some lower slopes in southern areas for a few hours. Tending to gradually rise with some breaks, possibly more widely onward through afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% rising to 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy much of day, but some brighter skies and glimpses of sun may emerge from west. Visibility poor in rain, improving with time from west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C, dropping into night to 1C. If exposed to stronger wind at first, feeling like -7C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, then likely to lower into night onto highest tops around 900m.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 3rd March 2026
Last updated
Sat 28th Feb 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable or perhaps mostly easterly, 15-20mph in places, but likely often less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Precipitation rare if any
Chance of local pockets of drizzle around low cloud.
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy cloud lifting, mostly clearing
Some varied cloud banks in the morning, plus patchy mist around sheltered valleys, lifting to higher slopes and clearing from many fells, but some may linger.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Varied cloud, some sun breaking through, a veil of high cloud likely persists. Visibility very good, some haze or mist early in day.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C rising to 3C.
Freezing Level
Close to freezing on some higher slopes above 800m plus some valleys from dawn, otherwise above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A drop of freezing level onto higher mountains develops during Monday into Monday night; weakening fronts bringing some precipitation, but fading. Higher pressure expands across the British Isles into Tuesday and stays nearby with commonly drier conditions and periods of light winds during early March, though mixed with pushes of strengthening south-southwesterlies bringing some occasional rain in from the west. Often milder air during the next couple of weeks, possibly briefly colder again by the end of the coming week.