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
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.
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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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.
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 26th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 25th Oct 26 at
4:02PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A warm front pushes into Wales around dawn, spreading north and east bringing at least several hours of rain to all mountains, heavy for a time. Becoming unseasonably mild and humid in rain, though feeling cool in widespread gales. North and east Scotland drier and chilly for a few early hours.
Headline for Lake District
Early patchy rain, setting in persistently with gales
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 20-30mph, some variability but soon strengthening from the west, 40-45mph afternoon and becoming gusty, turning southwesterly further strengthening to 50mph+ evening into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Locally fairly small to start but soon blustery, conditions increasingly challenging as the day goes, maintaining stability requiring significant effort; feeling chilly despite mild temperature.
How Wet?
Rain most of the day
Patchy rain arrives in the morning and quickly sets in for several hours of persistent falls, likely heavy for a time particularly south and west fells. Rain will tend to lessen but staying drizzly at least on summits and west fells into evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Becoming extensive
Terrain above 700-800m likely starts in cloud, a few local higher breaks north Lakes, but blanket cloud lowers onto the fells as morning goes, to become extensive to middle slopes and least, and likely to low slopes south and west fells, patches into valleys in heaviest rain. Bases may locally rise slightly on north fells later in the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon lowering to less than 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few bright glimpses to start, becoming overcast and dull with poor visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3C, slight rise to start, then sharply rising around midday, to approach 11C afternoon and locally warmer north and east slopes. Feeling near or below 0C in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 27th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 25th Oct 26 at
4:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 45-55mph, some variability, strongest gusts may approach 65mph briefly. Later westerly, starting to lessen.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking all day, more challenging in exposure, strongest gusts knocking you off balance; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers, may cluster for a time
Showers much of the day, most frequent south and west fells. Best chance of dry windows north of Helvellyn, but also a risk of a few hours of steadier rain more widely. May later become sleet on high tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Most extensive south and west
Fells from Pillar towards Helvellyn often covered above 800m, bases regularly lower, and more persistent to middle slopes southern Lakes. Breaks to summits further north between showers, but also risk of more extensive cloud over high terrain for a few hours.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some patchy sun north and east Lakes. Hazy at best, often poor visibility on high terrain, locally better eastern areas out of cloud and rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4 or 5C, perhaps milder just at dawn, cooler moments in showers. Feeling like -10 to -15C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 28th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 25th Oct 26 at
4:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 40-45mph, trending westerly and lessening, around 20-25mph later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking arduous to start the day, balance challenging in exposure with considerable wind chill; effects lessening.
How Wet?
Morning rain, breaking up afternoon
Rain fairly steady across western fells through morning, patchier elsewhere but briefly more widespread, some local heavy falls. Rain gradually breaks up afternoon, first east; feeling damp on high west tops until late.
Cloud on the hills?
Summits largely shrouded, lowest west
Banks of cloud often shrouding terrain above 800m, lowering in rain, locally to 500-600m west, and more widely lowering during longer rainfalls. May occasionally break higher as dry windows form later in the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sun, best east, generally cloudier early. Hazy at best, locally better visibility east fells out of cloud and rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 or 7C, rising a degree. Feeling like -3 to -5C in direct wind, or cooler early in the day.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Low pressure north of Scotland on Tuesday brings showers with widespread gales, severe over Scottish Highlands with steady, heavy rain, turning to snow on high tops. Pressure builds from the south Wednesday but staying blustery with rain on and off for many, hill cloud clinging to high terrain, and haze towards the west coast. Wind will lessen and shift southerly on Thursday, more bright breaks, milder temperature, and little or no rain remaining. A frontal system brings rain and wind into western areas on Friday, pushing east into evening and perhaps a very unsettled start to Saturday, but then a trend towards high pressure is indicated as the weekend goes. Northwest areas stay cloudier and blustery into Sunday, then more widely settled early next week and possibly longer, cool to mild temperatures.