Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Friday'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.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
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.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
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
Friday 27th March 2026
Last updated
Thu 26th Mar 26 at
3:10PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Wind strengthens across Scottish mountains to gale-force, significant chill factor. A dry morning central-eastern Highlands, but snow showers in the west develop widely and become heavier with hail. Early rain clears southeastward over England, cloud lifts and breaks; slower to improve southward across Wales.
Headline for Lake District
Moderate winds, increasing later. Rain clears, showers later.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30-35mph up to dawn, but soon dropping into range 15-25mph; a strengthening trend again during afternoon, reaching 30-35mph dusk onward, 40mph after dark.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small most of the day, but feeling noticeably more blustery late afternoon, with walking impeded on tops up to dusk, feeling increasingly chilly.
How Wet?
Early rain soon breaks, snow showers later
Persistent rain from overnight (heaviest in west) lingers an hour or so from dawn, fading in the morning to be dry for several hours. Then a few scattered showers follow from the west in afternoon, falling as snow above 600m.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting in morning to high summits
Extensive cloud from before dawn, but soon a breaking trend in morning as rain eases; some ragged patches linger but gradually clearing most slopes below 800m, increasing breaks to tops, some patches come and go.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast start, patchy sunshine gradually breaking out, broken cloud. Visibility improving to become very good, slight haze in west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C at dawn, tending to drop, 2C in middle of day, nearer 0C by dusk. Where exposed to wind, feeling like -5C, to later -10C as speed increases.
Freezing Level
Above the summits at dawn, lowering onto just the highest tops around midday, to 700-800m by later afternoon to dusk.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 28th March 2026
Last updated
Thu 26th Mar 26 at
3:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 35 to 45mph, squally gusts. A brief lessening by evening-night, then gales then likely return later in night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking over the fells, frequent buffeting affecting balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Hail and snow showers
Showers most frequent west Lakeland from dawn, but extending inland and eastwards, brief hail, snow falling in morning to some lower elevations, with time mostly rain below 600m. Fewer and lighter showers afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied over tops, lifting higher
Varied cloud capping higher slopes in the morning above 600-800m, lowest around showers in western areas. Lifting above higher slopes increasingly often into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun. Visibility often very good, but reduced at times to briefly very poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C rising to +1 or 2C afternoon. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -15C.
Freezing Level
600-700m in morning, plus frost in sheltered glens around dawn, rising just above freezing to highest tops afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 29th March 2026
Last updated
Thu 26th Mar 26 at
3:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 55-70mph with stronger gusts dawn into morning, then westerly 40-50mph into afternoon, squally gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Severe conditions for a time, remaining difficult on higher fells, mobility challenging in exposure. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain soon heavy, later showery
A swathe of rain moving in from west soon from dawn, possible sleet or brief snow on tops. A more intense band moving southeastwards into middle of day. Then showery rain, later snow high tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest in rain, rising later
Covering the higher fells fairly widely, lowering to 500-600m particularly south and west in rain. Then rising later in day with some breaks forming to tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, late bursts of sun develop. Visibility very poor in rain, improving later to intermittently very good out of showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2 or 3C. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C.
Freezing Level
Rising from before dawn to be above freezing to the tops. May start to drop back toward highest summits late in day.
Planning Outlook
Changeable westerlies prevail onward into early next week, continuing gales over most high terrain. Below freezing on Scottish mountains above 700-800m into Monday with snow showers; higher freezing level further south, above the tops in Wales with mostly drizzly rain here. Milder air lifts above freezing to all tops into Tuesday with low cloud, drizzle and rain, most persistent west-northwest Scotland. Mixed conditions likely continue, but some windows of better weather mid-late in the week - temperatures vary above and just below freezing on Scottish tops. Potential for cold conditions again early April, but drier conditions possibly more common by then.