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.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 1st May 2026
Last updated
Thu 30th Apr 26 at
3:09PM
Summary for all mountain areas
As pressure falls slowly, so extensive high level cloud and bursts of rain (perhaps thundery in places later in day) will spread east - although the precise locations of the showery rain remains uncertain. Patches of low cloud, mainly near Irish Sea coasts will accompany the rain.
Headline for Lake District
Bursts of rain, possibly heavy late in day. Fairly light wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, 10 to 15mph. May increase to 20mph toward evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Risk burst of rain morning; then developing more widely. Small risk lightning.
Extensively dry morning before a few bursts of rain spread east. By mid or late afternoon, scattered heavy bursts with small risk thunder. Toward evening the rain may set in for an hour or so.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches forming in rain evening, mainly south lakes
The hills cloud free possibly throughout daylight or until late afternoon when in and after rain, some slopes become foggy, locally from forest canopies up (particularly south lakes).
Chance of cloud free summits?
Almost certain until evening, then 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine, becoming weak through a veil of high cloud, which will probably extend eastward. Visibility good or very good, but some haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10C, up to 15C, warmest away from coastal fells, afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 2nd May 2026
Last updated
Thu 30th Apr 26 at
3:09PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Generally southwesterly; 15 or 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Risk occasional rain
Largely or perhaps completely dry. However, risk pockets of drizzle in morning and bursts of showery rain later in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Very extensive from dawn; will gradually lift although may persist higher tops.
Confidence in detail low: Particularly south lakes, cloud may through morning be below 300m and persist above 450 to 600m most or all day. In north lakes, cloud likely to rise to toward or above 700m, possibly all clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising gradually north lakes to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine gradually coming through at least north lakes with mostly very good visibility after a dull and misty start.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 3rd May 2026
Last updated
Thu 30th Apr 26 at
3:09PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North to northeasterly between 20 and possibly 35mph (low confidence at this stage).
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect considerable wind chill, and even on some lower slopes significant buffeting in gusty wind.
How Wet?
Probably raining most of daylight
A broad band of rain may well drift only slowly northwards, bringing many hours of steady rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Blanket of fog throughout or most of day
The hills may be free of cloud ahead of the rain, possibly for several hours. But in rain, fog enveloping the hills, sometimes from lower slopes, particularly northeastern fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine unlikely. Visibility frequently poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C: may well feel as cold as minus 5C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Less settled from the weekend onwards. Rain will be more frequent although apart from on Saturday night and Sunday (when a band of rain will move north about as far as central Scotland - the detail presently very uncertain) total rainfall will remain fairly small. Temperature levels will drop markedly, particularly on the Scottish Highlands, where overnight and mornings higher slopes will be below freezing point on Scottish Highlands - with hail and snow flurries. Overnight frosts may extend as far south as Wales again.