Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Snow flurries
Occasional light snow flurries, sleet or rain lower elevations. Amounts little more than nuisance value, but locally more persistent and reducing visibility for periods.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Winter kit required on higher terrain
Snow cover over higher mountains. Safe progress over some terrain will require suitable footwear - possibly crampons and ice-axe where necessary.
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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Snow flurries
Occasional light snow flurries, sleet or rain lower elevations. Amounts little more than nuisance value, but locally more persistent and reducing visibility for periods.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Winter kit required on higher terrain
Snow cover over higher mountains. Safe progress over some terrain will require suitable footwear - possibly crampons and ice-axe where necessary.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 12th February 2026
Last updated
Thu 12th Feb 26 at
7:42AM
Summary for all mountain areas
Very cold in Scotland with strong wind. Snow in the central/south highlands, some improvement from the north. Blustery too in north England, cloudy with patchy morning snow, later more frequent. South Pennines and north Wales see rain and snow with lighter wind. Blustery with patchy rain south Wales.
Headline for Lake District
Cold and blustery; patchy snow, most frequent later
How windy? (On the summits)
East-northeasterly 25-35mph, powerful gusts to the west early in the day; a few moments of lighter wind possible
Effect of the wind on you?
Prepare for strenuous walking with stability challenges in exposure and significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy snow, risk more widely afternoon and to lower elevations
Patchy precipitation, rarely heavy, falling as snow above 400-500m, likely becoming more persistent and the snowfall level dropping with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Cloud shrouds most high terrain all day. Base height may vary, some western aspects seeing breaks towards 700-800m, but also variably more widespread to middle slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine unlikely. Very poor visibility in fog and snow.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C from dawn, lowering to -2C, further dropping overnight. Feeling like -13 to -15C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
500 to 700m, lowest north and east Lakes, more variable furthest southwest; dropping further overnight.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 13th February 2026
Last updated
Thu 12th Feb 26 at
7:42AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly, trending northerly, 25-35mph, beginning to ease later in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous, notably on exposed tops/edges where stability at times challenged; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Substantially dry
Some early light snow is possible, this soon moving south for a substantially dry day, only an odd shower later.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud lifts and breaks, best southwest
Early cloud affecting fells from 700m up, locally lower, soon starting to improve, gradually trending towards patches on high terrain, at times breaking off summits. Fells to the southwest becoming clearest.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun increasingly present as hill cloud lifts and breaks and high cloud slips south. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-4C, may rise a degree afternoon where sun breaks out. Feeling like -17 to -20C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Terrain frozen from low slopes up in the morning, thawing on low slopes where exposed to sun, locally to 400m.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 14th February 2026
Last updated
Thu 12th Feb 26 at
7:42AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 15mph or less, shifting west then southwesterly, later strengthening to 20-25mph, deteriorating overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small
How Wet?
No precipitation expected during daylight
Overnight, snow arrives from the west, gradually spreading widely, falling as rain to increasingly higher elevations.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or no cloud
With time, an increasing chance of odd patches grazing the highest fells, but otherwise no cloud.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine with very good visibility. High cloud moves in from the west with time.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2 or -3C.
Freezing Level
Terrain widely frozen from dawn, thaws up to 300-500m with time, highest where sun-exposed.
Planning Outlook
Colder for all areas during the transition into the weekend, mountain terrain frozen to increasingly lower elevations - soonest toward the north and east of Scotland. A widespread frost early on Saturday. Northeasterly wind will be dominant - the distribution of snow showers shifting with time from eastern hills to more north-facing mountains, particularly Scotland. Brighter than recently with sunshine and clearer hills later Friday and Saturday. Gales with heavy snow (rain to increasingly higher elevations) overnight into Sunday brings a return to unsettled weather for the following week - wet and windy periods come and go, freezing levels rising (high Scotland terrain stays frozen), then lowering again during periods of northwesterly wind.