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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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 15th November 2026
Last updated
Sat 14th Nov 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain and increasingly snow over Scottish mountains as colder air moves in. Drier and higher cloud bases toward southwest Highlands. Rain affects northern England and Wales with some persistent and locally heavier falls, becoming snow on hills into evening. Wind speed and direction will vary in all areas.
Headline for Lake District
Frequent or persistent rain, cloud shrouding fells; snow later.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20 to 30mph early morning, but likely to drop to variable lower speeds through middle of day. Switching northerly and strengthening quickly afternoon 25-40mph, suddenly gustier.
Effect of the wind on you?
Varying, fairly small for a good part of the day, but later beware of worsening conditions, buffeting gusts and significant wind chill toward and after dusk.
How Wet?
Rain much of the day, sleet tops; later snow
Rain likely to soon move in from the west fairly widely from dawn into morning, some persistent and heavier falls setting in for periods, turning to sleet on high tops. By evening, patchy snow over the fells down to 400-500m, risk more persistent for a few hours after dark.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Shrouding most fells all day, often from mid-elevations upward, though some variation with lower patches and local breaks higher up. Local higher bases mainly north and eastern Lakes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull. Visibility often poor, better below cloud in northeast.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3 or 4C until afternoon, then toward and beyond dusk, dropping quickly to 0 or -1C. By later in day, feeling like -10 to -15C in stronger winds on high tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits until into afternoon, then later in daytime and onward through dusk a rapid drop to 600m.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 16th November 2026
Last updated
Sat 14th Nov 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwest 20-25mph at dawn, soon easing to 10mph or less. Later rising SE'ly, gales into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small most of daytime, but becoming more blustery toward dusk and deteriorating further after dark.
How Wet?
Isolated showers fade; snow into night
An odd brief shower of snow or hail in the morning mostly near to the coast. Otherwise dry. Onward into night, risk of significant hill snow developing from the south.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Brief patches on higher slopes early in day soon all clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine tending to weaken as high cloud thickens. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C, slight rise into afternoon.
Freezing Level
600-700m, but also frost some sheltered valleys in the morning. Then may vary and possibly lower into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 17th November 2026
Last updated
Sat 14th Nov 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Likely to vary considerably; easterly gales overnight may ease to be often low speeds; risk then rising SW'ly 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
May be fairly small, but beware of changing and worsening conditions.
How Wet?
Risk persistent rain, some snow tops
Overnight snowfall over the fells likely to turn to sleet or rain up to dawn. High uncertainty, but persistent and at times heavy rain may continue much of the day, possibly still sleet or wet snow on high tops; sometimes breaking up.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Likely shrouding higher fells most or all day, at times some cloud banks to lower slopes. Local breaks may occur mainly north and northeastern areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy. Visibility often poor due to rain, occasional improvements possible.
How Cold? (at 750m)
May start near 0C, but more likely +2 to 4C much of day. Risk of wind chill feeling like -7 to -10C.
Freezing Level
Likely rising through to dawn, possibly soon above freezing to the higher tops, and staying so through the daytime.
Planning Outlook
Cold with higher terrain frequently or almost permanently frozen most or all next week particularly in Scotland. Meanwhile Wales and northern England will see one or two incursions of much warmer air together with areas of persistent rain and intermittent hill snow. Less precipitation generally northward across Scotland, but marked exceptions: here too, where the frequently northerly wind rises over mountains (with the sea directly to the north), accumulations of snow may well be considerable.