Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Thursday'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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Thursday 22nd October 2026
Last updated
Wed 21st Oct 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong winds early in the day, gale force particularly toward the Cairngorms, lessening to lower speeds with time for all areas. Some early rain and upland snow in northeast Scotland clears. A few showers near west coasts fade. Cloud breaks above many tops with some sunshine, but remaining chilly all day.
Headline for Lake District
Strongest wind eases. Showers tend to fade, cloud lifts.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25-35mph early morning, 40mph around or just before dawn. Easing west-southwesterly 20-25mph, then south-southwesterly 15-20mph afternoon. Rising southeast then easterly 30-40mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery and considerable wind chill early morning, walking may be more arduous at dawn on high tops, but becoming fairly small as the day goes on.
How Wet?
Showers tending to ease
Scattered showers, as snow above 800-900m early in the day. An easing tendency afternoon, to more often dry conditions.
Cloud on the hills?
Covering tops, tending to clear
Capping tops in morning above 800m, bases lowering during showers, as low as 600m western fells. Breaking higher around Helvellyn during dry windows, increasingly more widely broken.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%, rising to 70% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun, best of extended sun to the northeast. Varied visibility, often very good, reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3C, rising a degree, and possible further into evening and overnight. Feeling like -5 to -8C in early wind.
Freezing Level
Just above 900m from overnight into dawn, soon lifting above all summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 23rd October 2026
Last updated
Wed 21st Oct 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25-30mph, soon lessening and becoming variable, then northwesterly, rising to reach 35-50mph later.
Effect of the wind on you?
May be fairly small for several hours, then deteriorating afternoon, to arduous walking in exposure with considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Periods of steady rain
Steady rain from overnight into morning with some heavy falls. Will break into some patchier moments, though extended dry windows unlikely and returning steadily as well.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, local variability
For a few morning hours, some variably of bases between 500-800m, best chance of breaks northwest Lakes, but moments where more extensive, and more widely extensive to at least middle slopes afternoon. High summits unlikely to clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, a few bright glimpses from time to time. Generally poor visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6C morning, lowering towards 2C. Feeling like -5 to -10C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 24th October 2026
Last updated
Wed 21st Oct 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly, rising possibly soon during morning to 30-40mph, rapidly reaching 60mph+ as the day goes on.
Effect of the wind on you?
Deteriorating, becoming arduous walking, increasingly difficult mobility on higher terrain, significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Heavy rain sets in
Dry for a few hours from dawn, for longest eastern fells, but patchy rain soon moves in from west, setting in increasingly heavy afternoon continuing into evening. Showery into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowering to become extensive
Initially most cloud above the fells, apart from odd patches at varied heights. Increasingly cloud will lower onto hills, forming to lower elevations coastal areas; some higher breaks remain north and eastern areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% at first, dropping to 20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little weak sun through high cloud from dawn, but giving way to overcast skies. Good visibility becomes hazier, then poor as rain sets in.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3C at dawn, rising to 7C afternoon, briefly 10C by dusk, then falling into night. Always feeling below freezing in the wind.
Freezing Level
Close to highest tops at dawn, lifting well above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A deep area of low pressure moves toward northwest Scotland into the weekend to bring widespread rain and gales, stormy conditions develop over many mountains, the strongest sustained winds over Scottish tops into Sunday in excess of 70-80mph with more powerful gusts. Temperature will vary, briefly above freezing to all tops, then back just below zero on Scottish Munros by Sunday with frequent showers of hail and snow on high mountains. Atlantic west-southwesterlies remain dominant next week, bringing several low pressure systems with rain and wind, punctuated by brief clearer windows.