Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Saturday'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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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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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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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
Saturday 14th March 2026
Last updated
Fri 13th Mar 26 at
12:32PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Very much less windy, especially England and Wales in afternoon. But still cold day with hail and snow showers, and particularly Wales away from western hills spells of sun. The snow will penetrate to lower slopes in Scotland but be confined above 600m elsewhere.
Headline for Lake District
Much less windy, particularly afternoon. A few snow showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly, ranging from 30mph after dawn to 20mph around midday and perhaps 15mph mid afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Becoming fairly small. Considerable wind chill morning.
How Wet?
Hail and snow showers.
Showers: frequent at times morning, but very few afternoon. Expect hail and above 450m, snow.
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud base rising; most summits at least intermittently clearing afternoon
Varied cloud base: sometimes below 300-450m near precipitation until mid or late morning. Generally though cloud base rising, with cloud only intermittently covering areas above 800m from midday.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun, mainly lower slopes northeast Cumbria at first; slowly improving to a patchwork of sun. Hazy, and very poor visibility in snow morning; mostly very good or excellent visibility afternoon.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C; varying by a degree or two as showers come and go. Will feel as cold as minus 12C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
750m
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 15th March 2026
Last updated
Fri 13th Mar 26 at
12:32PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest veering west typically between 35 and 45mph, perhaps 60mph morning. Risk strengthening further toward dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Continued difficult walking and wind chill significant on exposed higher areas. Expect balance, and in places general mobility to be difficult.
How Wet?
Rain morning; clearing to showers
Morning: Extensive rain. Middle of day: Clearing from west, but the rain finishing as snow above 600m Afternoon: Hail and snow showers (rain lower slopes). Chance isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Fells covered morning; then cloud base rising markedly
Morning: Blanket of fog across the fells, breaks to 600m north lakes. Middle of day: Beginning to improve. Into afternoon: Varying cloud base, between occasionally 500m near precipitation and otherwise 750 to 900m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Less than 10% morning; later 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Dull and misty morning. Then improving to patchy sun (mainly well inland) and mostly good visibility (abruptly poor in precipitation).
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C dropping to 1C. Will feel as cold as minus 12C where exposed to the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits morning, then dropping to between 450 and 650m.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 16th March 2026
Last updated
Fri 13th Mar 26 at
12:32PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly; easing from 40-45 to 30-35mph through morning. Strengthening again toward dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Significant wind chill and arduous or at times difficult walking. Balance may well be a struggle at least in morning.
How Wet?
Frequent hail and snow
Showers; perhaps very frequent morning - the precipitation almost constant for an hour or two. Expect hail and above 300, later 600m snow. Precipitation probably widespread from west later afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
May clear temporarily: highest cloud base middle of day - later deteriorating
Cloud base varying: near precipitation below 450m, perhaps 300m morning. Otherwise, cloud base 600m rising to 800 to perhaps temporarily above 900m into the afternoon. Fog may well fill in across the hills, particularly south lakes late in day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%, but 60% for a few hours
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine coming through over a few hours from later morning - cloud thickening later in day. Persistent haze - and very poor visibility in precipitation.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C, rising toward 1C. Will feel as cold as minus 15C due to wind chill.
Freezing Level
600m, rising toward 900m - probably above the summits before dusk.
Planning Outlook
Frequent upland gales until Tuesday - generally strongest Scottish Highlands. Precipitation will continue on most mountains, focussed in the west - lengthy periods of showery weather and occasional swathes of widespread rain. Freeze thaw cycles will continue: on the Scottish Highlands, thaw periods brief and snow widely accumulating. Further south, lying snow mostly confined to higher summits. There is now high likelihood of an abrupt transition mid-week as pressure builds north of Britain: extensively fine; cloud often clearing, particularly western Britain and temperature levels more varied - fairly warm some afternoons but frost widely at night.