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
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 2nd April 2026
Last updated
Wed 1st Apr 26 at
4:14PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy cloud lingering on upper hills at dawn, clearing for several hours of sunshine and light wind. Wind begins strengthening from the west in Scotland, high cloud builds, with rain and snow arriving and spreading into central Scotland by evening. England and Wales stay dry, small increase in wind and high cloud later.
Headline for Lake District
Mostly sunny; light wind, beginning to strengthen afternoon
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable 10mph or less through morning. Through afternoon, shifting southwesterly and strengthening, 20-25mph by nightfall, some stronger gusts over high tops and passes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
No precipitation during daylight
Rain arrives from the west after nightfall.
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy early fog clears for cloud-free fells
Early fog patches on some slopes, mostly above 600-700m at dawn, soon breaking through morning to leave the fells clear of cloud. The odd patch may occasionally graze the high summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sun, some thin high cloud from the west with time. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2C at dawn, lifting to +1C.
Freezing Level
400-600m at dawn, though some frosts probable in valleys too, the lowest freezing levels in north Lakeland. Lifting to 700-800m, to above summits overnight.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 3rd April 2026
Last updated
Wed 1st Apr 26 at
4:14PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30-35mph, notable gusts likely, and stronger winds early and late in the day, up to 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking much of the day on high exposed terrain with wind chill, mobility more challenging morning and evening.
How Wet?
Periods of rain
Rain will come and go across the fells, generally patchy in nature, though may set in for periods on western fells. Some chance of a few drier windows, but western slopes likely staying damp/drizzly.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, some breaks
During periods of rain, cloud will shroud the fells widely to middle slopes, down to lower slopes on western aspects. Breaks up towards 600m in the east during cessations in the rain, and some chance of higher breaks for a few hours.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often overcast, but a few brighter windows with glimpses of sun are possible. Mixed visibility, often poor in rain (particularly west), but occasionally good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Notable variability, 3 to 6C much of the day. Feeling as cold as -10C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, lowering later afternoon to 700-800m, lowest west.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 4th April 2026
Last updated
Wed 1st Apr 26 at
4:14PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Soon southerly, briefly below 20mph early in day, but rapid increase to 40-60mph afternoon, later 70mph+ higher fells.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small early in day, but likely deteriorating significantly during daytime - with time any mobility increasingly difficult.
How Wet?
Rain setting in
Likely dry start, perhaps for a few hours in morning, but patchy rain developing to become increasingly persistent for a time, then leaving drizzly conditions at least over south and western fells. Further heavy rain likely later.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowering extensively
Patchy cloud mostly around southern fells in the morning, many fells may be clear for a time. Increasingly lowering across the fells as rain develops, filling in to lower elevations near coast in south/west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% dropping to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Any weak early sun soon giving way to overcast skies. Visibility starts very good, then reducing to be poor.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C at first, rising to +4C afternoon, then dropping to again into night to 0C. Feeling like -10C or below as wind strengthens.
Freezing Level
600m plus slight frost some valleys up to dawn. Rising above all summits by noon. Into night, dropping back to 700-800m.
Planning Outlook
Atlantic weather patterns and generally westerly wind will be dominant in the foreseeable future. The weekend ahead is increasingly unsettled, widespread gales on Easter with storm-force wind in Scotland, cooler temperatures, and showers west. Into next week, temperature and wind will be variable, periods of gales and possibly often cold over the mountains with snow and hail showers at times to lower elevations at least in Scotland, sometimes more widely. Precipitation generally most frequent west and northwest, though bands of heavy rain will sweep east at times. Some brief windows of drier and brighter conditions, as well as milder days in England and Wales, occasionally milder Scotland too, but soon followed by more Atlantic low pressure systems.