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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
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.
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.
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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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.
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
Monday 2nd February 2026
Last updated
Sun 1st Feb 26 at
4:26PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong and gusty east-southeasterlies, gale-force in places, speeds generally increasing over England & Wales with time. Snow frequent or persistent for eastern Scottish hills, rain lower ground; whiteout over higher areas with blanket cloud. Largely dry west coasts with higher and more broken cloud.
Headline for Lake District
Strong gusty wind, gales later. Cloud banks, a little rain.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly, 25 to 35mph in morning, lowest speeds just around dawn, generally rising, during afternoon to 40mph, stronger gusts up to dusk, reaching 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery becoming increasingly strenuous walking, later arduous over exposed terrain with considerable wind chill. Gusts knocking you off balance afternoon.
How Wet?
Patchy rain
A little rain from time to time, mostly toward south and east, driest on northwestern fells. Precipitation falling as sleet on the high summits.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high terrain and east fells
The high fells will be capped by cloud much of the day, lowest bases in the south and east, approaching middle elevations during precipitation. High breaks on fells north of Great Gable, with some clear summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun most frequent to the northwest, may break through more often locally in afternoon. Generally good visibility out of cloud, but reduced in rain locally.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2C, by dusk dropping just below 0C. Feeling like -8 to -13C with time in the wind.
Freezing Level
Just above freezing to highest tops in morning, but icy surfaces; dropping to 800-900m during day, slightly lower by dusk in east, then 600-700m further into evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Last updated
Sun 1st Feb 26 at
4:26PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 35 to 50mph, very gusty in places around higher fells and on downslopes west of high terrain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions over exposed terrain, gusts knocking you off balance; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rare flurries
Often dry, an odd snow flurry over the fells may come in from east, spots of rain below 400m.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher areas, breaks west
Some cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, mostly above 700-800m, most common eastern half of Lakeland. Further west, cloud well broken toward tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Weak glimpses of sun mostly in west. Slight haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C, to local +1C west Lakeland. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C.
Freezing Level
500 to 600m, but toward west more variable just above freezing toward some upper slopes, but high terrain frozen.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Last updated
Sun 1st Feb 26 at
4:26PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southeasterly 20 to 30mph, gusty in places, particularly western areas.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, in places affecting comfortable walking around the higher fells, considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy sleet then rain
Sleet or snow over fells mostly above 600m from dawn, patchy toward west. Turning mostly to rain toward upper slopes, tending to become light and patchy, may fade out during afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, better northwest
Cloud covering many fells in the morning, from mid-slopes upward toward south and east Lakes, higher bases northwest, some breaks forming higher up.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely overcast, misty morning. Some improvement to better visibility if drier afternoon.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C rising to +2C. Wind chill feeling like -7 to -10C.
Freezing Level
600 to 800m, but rising variably to upper slopes, may lift just above freezing to tops.
Planning Outlook
Easterly winds prevail this week, strong to gale force over many hills for sustained periods. Freezing levels will vary, but in the Highlands rarely above 800m away from the west coast, at times sub-zero from 400-500m upward. In England and Wales only occasionally dropping below 600m, and at times just above freezing to high tops. Further snow focused on eastern Scottish mountains, with additional accumulations and drifting; very little further west. Some periods of hill snow for England and Wales during midweek. Cold easterly patterns are expected to continue onward into mid February, though higher pressure to the north may see reduced precipitation amounts, always driest with highest cloud in west.