Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Monday'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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 14th September 2026
Last updated
Sun 13th Sep 26 at
4:18PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Humid southwesterly air brings extensive low cloud and drizzle to many mountains. Locally drier with some cloud breaks toward northeast of major mountain groups. Around Skye generally wet all day, whilst more prolonged heavier rain likely moves into southwest Scotland afternoon-evening. Strong and gusty winds.
Headline for Lake District
Blustery, gusty; low cloud, drizzle, wetter toward evening-night.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 35mph, speed tending to rise, by later afternoon toward 50mph higher fells; notable strong gusts high passes and some downslopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Some variations, but often affecting comfortable walking in exposure; with time increasingly frequent buffeting, very gusty in places affecting stability, not just highest terrain. Marked chill factor despite mild air.
How Wet?
Often damp southwest, wetter later
Light rain or drizzle, most persistent south and southwestern fells, but patchier north Lakes, may sometimes fade out widely. Later in day and into night, steadier rain moving in from the southwest, becoming heavier, setting in.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest near coast, local breaks form northeast Lakes
Blanket cloud from lower slopes upward most or all day west and southwest Lakes. Shrouding the fells widely, highest bases near Ullswater to Blencathra, some breaks may emerge mainly afternoon, but rare to upper slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%, to 30% north afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, murky to low levels toward coasts. Visibility locally better below cloud northeast areas.
How Cold? (at 750m)
12C, humid, little change all day, then starting to lower slightly into night. Feeling like 0 to 3C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 15th September 2026
Last updated
Sun 13th Sep 26 at
4:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25 to 30mph, but likely 35-40mph briefly from dawn.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery across the fells, affecting comfortable walking with some buffeting in exposure and marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain on and off
Overnight rain likely clears eastward around or before dawn. Then showery rain throughout the day, most frequent on western fells in the morning, but some heavier bursts passing eastward, particularly afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Most frequent high western tops
Often capping tops above 700-800m in the west, lifting a little during day, but still likely to come and go around 800-900m, brief breaks forming, more often eastwards.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly eastern Lakes. Visibility very good away from showers, some haze toward west in morning.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 or 9C, small change then trending slightly cooler later in daytime. Feeling near to 0C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 16th September 2026
Last updated
Sun 13th Sep 26 at
4:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20-30mph, some stronger gusts over tops, turning westerly, 15-20mph, later SW'ly, restrengthening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but quite blustery over high tops early and late in the day with some buffeting gusts.
How Wet?
A little rain
Some patchy rain from time-to-time, mostly western fells and likely dry for much of the afternoon. Late in the day, some patches return from the west, setting in for a few nighttime hours.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive to start, lifting to high tops
Starting fairly extensive above middle elevations, varied banks to lower elevations, some mist in sheltered valleys. Cloud will lift and tend to break up, to just varied patches grazing high tops. Late in the day, will fill in again over high terrain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun increasingly breaking out, extensive on low slopes for a time, high cloud building later. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7 or 8C. Feeling near freezing in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Staying unsettled during the next week to 10 days as westerlies prevail - areas of low pressure passing north of Scotland with frontal systems bringing frequent rain, wettest over western mountains in Scotland. Often windy, sustained periods of gale-force westerly winds over higher terrain. Fairly cool by Tuesday onward, close to freezing on highest Scottish summits on Wednesday morning, possibly again for a time next weekend; often considerable wind chill on the mountains. Higher pressure and better weather tends to expand further north later in month.