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Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Sunday'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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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
Sunday 16th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 15th Nov 25 at
3:49PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Snow flurries (rain lower down) arrive in northwest Scotland early and slip into the central highlands. Mixed cloud and sun for southern Scotland and England; only odd light showers on easternmost hills, many hills clear. Drizzly showery rain early in Wales, abating with cloud lifting to high slopes.
Headline for Lake District
Dry, some cloud banks on high fells
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly later northerly, 15-20mph, at times a gusty 25mph higher fells and passes. A chance of a lull afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Prepare for noticeable wind chill over higher terrain; fairly small effect on walking, more blustery in a few spots.
How Wet?
No rain
Cloud on the hills?
Capping some tops, clear periods
Cloud banks likely to drift over higher slopes in the morning, most likely Skiddaw group to Helvellyn, as well as highest tops. Cloud will lift and break off the fells but may variably return as well, remaining largely above 700-800m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A mix of cloud and sun, perhaps more often cloudy on high northern fells. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C likely all day, may rise to 2C just around dusk for a few hours. Feeling like -8C in exposure to wind.
Freezing Level
Frost in sheltered valleys from dawn. Staying near to freezing on higher fells above 800-900m all day.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 17th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 15th Nov 25 at
3:49PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 25-35mph at dawn, easing and shifting northwesterly, as low as 15mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous east at dawn with wind chill, trending towards fairly small impacts.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Some morning patches of valley fog here and there where sheltered; this soon fading after dawn for cloud-free fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely sunny with excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or 0C. May rise slightly on sun-exposed slopes. Feeling like -10C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
600-700m, though frosts likely on lower slopes and into inland valleys at dawn.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 18th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 15th Nov 25 at
3:49PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Generally westerly 25-35mph, though may vary through the day with lighter or stronger periods.
Effect of the wind on you?
Comfortable walking likely affected much of the day, though variable - some risk of more arduous conditions.
How Wet?
Rain sets in, snow on high tops
Rain with snow above 600m spreads fairly widely across all hills through morning. The snow level will rise to higher ground or just summits with time. A few drier periods but these brief.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Extensive cloud above 600m likely all day; may start higher eastern fells, though summits likely shrouded. Some variability in bases as periods of heavier precipitation come and go.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Likely overcast with very poor visibility, particularly in snow on high fells.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C, may rise slightly. Feeling like -10C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
700-800m at dawn, rising to the high fells.
Planning Outlook
Cold air spreads widely across the country; staying below freezing over higher mountains most likely throughout the next week with morning frosts to lower elevations. Snow flurries move in onto slopes exposed to coasts; snow most frequent toward north of the Highlands with some locally more substantial accumulations over higher terrain. Sunny and dry for many away from the coasts on the northerly wind. Tuesday and Wednesday are more unsettled: broader areas of snow and rain pass southward with variable wind - navigation could become challenging in the Scottish Highlands on Tuesday with notable snow accumulations. West-northwesterly winds will likely return into next weekend, brining periods of rain and strong winds with intermittent drier, brighter spells.