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
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.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra 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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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.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra 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
Tuesday 31st March 2026
Last updated
Mon 30th Mar 26 at
3:50PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A foggy, drizzly start for most, fog to lower slopes in western coastal areas. Fog lifts with time and drizzly rain eases, bursts of sun breaking out east, and perhaps more widely afternoon. Fog and drizzle lingers longest west Scotland and south Pennines. Blustery early, easing for most; a mild feel in England and Wales.
Headline for Lake District
Breezy and drizzly early; an improving trend, some sun breaks
How windy? (On the summits)
At dawn, gusty northwesterly, 25-30mph, shifting westerly and easing to around 20mph, sometimes less, likely remaining gusty.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery on exposed fells early in the day, stability likely challenged on exposed ridges with a notable wind chill. Effects will tend to ease.
How Wet?
Drizzly rain, generally easing
Drizzle and patchy light rain most frequent and widespread during the morning. Tending to fade, but patchy drizzle may linger in west, as well as on the high tops; feeling generally damp where within cloud, making rock surfaces slippery.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive early, rising with local breaks
Blanket low cloud across the fells in the morning, from lower elevations up in west, 400-500m inland. Tending to rise to 700m, some breaks develop mostly eastern Lakeland with time. A chance of higher bases and more widespread breaks late in the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Below 10%, rising to 30% afternoon, 50% late in the day
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy and misty at dawn, some brighter moments emerge inland and east Lakes with time, where visibility good if below cloud, but generally poor over many higher fells.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6C. Feeling like -3C directly in the wind in the morning.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 1st April 2026
Last updated
Mon 30th Mar 26 at
3:50PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20 to 30mph, tending to strengthen, to gusty 35mph in places.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, buffeting gusts develop around some higher fells, local downslope gusts to east. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Risk of patchy rain developing
Scattered drizzly showers, but many hours likely dry. Increasing risk afternoon onward of patchy rain moving in from northwest, possibly heavier later.
Cloud on the hills?
Often covering high tops, lowest bases west
Covering higher fells much of the day, lowest and most persistent in west and southwest Lakes, typical base 600-800m. Some breaks higher up eastward, perhaps odd breaks Blencathra to Helvellyn.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, local brighter moments eastward, glimpses of sun north/east Lakes. Visibility good below cloud, but reduced around patchy rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C. Feeling like to -5C in exposure on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 2nd April 2026
Last updated
Mon 30th Mar 26 at
3:50PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable 15mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Substantially dry
Most hills dry, but a few spots of drizzle and snow flurries may affect eastern and northern fells at times; the flurries falling to 500-700m, the level rising with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Early fog, lifting, clear summits for periods
Fog on many slopes above 600m in the morning, most extensive north and east. Lifting through morning to mostly just patches on the summits, likely clearing off summits too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sunshine, probably more extensive for periods. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2C at dawn, lifting to +1C.
Freezing Level
500-700m, lifting towards 800m.
Planning Outlook
A drop of temperature is expected across Scotland during Wednesday as a band of rain drifts slowly southwards, turning to heavy upland snow. Atlantic weather patterns and west-southwesterly winds follow behind into the start of the Easter period at least, but day-to-day detail is uncertain. 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, mixed with some spells of rain - precipitation generally most frequent west and northwest, though bands of heavy rain will sweep east at times. Some windows of drier and brighter conditions, as well as milder days in England and Wales, occasionally milder Scotland too.