Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Tuesday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
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.
Bright sunshine
Beware of sunburn from bright spring sunshine, despite feeling cool in any breeze 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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
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.
Bright sunshine
Beware of sunburn from bright spring sunshine, despite feeling cool in any breeze on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 7th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Apr 26 at
3:53PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy mist in some sheltered valleys at dawn, soon dissipating for sunshine and cloud-free hills, locally hazy. Mild temperatures, including to summits, particularly Wales where summits may be several degrees warmer than mid-slopes. High cloud builds, thickest north and west, some rain northwest Scotland later.
Headline for Lake District
Blustery, powerful gusts; mostly sunny, high cloud building
How windy? (On the summits)
South-to-southeasterly 25-30mph, strongest in the west. Very gusty, particularly early and including lower slopes. Strengthening later, approaching 35-40mph, gusts to 50mph over high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure, sudden buffeting gusts will affect balance; a deteriorating trend with time to more arduous conditions.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Toward evening-night, possible spots of rain from high cloud, perhaps an odd burst of rain forming after dark.
Cloud on the hills?
Fells clear
Patchy mist some valleys at first, this soon dissipating for clear fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bright sunshine, thin high cloud slowly building, thickening and later may mostly shroud the sun. Visibility very good, but a distance haze over the Irish Sea.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C from dawn, rising to 11 or 12C, mildest temperatures on northern slopes. May be a degree warmer on high tops. Directly in the stronger wind, feeling close to freezing despite warm air.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 8th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Apr 26 at
3:53PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 10 to 15mph, speed may vary, tending to increase a little later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Little or no rain
Substantially dry, chance of a few spots of rain locally, possibly an isolated brief shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud lifts to high terrain
At dawn, fairly extensive over high terrain, the lowest bases on southwest fells, to 300-400m at first. Bases will rise to largely above 700m, well broken to the northwest, and possibly some odd breaks off Scafell as well.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some sun breaking out with time, best northeast. Visibility very good, but may start mistier, also a haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9 or 10C; little change with elevation in the morning.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 9th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Apr 26 at
3:53PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20-30mph, trending stronger and slightly northwesterly, 35mph by dusk, up to 40mph highest summits.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking increasingly strenuous with significant wind chill in exposure, gusts over high tops challenging stability.
How Wet?
Morning rain, afternoon showers
A band of rain passes east through the morning, followed by showers, most frequent in the west, snow falling from 500m upward. Some hail too. The showers will ease in intensity with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Rising to high terrain, increasingly broken
Fairly extensive across high terrain in the morning, lowest bases on western fells, to 600m facing the coast. Lifting and breaking as rain turns to showers, patches clinging to fells above 800m, and lower bases in showers, but trending towards breaks off tops later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 40% most of the day, later 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast in the morning with poor visibility in rain. Bursts of bright sun afternoon with very good visibility, best east fells.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 5C at dawn, soon sharply cooling, settling near 0C. Feeling like -10 to -15C later in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits before dawn, lowering soon after daybreak to 700-800m.
Planning Outlook
Variable temperature in the near term: warm on Wednesday for England & Wales at least, becoming cooler over western Scotland as a cold front sweeps eastward; more widely cooler Thursday with freezing temperatures on high terrain and snow showers; milder by Friday with some sun in England and Wales, settling on near-average temperatures over the weekend. A changeable mix of weather during this period with some rain and showers with snow or hail on the hills, and often windy late week into the weekend in Scotland. More settled England and Wales but a few windy, wet spells will affect these areas too. Into the following week, first indications of high pressure building, winds shifted easterly brining some rain to eastern areas but often sunny with lighter wind and near-average temperatures.