Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Wednesday'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.
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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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.
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
Wednesday 28th October 2026
Last updated
Tue 27th Oct 26 at
12:12PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Still windy - though less so than on Tuesday. Generally showery, although over N England at first, and occasionally through the morning in Scotland, the rain frequent. Higher mountains extensively foggy.
Headline for Lake District
Upland wind near gale; occasional rain easing.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 35mph. Will trend towards lower speeds through daylight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking from dawn, balance a challenge where exposed with considerable wind chill; effects slowly lessening.
How Wet?
Rain at first, then well scattered showers
Rain frequently for a couple of hours after dawn. Then improving: through the day, only well scattered showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Mountains persistently foggy
Cloud will shroud the mountains all day, at times in rain below 300m near the coast and 500m east Cumbria. Some improvement afternoon when the cloud base will range between 450 and 750m, still highest eastern fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Less than 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sun, mainly east Cumbria, and good visibility, although a haze, after a widely dull misty start.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C - rising marginally through daylight. Will feel as cold as minus 4C where exposed.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 29th October 2026
Last updated
Tue 27th Oct 26 at
12:12PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25 to 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
On higher slopes, walking and sometimes balance strenuous and wind chill considerable.
How Wet?
Risk fine drizzle in cloud.
Largely or completely dry, but perhaps fine drizzle in cloud south lakes.
Cloud on the hills?
Very extensive morning, in places from valleys up. Will slowly tend to clear.
Morning: extensive fog from some valleys up - widely below 300m south lakes and 500m north. Afternoon: Very mixed. Some, perhaps most summits may clear at least temporarily, whilst other areas, particularly south lakes continue foggy.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely dull and misty - patches of fog from some valleys upward morning. Will slowly improve as patches of sun come through (mainly N Lakes) and visibility improves, though a haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 30th October 2026
Last updated
Tue 27th Oct 26 at
12:12PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25 to on higher tops 35 to perhaps 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect walking to be impeded by the wind, and wind chill considerable where exposed on highest summits.
How Wet?
Small risk rain toward dusk
A front edging in from west may toward dusk possibly bring pockets of drizzle, mostly likely western fells.
Cloud on the hills?
May be extensive, mainly morning south lakes
Confidence in detail low: Generally cloud base rising to 750m or above - perhaps clearing higher summits at times. But threat particularly morning south lakes, of much lower cloud, possibly initially and again by dusk below 400m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sunshine most widely north lakes and good visibility although hazy.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A hint of a change as pressure builds across Britain from the coming weekend as the present stormy weather gradually subsides. On Friday and into the weekend, a final front could well become almost stationary for a day or so before fizzling out - still uncertainty as to its position (thus its footprint of rain and low cloud) in the otherwise improving picture as it becomes fine with light wind on the hills and overnight frost in lowland and upland valleys.