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
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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
Monday 12th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 11th Jan 26 at
1:43PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive upland gales, although storm force at first N Scotland. Bands of showers, of hail, and snow higher areas, will merge to give periods of almost constant precipitation on many western mountains. Small risk thunder. Driest conditions will be on easternmost mountains and S Wales.
Headline for Lake District
Gale force upland wind. Rain (hail and snow higher tops); fog.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 45mph. Marginal drop in speed through day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking widely difficult on higher areas, frequent buffeting even lower elevations. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Frequent showers; hail, snow higher tops, small risk lightning
Frequent, sometimes near constant showery heavy rain, with hail and small risk thunder. Wet snow highest fells. Very wet underfoot.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive higher areas
Covering higher fells above 600m, and in rain cloud base sometime below 300 or 400m. Highest cloud base north lakes, where a few breaks above 750m northeastern fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Almost nil
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare if any glimpses of sun. A general haze, visibility poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C. Will feel as cold as -10C where exposed to the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 13th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 11th Jan 26 at
1:43PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Forecast confidence remains low: Generally southerly 25 to perhaps 40mph, although speeds may be lower.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking on higher areas may well be or become arduous and wind chill considerable.
How Wet?
Rain may become incessant
Increasing threat of rain spreading northwards, heaviest south lakes.
Cloud on the hills?
Becoming very extensive in rain
Patches of fog may clear for a few hours to reveal some higher summits. But in rain, particularly across south lakes, cloud likely to fill in across the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine not expected. Visibility very good, but deteriorating to widely poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 14th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 11th Jan 26 at
1:43PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West backing southerly around 25mph before later in day strengthening to 40-50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
May well be fairly small for several hours before walking.becomes increasingly difficult and wind chill significant.
How Wet?
Risk of snow an hail showers
Showers may come in off the sea giving hail and snow, although rain lower particularly coastal slopes. Threat precipitation setting in late in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Probably remaining extensive on most or all higher areas
Cloud sometimes forming below 450m near the coast, but cloud base generally rising to 600 to 750m - possibly a few breaks to higher summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sunshine, mainly well inland. Visibility often very good, but very poor in snow.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C
Freezing Level
700m coastal hills; otherwise 500 or 600m.
Planning Outlook
High rainfall and intermittently windy across most mountains over the next week or more as a series of Atlantic lows cross Britain. With uncertainty in the tracks of some lows, Tuesday's forecast remains very uncertain - but by Wednesday a transient weak ridge of high pressure will bring a brief improvement. Higher summits sometimes below freezing point S Scotland southwards: snow may accumulate on highest summits. Mostly below freezing Scottish Highlands enabling snow to accumulate widely.