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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 20th September 2026
Last updated
Sat 19th Sep 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Gale-force winds over Scottish mountains early in the day lessen, but staying blustery and feeling chilly, for northern areas in particular. Showery rain in the west in the morning fading. Cloud base rising with good breaks forming, sunny spells best toward east. Lightest winds for Wales.
Headline for Lake District
Strongest wind in morning; early showers fade, cloud lifts.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 40mph early morning, tending to lessen gradually to 25mph middle of day into afternoon, slightly less later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions moderating, but still blustery and affecting comfortable walking on exposed tops. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Soon mostly dry
Drizzly showers mostly western Lakeland early morning, fading to be largely dry. Some drizzle returns into the night in west.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting above most tops
Patchy cloud above 700-800m in the morning, most common on western fells. Lifting and breaking, but may leave some patches grazing highest tops in west. Well into night, blanket low cloud rolls in from west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken cloud and sunshine; high cloud may thicken later. Some haze especially morning, visibility becoming very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 or 7C, little change all day, then tending to rise onward into night. Feeling sub-zero in the stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 21st September 2026
Last updated
Sat 19th Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25 to 35mph, very gusty in places; speeds may ease a little during the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, affecting ease of walking and balance in places, some buffeting gusts through passes, locally downslope.
How Wet?
Drizzle
Drizzle and light rain, most frequent over western Lakeland, patchier eastward, but feeling generally damp where in cloud.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive much of the day
Blanket cloud shrouding the fells, foggy from some lower elevations upward in western areas. Cloud base higher eastward and a slow lift of base may develop with local breaks mainly later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly furthest east. Misty poor visibility, better visibility below cloud mainly northeast Lakes.
How Cold? (at 750m)
12 to 14C, small change with added height and little change into night; quite humid, but still feeling near 5C if directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Last updated
Sat 19th Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20 to 30mph, some gusty areas around some higher fells, including through passes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Varied conditions, in places fairly small, but some more blustery areas and some buffeting gusts.
How Wet?
Drizzle
Often drizzly southwestern fells in particular, and feeling damp anywhere within cloud.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest southwest
Shrouding the fells widely, likely all day toward the south and west of the region, from low-mid slopes upward, the base may lift a little during day. Some breaks develop mostly toward Ullswater, perhaps a little more widely later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, misty over the fells. Some glimpses of sun toward valleys in northeastern Lakes, where visibility good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
11 or 12C all day, humid; may then drop a little into night. Feeling like 4C directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Warm and humid air from the southwest extends across Britain early in the new week, cloaking many hills in fog and drizzle, to lower slopes near western coasts. A band of steadier rain is likely to be draped over northwest Scotland by Tuesday. Best of cloud breaks in areas further east and northeast. Rain then passes eastwards into Wednesday followed by a few showers, lower humidity and cloud bases lifting. Later in the week, areas of low pressure toward the northwest likely still bring periods of stronger winds to Scotland at least and a risk of rain at times mainly in the west, but a trend toward higher pressure and drier weather more often for the end of September into the start of October.