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
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 21st September 2026
Last updated
Sun 20th Sep 26 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Warm and humid air across the country brings low cloud shrouding hills extensively, foggy to some lower elevations in the west. Some rain moves east across Scotland then generally damp air with fairly persistent drizzle over western hills. Strongest winds toward northern Scotland, gusty not just on highest tops.
Headline for Lake District
Gusty in places; drizzle, low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25mph to in places gusty 35mph for a time in morning, speeds tend to ease a little during the day to 20mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Variable, sometimes fairly small, but blustery in places around higher terrain, gusty through elevated passes, affecting comfortable walking at times in morning.
How Wet?
Drizzle
Drizzle and occasional light rain, most frequent over western Lakeland, patchier eastward, feeling generally damp where in cloud.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive much of the day, some breaks at times east
Blanket cloud shrouding the fells, foggy from some lower elevations upward in western areas. Early morning more variable and locally clearer for a time especially east, but low cloud likely fills in. A slow lift of base may develop again later. Local breaks above 600-700m then mainly toward east of Helvellyn group.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, to 50% east early in day.
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
Sun 20th Sep 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20 to 25mph, some gusty areas 30mph 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 more notable gusty spots.
How Wet?
Drizzle
Often drizzly southwestern fells in particular, and feeling damp anywhere within cloud. A risk of heavier rain then developing into the night.
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; little change into night. Feeling like 4C directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Last updated
Sun 20th Sep 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
A variable westerly, mostly 10-25mph in the morning, orienting northwesterly 20-25mph afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly fairly small, but speed will vary, with some blustery moments over the high tops.
How Wet?
Morning rain, dry afternoon
Patchy rain from before dawn, drizzly on the tops; rain will set in steadily for several hours, heavy falls likely. Rain will break up, little or none through afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive to start, largely clearing
Cloud shrouds tops from dawn, soon filling in extensively, to low slopes for a time during steady rain. As rain breaks, cloud breaks into varied banks, increasingly fading for largely clear hills later in the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, rising to 80% through afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy much of morning, dull for a time with poor visibility. Sun increasingly breaks out through afternoon with excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
11C to start, soon beginning to lower, finishing near 7C. Feeling near 0C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Rain affects western Scotland on Tuesday, patchier rain extending eastward. Then into Wednesday, a heavier swathe of rain moves east, more likely over England & Wales, clearing from the west leaving a few showers. South-southwesterly winds increase again on Thursday and rain may move into western Scotland, but elsewhere is likely dry. A variable outlook continues into next weekend and just beyond with high pressure building from the south at times with fairly warm and dry conditions, but some Atlantic systems still pass to the north bringing occasional rain and showers toward western Scotland at least. A trend toward drier conditions more widely around the change of month.