Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Friday'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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
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
Friday 3rd April 2026
Last updated
Thu 2nd Apr 26 at
3:45PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cold with showery snow in the Highlands, also hail in north. Varied winds, blustery in northern Scotland, moderating for a time central Highlands. In England & Wales, a swathe of gales likely affects the mountains, but still some uncertainty about the northward extent; rain and drizzle, plus low cloud covering many hills.
Headline for Lake District
Varied wind, possible gales. Periods of rain, low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, speed likely to vary considerably during the day, gales up to dawn may ease to 25mph or less for a time, but threat of increasing again rapidly toward 50mph, powerful gusts near high tops, elevated passes and locally downslope to east.
Effect of the wind on you?
Beware of changing conditions - possibly fairly small effects for a time, but considerable risk of deteriorating to make walking arduous with buffeting gusts and significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain on and off, some heavy
Often raining throughout the day, a mix of patchy rain and drizzle, plus some heavier pulses of rain moving through, locally more persistent at times. Generally wettest in west and southwestern areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, some breaks northeast
Often covering higher fells above 700-800m, or at times 600m in west, lower banks locally around rain especially southwestern areas. Some breaks higher up mainly northeast Lakeland.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% southwest, to 40% northeast.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often overcast, but a few brighter windows with glimpses of sun are possible. Mixed visibility, often poor in rain, but occasionally good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C, dropping during day to 3C, nearer 1C by dusk, or sooner northwest fells. Feeling as cold as -10C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, lowering toward evening to 800m from northwest.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 4th April 2026
Last updated
Thu 2nd Apr 26 at
3:45PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, briefly below 20mph early in day, but rapid increase to 40-60mph afternoon, later 70mph+ higher fells.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small early in day, but deteriorating significantly during daytime - with time any mobility increasingly difficult.
How Wet?
Rain or drizzle setting in
Likely dry start, but patchy rain developing to become persistent for a time, then leaving drizzly conditions at least over south and western fells. Then later evening heavy rain for a time. Into night, hail showers, and snow to 600m.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowering extensively
Patchy cloud mostly around southern fells in the morning, many fells may be clear for a time. Increasingly lowering across the fells as rain develops, filling in to lower elevations near coast in south/west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% dropping to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Any weak early sun soon giving way to overcast skies. Visibility starts very good, then reducing to be poor.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C at first, rising to +4C afternoon, then dropping to again into night to 0C. Feeling like -10C or below as wind strengthens.
Freezing Level
600m plus slight frost some valleys up to dawn. Rising above all summits by noon. Into night, dropping back to 700-800m.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 5th April 2026
Last updated
Thu 2nd Apr 26 at
3:45PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 50mph from dawn, possibly stronger up to first light, only gradually easing toward 30-35mph later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Frequent buffeting, walking arduous over higher terrain, some gradual improvement. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showery hail and snow
Generally showery, heavy bursts with hail, and snow to lower-mid elevations early in day, becoming mostly rain or hail below 600m with time. Showers fading toward evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Varying on high tops
Cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, most often in western areas above 700-800m, briefly lower in showers. Breaks above tops away from showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of bright sunshine and very good visibility, but very poor or temporarily appalling in cloud, hail or snow.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2C rising to +1C afternoon. Feeling like -10 to -15C in the wind.
Freezing Level
600m from dawn, rising to 900m afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A storm system moves across Britain over the Easter weekend, bringing severe conditions increasingly widely - severe gales over the mountains advancing northwards into Scotland by later Saturday daytime. Rain and hill snow also sweeps northward - a substantial snowfall develops particularly in northern Scotland later Saturday. Colder for all by Sunday with all mountains sub-zero, above 600-700m in Scotland, 800m in England and Wales - hail and snow showers with gales bringing severe chill factor. Milder southerlies develop for Monday, dry for most, but risk of gales especially in the west. A changeable weather regime is expected to continue next week, possibly turning chillier again later in the week.