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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Monday 31st August 2026
Last updated
Sun 30th Aug 26 at
4:31PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Showers scattered across most hills through morning, locally clustering for frequent falls with heavy bursts. Showers gradually clear eastward, spotty light rain fades out with time as sunny bursts break out (though weakened by high cloud). Cool-to-mild, but feeling chilly in a strengthening wind.
Headline for Lake District
Showery morning, fading afternoon; becoming windy
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly increasing from 20-25mph early in day to 30-35mph midday into afternoon and orienting westerly; gusts approach 40mph during afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over fells, impeding walking on exposed high terrain, tending to worsen with strongest gusts affecting balance; notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain on and off, fading
Showery rain frequent for several hours, some heavier moments mixed in, then tending to improve from the west to fewer showers during the afternoon, largely dry by evening. Patchy rain returns from west overnight.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowest morning, rising higher up, many summits clearing
Fairly extensive across the fells in the morning, to lower elevations for a time especially west. The base rising toward upper slopes, increasingly breaking above the fells afternoon. Highest summits may only see brief breaks.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, glimpses of sun break out, then sun developing near coast and extending inland late afternoon. Thin high cloud will build from the west. Visibility good away from showers, some haze in west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 or 9C, may briefly rise a degree but trending lower with time. Feeling near to freezing as wind increases.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 1st September 2026
Last updated
Sun 30th Aug 26 at
4:31PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25 to 35mph, may strengthen somewhat, peak gusts approaching 45mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions over the fells, momentarily more arduous. Marked wind chill where exposed on high terrain.
How Wet?
Rain or drizzle much of day
Drizzly much of the day, particularly west Lakeland, with patchy rain coming and going, most steady falls on western fells, and perhaps more widely with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive higher areas
Shrouding most higher fells all day, fairly persistent in west above 600-800m. Higher bases and some breaks above 800m east and northeast Lakeland, but cloud tending to fill in here as afternoon goes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally cloudy. Visibility reduced in rain, better if drier, more often east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9 or 10C, little change all day. Feeling around 0C in the wind on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Last updated
Sun 30th Aug 26 at
4:31PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph, gusty, and strengthening for a time with tops speeds to 40-45mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking impacted, buffeting gusts impacting stability and more strenuous conditions for a time; feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Often raining
Showery rain drifts across the fells all day, most persistent falls west with heavy bursts, and likely setting in for a few hours. May break up somewhat late in the day, but staying damp on high terrain.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Blanket cloud unlikely breaks above 600-700m, best chance early and late in the day towards eastern fells. Cloud often lowering, and may well be shrouded to low western slopes much of the day, patches into valleys during heaviest rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, dull on high terrain with poor visibility all day.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10C rising to 13C, staying elevated into night. Feeling like 2 to 4C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A generally unsettled outlook during the first two weeks of September with frequent rain and strong winds. Low pressure dominates and a series of frontal systems move in from the Atlantic. West to southwesterlies, often gale force over the mountains in the second half of this coming week. Heavy rain most prolonged in the west where increasingly wet underfoot, streams rising to be in spate. Low cloud often covering the hills, rarely clearing western summits. Temperatures varying, some notably cooler days for Scotland, at times more humid air mainly toward the south. A few brighter windows will break out, mostly south and eastern areas, but always brief and any detail on timing remains uncertain.