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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.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Winter kit required on higher terrain
Snow cover over higher mountains. Safe progress over some terrain will require suitable footwear - possibly crampons and ice-axe where necessary.
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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.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Winter kit required on higher terrain
Snow cover over higher mountains. Safe progress over some terrain will require suitable footwear - possibly crampons and ice-axe where necessary.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 16th February 2026
Last updated
Sun 15th Feb 26 at
3:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Snow over northwestern mountains in Scotland will tend to extend further into Lochaber and Cairngorms by afternoon as NW'ly winds strengthen, some hail mixed in. Strong westerlies for England, gale-force on Welsh mountains, heavy showers merging into longer periods rain, snow confined to higher tops.
Headline for Lake District
Blustery and showery, hail or snow on fells.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 30mph, squally stronger gusts at times in heavier showers; turning more northwesterly up to dusk, increasing a little into evening, risk reaching 40-50mph high tops overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery with considerable wind chill on higher fells. Gusts affecting balance on exposed tops and ridges at times. Deteriorating into night.
How Wet?
Snow showers; sometimes frequent
Snow and hail showers on fells, sometimes frequent or at times more constant precipitation western Lakeland. Mostly rain below 400-500m. Chance isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive higher areas
Cloud base varying, between 400m near precipitation in west, otherwise 600 to occasionally 800m, best breaks in east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sunshine - mainly lower slopes east Lakes. Very varied visibility; very poor or appalling in snow, but otherwise excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or 1C. Then dropping overnight toward -4C. Daytime wind chill feeling like -7 to -10C on exposed higher areas.
Freezing Level
700 to 800m, briefly slightly higher afternoon. Into night, dropping toward freezing or below at all elevations.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 17th February 2026
Last updated
Sun 15th Feb 26 at
3:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 25 to 30mph early morning, risk stronger up to dawn, but dropping, to N-NE'ly 20mph, or less during afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Prepare for considerable wind chill in the morning, blustery conditions for a few hours at least, but improving.
How Wet?
Precipitation not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Very little if any
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bright sunshine. Superb visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-3C. Early in day, feeling like -10 to -13C directly in the wind, easing.
Freezing Level
400m but most terrain frozen: partial thawing lowest particularly sunlit slopes.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 18th February 2026
Last updated
Sun 15th Feb 26 at
3:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25-35mph, though powerful gusts are likely in high exposure and elevated passes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous walking and significant wind chill; gusts often affecting stability.
How Wet?
Precipitation unlikely
Cloud on the hills?
Little or no cloud
A few caps may graze the highest fell tops but likely no cloud.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Likely sunny but high cloud may increasingly weaken the sun. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2 or -3C. Feeling as cold as -18C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Terrain widely frozen from dawn, some thawing of lower slopes, variably higher to the northwest.
Planning Outlook
Much terrain frozen into midweek, frost into valleys and glens. Uncertain extent of strengthening winds by Wednesday, and possible snow moving into Wales. Late in the week and through next weekend, a switch to southwesterly winds is expected, bringing a change to milder conditions - lifting above freezing to tops in England and Wales, and generally higher freezing levels in Scotland; periods of thawing likely over the mountains, though some further snowfall at times on higher Munros. Rain most frequent over western hills. Generally windy with upland gales.