Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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.
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.
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 9th November 2025
Last updated
Sun 9th Nov 25 at
8:04AM
Summary for all mountain areas
A swathe of rain advances eastwards across all regions during the day, heaviest over south-facing hill groups, patchier northwards across the Highlands, breaking up with time in the west, leaving a few showers, rising cloud bases. Windy, up to gale force high tops, most sustained in Wales.
Headline for Lake District
Windy, lessening later. Wet much of the day, low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 30-35mph soon rising in morning to gusty 40-45mph for several hours through middle of day. Starting to lessen a little during afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking arduous with marked wind chill. Considerable buffeting will make stability challenging. Some improvement later.
How Wet?
Soon frequently raining, heavy at times
Patchy rain from dawn, soon setting in widely in morning. Heaviest persistent rain on southern fells. Staying wet onward into afternoon, rain may break up a little, but some pulses of heavy rain on and off, clearing later in day. Some further rain develops into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Becoming extensive
Cloud covers high tops and southern fells from dawn, banks down to middle slopes. Cloud will fill in more extensively above 600-700m as rain sets in; bases always highest around Blencathra.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% north at first, lowering to less than 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast. Visibility mostly poor as rain and fog set in widely, locally starting good in northeast.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 to 7C. Feeling like -5C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 10th November 2025
Last updated
Sun 9th Nov 25 at
8:04AM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 10-20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Soon substantially dry
Showery rain from dawn soon clears northward, wet underfoot at first. Occasional showers follow, drifting off the Irish Sea onto southwestern fells.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly just high and southern fells
Fairly extensive at and before dawn but very soon breaking. Banks will cling to high fells and southern slopes above 700-800m, most other fells becoming clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% highest fells and southern slopes, 70% elsewhere
Sunshine and air clarity?
Soon frequently sunny on most fells except just south of highest tops. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6C
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 11th November 2025
Last updated
Sun 9th Nov 25 at
8:04AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, strengthening rapidly from before dawn to 40 to 50mph in morning, reaching 60mph with stronger gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Soon arduous walking conditions, increasingly difficult mobility over higher terrain. Marked wind chill despite mild air.
How Wet?
Rain often heavy
Rain widespread throughout the day, sustained heavy falls likely, particularly southwestern areas. Streams in spate, renewed flooding.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest south
Blanket low cloud across the fells, from lower slopes upward south and southwest areas, 500-600m further northeast across Lakeland.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Below 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and murky, better visibility locally toward north Lakes if drier.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C soon rising from dawn to 7C, reaching 9C from noon; only small fall with height. Feeling nearer -5C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
A cloudy and wet week ahead as several low pressure cores draw frontal systems across the British Isles. Rain at times extensive and heavy, streams in spate with a risk of flooding, primarily western mountains. Winds start fairly light but soon increase with gales becoming widespread by Tuesday, which may persist for several days. Temperatures remain mild until later in the week when cold air begins pushing into northern Scotland - timing and extent of the arrival of cold air remains uncertain but high terrain of Scotland and possibly northern England may start to see more snow around or after next weekend.