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.
Snow flurries
Occasional light snow flurries, sleet or rain lower elevations. Amounts little more than nuisance value, but locally more persistent and reducing visibility for periods.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be 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 flurries
Occasional light snow flurries, sleet or rain lower elevations. Amounts little more than nuisance value, but locally more persistent and reducing visibility for periods.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 7th January 2026
Last updated
Tue 6th Jan 26 at
4:20PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Gale-force NW'ly winds England, Wales and S Scotland, slowly lessen from west. Areas of snow falling over N & E Scotland tends to ease and become patchy. A few showers or flurries elsewhere, but largely dry SW Highlands. Much terrain remains frozen, substantial snow depths much of Highlands.
Headline for Lake District
Windy, early gales lessen. Often dry, occasional flurries on fells.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 40mph early morning, stronger gusts over 50mph in places around dawn, tending to gradually lessen, to 25mph during afternoon, less by evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Significant wind chill and strenuous walking with buffeting on exposed high terrain in the morning at least, improving, but still blustery into afternoon.
How Wet?
Largely dry, brief local showers
One or two brief showers coming inland from the Irish Sea, snow flurries on fells, but much of the day likely dry. Into night, some patchy snow moves in from west, rain or sleet lower slopes.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher western areas
Patchy cloud over higher tops, may often cling around some slopes, mostly western areas, but good breaks to many tops inland and eastern Lakeland.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mix of cloud and sun. Visibility mostly very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2 or -3C, or slightly higher into night. Feeling like -10 to -15C if exposed to wind, coldest in morning.
Freezing Level
Much terrain frozen inland. Up to 400-500m coastal areas, slight rise into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 8th January 2026
Last updated
Tue 6th Jan 26 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly at first 15 to 20mph, soon often less, variable direction. Strengthening E-NE'ly evening-night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small during daytime.
How Wet?
Patchy light snow
Occasional snow flurries, sleet or rain low to mid-slopes.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied cloud around hills
Cloud banks mostly higher western slopes, but risk also areas of fog some inland valleys and some coastal lower slopes, likely most widely south Lakeland.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Varied cloud and sun, a veil of high cloud. Visibility very good in places, but risk misty or hazy some lower areas.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2C, up to 0C nearer coast.
Freezing Level
Frost many inland valleys, all day out of sunlight. Otherwise 500-600m, or slightly higher toward the coast.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 9th January 2026
Last updated
Tue 6th Jan 26 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 20 to 30mph, chance stronger early in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery with marked wind chill in exposure on higher fells.
How Wet?
Possible flurries
Patchy snow from overnight still falling as light flurries over fells into morning, sleet lower slopes, tending to fade out.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied patches, more widely morning
Banks of cloud likely over many higher slopes in the morning, but tending to thin and break, some patches may cling around tops in north and eastern areas all day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Any sun weak due to a veil of high cloud. Visibility increasingly very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or -2C. Feeling near/below -10C if exposed to stronger winds.
Freezing Level
300 to 600m, highest nearer to coasts, but some terrain frozen into the valleys.
Planning Outlook
Terrain remaining widely frozen into the weekend, extensive deep snow cover for Highlands, less nearer the central belt. An additional substantial snowfall for Wales & Peak District on Thursday night, accompanied by gales. A fairly benign end to the week for Scotland, showers near some west coasts. By late Saturday into Sunday, southerly winds strengthen to gales - as a frontal system approaches, snow then freezing rain is likely, before at least a temporary rise of freezing level - some thawing develops on lower terrain, most pronounced in Wales toward higher slopes. Chilly patterns next week with some further hill snow, many mountains often sub-zero, but overall less cold.