Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Sunday's Forecast
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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
Sunday 28th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 27th Dec 25 at
2:40PM
Summary for all mountain areas
High pressure brings dry and sunny conditions to the Highlands with little wind and the mountains clear, although some fog in the glens. Elsewhere, an east wind will continue to feed cloud into the Scottish Borders, N Pennines, and east Wales with scope for spots of drizzle. Still dry and sunny toward west coast.
Headline for Lake District
Easterly wind with a cloud sheet capping eastern fells. Sunniest toward west coast.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 10 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, some gustiness around tops and high passes.
How Wet?
Local drizzle or snow grains
Mostly dry, but scope for spots of drizzle from cloud sheet.
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud onto eastern fell tops, clearer west coast.
Occasional patches or banks of cloud above 600-700m, mostly eastern tops. Often clear in west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% in west, 50% in the east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive cloud, but sharp clearance toward west coast to sunshine. Visibility very good or excellent..
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or 1C, slightly warmer on highest summits if above an inversion.
Freezing Level
Near freezing above 600-700m, also frost in some valleys, all day out of sunlight.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Monday 29th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 27th Dec 25 at
2:40PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 10 to 15mph, but tending to lift to 15 to 25mph through the day. May lift to 30mph over tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but increasingly considerable wind chill where exposed to the wind and rather gusty.
How Wet?
Risk locally light precipitation in east.
Mostly dry, but scope for a little patchy spots of light rain or snow grains from the banks of low cloud in the east.
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud banks mostly in the east.
Cloud banks mainly confined to eastern and northeastern fells with bases around 500-700m. Patchy cloud further west where fells may be mostly clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% in east, 80% in west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudiest in the east, best sun in the west. Visibility mostly very good outside of any precipitation.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 0C, small change in temperature with height.
Freezing Level
Freezing level poorly defined, generally much of terrain frozen. Frost into glens/corries in the morning.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 30th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 27th Dec 25 at
2:40PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 10mph
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly very little
Ragged patches some upper slopes in the north and east. Tending to lift off through the day. Otherwise, fells mostly clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken cloud and sun, may be mostly cloudy in the east. Visibility very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or -2C
Freezing Level
500-600m
Planning Outlook
Early next week, high pressure still dominates, but generally colder air becoming entrained into its circulation from the north, which sees lower temperatures on high terrain. Small amounts of precipitation, occasional showers or snow flurries. Later in the week, a stronger and colder northerly may develop with snow and hail showers becoming frequent in the north and down coastal extremities elsewhere.