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
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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
Friday 9th January 2026
Last updated
Thu 8th Jan 26 at
4:10PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy snowfall and low cloud over the eastern Highlands & N/E Pennines, little if any reaching western Scotland where hills will be clearer, some low-level fog. Extensive fresh snow cover for Wales and Peak District, residual flurries fade, but wind remains strong; showers with hail near west coast of Wales.
Headline for Lake District
Chilly wind. Patchy light snow, cloud banks over tops.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 20 to 25mph, nearer 30mph early in day, particularly eastern fells.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery with marked wind chill in exposure on higher fells, improving during afternoon.
How Wet?
Occasional flurries
Patchy snow from overnight still falling as light flurries over fells into morning, a band of more frequent flurries may push westwards for a time, tending to fade; mostly sleet lower slopes.
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 poor at times if in snow and cloud, navigation challenging on some tops; becoming very good where dry.
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.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 10th January 2026
Last updated
Thu 8th Jan 26 at
4:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable direction 10-15mph or soon often less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Rare showers, flurries
Chance of light showers drifting in from the coast, snow flurries over fells, mostly rain spots below 500m in west.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied patches
Patches of cloud some slopes, most common western tops, well broken eastwards. Local mist possible in valleys.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mix of cloud and sun. Visibility mostly very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or -2C.
Freezing Level
Much terrain frozen into valleys inland; some slopes to 400-500m just above freezing, 600m nearest coast.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 11th January 2026
Last updated
Thu 8th Jan 26 at
4:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, strengthening rapidly up to dawn, in range 40 to 60mph much of daytime.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions with frequent buffeting and powerful gusts to some lower slopes, significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Snow turning to rain
Snow developing perhaps quickly from the southwest, setting in widely heavy, sleet or rain on lower terrain, possibly freezing rain for a time. Increasingly turning to rain to higher elevations.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Shrouding the fells widely all day, to lower slopes south Lakeland, highest bases toward Ullswater.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and mostly dull. Visibility generally very poor, appalling for a time if in snow on hills.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C rising toward +2 to 4C, small variation of temperature with height. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C.
Freezing Level
300 to 500m from dawn, partly frozen into inland valleys; rising variably during day above freezing to highest tops.
Planning Outlook
Terrain stays widely frozen away from coastal slopes this weekend, fresh extensive snow for Wales and Peak District, whilst substantial snow remains across Scottish mountains. By Sunday, southerly winds strengthen to gales - as a frontal system approaches, snow then freezing rain is likely. A rise of freezing level from the southwest - thawing develops, rising just above freezing toward all higher slopes; in England and Wales much snow will thaw - here only occasionally near freezing on highest tops in the week ahead. In Scotland next week, higher mountains often near or below freezing at 800-1000m upward. A mix of rain and high-level snowfall, often windy through mid-month.