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.
Winter sunshine
Bright sunshine most of the day with the mountains generally free of cloud. Snow cover on higher terrain.
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.
Winter sunshine
Bright sunshine most of the day with the mountains generally free of cloud. Snow cover on higher terrain.
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
Monday 5th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 4th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cold northerlies continue; significant chill factor over mountains, though speeds less than recent days. All terrain frozen; snow cover widely in Highlands, substantial in north, further showers of snow and hail. Showers continue to feed into N/W Wales. Largely dry with sun and broken cloud N England/S Scotland.
Headline for Lake District
Cold brisk wind. Dry with sunshine.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 25mph to at times 30mph higher areas, shifting northwesterly and easing to 20-25mph afternoon. Then increasing into night to 30-35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Significant chill factor in exposure, feeling blustery, affecting comfortable walking on tops, slight easing of conditions with time.
How Wet?
Precipitation not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Rare cloud caps may graze the highest tops, though all fells will be largely clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, a little cloud for a time toward the east. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-5C from dawn, lifting up to -3C afternoon. Wind chill feeling like -13 to -16C on tops.
Freezing Level
Terrain widely frozen; at dawn around -8C inland valleys; staying at or below freezing all day from many valleys upwards.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 6th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 4th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 20-25mph, gradually rising with time, speed reaching towards 40mph in exposure around dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking becoming strenuous with time though variable; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Pulses of snow, more frequent later
Bands of snow showers drift onto the fells from the west with intermittent dry periods. Snow becomes more frequent afternoon, merging into broader areas of snow for several hours into nighttime.
Cloud on the hills?
Summits mostly covered, variably lower
High summits likely stay shrouded all day. Bases will rapidly change during showers, briefly extensive to middle slopes, then breaking again. Late in the day, may become more extensive over high/mid terrain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some bright/sunny breaks here and there, though largely cloudy most of the day. Variable visibility, very good for periods, but rapidly deteriorating to very poor in snow.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2 or -3C, a degree colder early in the day. Feeling as cold as -15C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Widely frozen at dawn, lifting with time to 200-400m, highest towards the west coast.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 7th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 4th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20 to 30mph, likely strongest in morning, a possible lull develops, later increasing west later southwesterly.
Effect of the wind on you?
Be prepared for marked wind chill on exposed high terrain, risk more blustery in places at times.
How Wet?
Largely dry, risk rain / hill snow later
Brief showers mostly near to coast, snow on fells, but many hours dry. Later in day or more likely beyond sunset, from west more persistent hill snow may develop, rain to mid or later some upper slopes.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher western areas
Patchy cloud over higher tops, may often cling around some slopes, mostly western areas, but possibly good breaks to many tops inland and eastern Lakeland during the daytime.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some early brightness through high cloud, best in east, but overcast skies becoming duller. Visibility very good whilst dry.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2C rising to 0C, or slightly higher after dark. Feeling around -10C if exposed to stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Frost into most valleys in morning, rising toward 600m, possibly 800m in west later in day, more widely after dark.
Planning Outlook
Freezing conditions widely over the mountains all this week - some changes toward the weekend as Atlantic lows try to circulate further northwards, bringing some variable thawing mainly to England and particularly Wales, whilst Scottish mountains may see brief if any periods of above-freezing conditions even onward into mid-month. Complex weather systems later this week, with potentially a deep low moving across southern Britain by Thursday-early Friday which may bring some snowfalls to Wales and the southern Pennines, accompanied by possibly severe gales. More variable wind speeds for Scotland, trending westerly; some lulls but interspersed with gales. Further accumulating upland snow, mixed with some lowland rain.