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Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Wednesday'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.
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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.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 31st December 2025
Last updated
Tue 30th Dec 25 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Much terrain frozen, frost into valleys and glens in the morning, all day out of sunlight, but temperature and freezing level tending to lift toward 800m from west. Showery rain and hill snow moving into W-NW Scotland. Wind strengthening, becoming gales over tops in Scotland during day, then N England after dark.
Headline for Lake District
Strengthening wind. Cloud lowering, largely dry day.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly backing westerly 15 to 25mph, increasing to 25 to 35mph through the day, 40mph onto tops into evening and night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Be prepared for increasingly blustery conditions with considerable wind chill and buffeting.
How Wet?
Mostly dry until late, local flurries
Dry much of day, risk patchy showers toward dusk, snow flurries on upper slopes mostly in west, then later evening and overnight more frequent or persistent showery rain and upland snow.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowering onto fells from west
Fells starting clear, but increasingly low cloud will move in from the west to cover upper slopes towards and into the afternoon above around 700m. Some patches drifting onto high tops in east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% at first, lowering to 30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bright start with sun through high cloud, but cloud building from west. Visibility mostly very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around -1C. Feeling closer to -8C in the strongest winds afternoon.
Freezing Level
All levels in morning, well below freezing with widespread frost into valleys, but lifting to 500-600m, slightly higher from dusk.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 1st January 2026
Last updated
Tue 30th Dec 25 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 30 to 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking, frequent buffeting in exposure higher up. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers mostly early near coast
Showers over the Irish Sea occasionally moving onto coastal hills mainly in southwest Lakes in the morning, falling as snow above 500-600m, possible hail. Often dry middle of day and afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches mostly western tops
Patchy cloud drifting over higher slopes mostly western Lakeland above 700-800m, rarely grazing higher tops further east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sunshine. Visibility very good, occasionally reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or -1C. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -13C.
Freezing Level
500 to 700m, highest near to coasts. Into night dropping sub-zero to lower slopes.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 2nd January 2026
Last updated
Tue 30th Dec 25 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northwesterly 25 to 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Significant wind chill over the fells. Strenuous walking and balance affected on exposed tops and ridges.
How Wet?
Precipitation unlikely
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little
Patches clipping some high tops occasionally, but mostly clear fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-3 or -4C (-6C highest summits). Wind chill feeling like -15C on tops.
Freezing Level
Most terrain frozen, barely rising above zero inland valleys; just above freezing up to 300-400m nearest coast.
Planning Outlook
Significantly cold wintry conditions into the start of January. Air temperature well below freezing on high terrain, plus low minima into many glens and valleys with sustained hard frost. Strong northerly winds later this week giving severe wind chill. Frequent and heavy snow showers moving into northern areas and running down coastal extremities with significant accumulations. Elsewhere, lots of dry and sunny weather, although occasional organised bands of snow will feed south at times in the Arctic airflow. Staying cold into next week with scope for snowfalls more widely.