Lake District
The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston.
Friday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
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
Friday 5th December 2025
Last updated
Thu 4th Dec 25 at
3:25PM
Summary for all mountain areas
South-southeasterly winds strengthen, reaching gale-force afternoon many areas, sooner Wales, here becoming severe. Some rain / hill snow NE Scotland fades, patchy rain west coasts, otherwise dry, then rain sweeps in from southwest later, snow inland mountains into evening. Best cloud breaks NW Scotland.
Headline for Lake District
Windy, gales later severe. A little rain, sets in later.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25-35mph, trending southeasterly and rising towards 40-50mph during afternoon, further deteriorating soon after dark to 60mph. Then starting to drop further into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Comfortable walking affected from dawn, increasingly strenuous with buffeting gusts in exposure, deteriorating to become difficult dusk onward. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain locally west, then sets in widely later
Patchy showery rain drifts inland from the Irish Sea, mostly south and west fells in morning, sleet highest summits. Rain arrives more widely later afternoon and into night, persistent and heavy for a few hours.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, most persistent south
A layer of cloud likely shrouds high terrain all day with banks to many middle slopes, lowest from Coniston group to areas south from Helvellyn at first. Some breaks toward upper slopes north. Lowering widely in rain later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, to 40% north.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, some brighter skies in morning north Lakes, but high cloud thickening. Variable visibility in and out of rain, at times very good, mainly northern areas.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1 or 2C from dawn, rising a degree afternoon, continuing to rise overnight. Feeling like -10C in the wind, colder as speeds increase up to dusk.
Freezing Level
Variable between 600-800m. Rapidly rising from dusk into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 6th December 2025
Last updated
Thu 4th Dec 25 at
3:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 20 to 30mph, may strengthen further later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery over higher exposed terrain, risk of becoming more challenging walking conditions.
How Wet?
Often raining, some heavier
Rain on and off at least, a mix of steady rain and frequent drizzle, some showery pulses moving inland from coasts.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest south/west
Likely to blanket the fells all day, fairly extensive from mid-slopes upward south and west Lakeland, some banks to lower slopes. Highest bases north/east of Helvellyn group, breaks above 600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun unlikely, visibility poor in cloud and rain, locally better lower fells north Lakes.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C. Wind chill feeling like -5C in stronger speeds on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Sunday 7th December 2025
Last updated
Thu 4th Dec 25 at
3:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Very uncertain speeds: South turning southwesterly, 20 to 30mph, but risk increasing to 40mph+.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect blustery conditions, beware potential for more arduous conditions for much of the day.
How Wet?
Possible spell of heavy rain
Risk setting in for steady or heavy rain for a few hours. Chance of only small patchy amounts.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Shrouding the fells widely, with banks of cloud from low to mid elevations upward, particularly southern areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally cloudy and misty, poor visibility likely most hills, locally better north Lakes.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C, small variation with added height. Feeling like -5C or possibly colder if exposed to stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Generally unsettled through the weekend and into next week with areas of low pressure circulating near to the British Isles. Day-to-day detail will be uncertain even in short-range as complex systems move around slowly - a series of frontal systems bringing spells of rain and some high-level snow, mixed with showers with hail mostly near western coasts. Temperatures often on the milder side compared to recently, with typically only higher tops in the Highlands intermittently just below freezing point, expect periods of thawing up to these tops. Wind speeds will also vary, often south to southwesterlies, at times reaching gale force on tops, but intermittent lulls.