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.
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.
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.
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.
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 24th December 2025
Last updated
Tue 23rd Dec 25 at
3:44PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy cloud on middle and high slopes of central and east Scottish Highlands, clearer west and north; high summits clear too. Most cloud in England stays east of the Pennines, little west including Lakeland where isolated to summits. Gusty wind in Wales, risk gales south; early cloud in the east will break.
Headline for Lake District
Blustery in exposure; fleeting cloud caps on summits
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 20-25mph, gusty over high terrain, the strongest gusts reaching 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery on high terrain, the strongest gusts challenging stability and feeling chilly.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Caps over the high tops, most east
Cloud caps come and go over the high tops, most frequent with lower bases over the Helvellyn group, down to 700-800m eastern slopes. Many summits clear for periods.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny, the least sunshine on mid slopes of eastern fells. Some high cloud around. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or +1C, lowering slightly from evening into nighttime.
Freezing Level
700-800m, lowering slightly from evening and into nighttime.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 25th December 2025
Last updated
Tue 23rd Dec 25 at
3:44PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25-30mph, gusty over the high tops, 35mph or higher.
Effect of the wind on you?
Comfort of walking affected in exposure, strongest gusts over high tops may challenge balance; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Largely clear after morning
A few patches at various middle and upper elevations on eastern fells in the morning, these substantially clearing for cloud-free fells most of the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or 0C, though a degree or two warmer on westernmost fells and highest summits. Feeling like -10C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Poorly defined, mostly middle and upper eastern slopes though variable, likely milder west of high tops.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 26th December 2025
Last updated
Tue 23rd Dec 25 at
3:44PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 20 to 30mph, stronger gusts around some tops and high passes; locally also gusty downslope west of high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery with considerable wind chill in exposure over the fells, in places sudden buffeting gusts not just on the summits.
How Wet?
Precipitation very unlikely
Small chance of brief snow grains on some fells mainly toward the northeast Lakes.
Cloud on the hills?
Sometimes capping tops north/east
Patchy cloud may occasionally drift over higher slopes mainly areas from Skiddaw to Helvellyn and perhaps High Street, but many tops often clear; cloud rare on western tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mix of cloud and sun, best toward west coast where often sunny all day. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C, small variation with height. Feeling like -10C directly in the stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Near freezing all elevations from dawn, terrain staying frozen out of sunlight, but lifting just above freezing some slopes.
Planning Outlook
Christmas Day will be dry: easterly winds are dominant, strongest in England and Wales and most cloud east of the high tops: may be fairly sheet-like sometimes, though variably more extensive or broken, best of sun breaks in western areas. Turning cooler too, the coldest air in England and Wales with freezing levels reaching as low as 300-600m in east Wales, though poorly defined. High pressure stays put to the north into the weekend, maintaining dry weather, easterly winds, and mixed cloud and sunshine, most of the cloud in eastern areas. Temperatures will be variable, becoming milder for a time in England and Wales, with poorly defined freezing levels.