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.
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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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.
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
Monday 29th December 2025
Last updated
Sun 28th Dec 25 at
2:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Chilly northeasterly winds with extensive cloud with patchy precipitation locally. Best breaks and sun western hills of England and Wales, and western Scotland. As a cold front edges south, cloud may break up more widely later for the Highlands with colder conditions developing on the hills.
Headline for Lake District
Chilly northeast wind. Cloud and hill fog mainly in the east. Clearer in the west.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 10 to 15mph, but tending to lift to 15 to 25mph through the day. May lift to 30mph over tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but increasingly considerable wind chill where exposed to the wind and rather gusty.
How Wet?
Risk locally light precipitation in east.
Mostly dry, but scope for a little patchy spots of light rain or snow grains from the banks of low cloud in the east.
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud banks mostly in the east.
Cloud banks mainly confined to eastern and northeastern fells with bases around 500-700m. Patchy cloud further west where fells may be mostly clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% in east, 80% in west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudiest in the east, best sun in the west. Visibility mostly very good outside of any precipitation.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 0C, small change in temperature with height.
Freezing Level
Freezing level poorly defined, generally much of terrain frozen. Frost into glens/corries in the morning.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Tuesday 30th December 2025
Last updated
Sun 28th Dec 25 at
2:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 10mph
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly very little
Ragged patches some upper slopes in the north and east. Tending to lift off through the day. Otherwise, fells mostly clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken cloud and sun, may be mostly cloudy in the east. Visibility very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or -2C
Freezing Level
500-600m
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Wednesday 31st December 2025
Last updated
Sun 28th Dec 25 at
2:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-westerly backing westerly 15 to 25mph, increasing to 25 to 35mph through the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Be prepared for increasingly blustery conditions with considerable wind chill and buffeting.
How Wet?
Mostly dry
Dry much of day, risk patchy precipitation later, snow flurries on upper slopes.
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 or tops towards and into the afternoon. Perhaps to mid slopes in west.
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. Turning misty and murky later.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around -1C. Feeling closer to -8C in the strongest winds.
Freezing Level
All levels at first, following widespread frost into valleys, but lifting to 500-600m.
Planning Outlook
Up until end of the year, high pressure still dominates. Significant change from New Year's Day as a cold front introduces, a much colder and strong northerly giving severe wind chill with temperatures well below average for the first week to the New Year with 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. All terrain becoming frozen, with scope for very low valley temperatures over snow cover when northerly flow eases.