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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.
Thursday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchy cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Winter kit required on higher terrain
Snow cover over higher mountains. Safe progress over some terrain will require suitable footwear - possibly crampons and ice-axe where necessary.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchy cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Winter kit required on higher terrain
Snow cover over higher mountains. Safe progress over some terrain will require suitable footwear - possibly crampons and ice-axe where necessary.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Thursday 8th January 2026
Last updated
Wed 7th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fairly benign conditions, breezier in northern Scotland. Local snow flurries, patchy cloud and some sun. A developing system to the southwest moves into Wales with heavy snow setting in increasingly widely later, extending into the Peak District by evening, accompanied by gales.
Headline for Lake District
Light wind. Rare flurries, patchy cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable direction mostly 10mph or less. Strengthening E-NE'ly 30mph evening-night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small during daytime.
How Wet?
Patchy light snow
Occasional snow flurries, sleet or rain low to mid-slopes. Into night, some snow flurries develop, sleet lower slopes, small amounts.
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy cloud mostly south/west
Cloud banks mostly higher western slopes, but risk also areas of fog some inland valleys and some coastal lower slopes, likely most widely south Lakeland. Often clearer hills north/northeast Lakes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Varied cloud and sun, a veil of high cloud. Visibility very good in places, but risk misty or hazy some lower areas.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2C, up to 0C nearer coast.
Freezing Level
Frost many inland valleys, all day out of sunlight. Otherwise 500-600m, or slightly higher toward the coast.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Friday 9th January 2026
Last updated
Wed 7th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 20 to 30mph, likely strongest early in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery with marked wind chill in exposure on higher fells.
How Wet?
Possible flurries
Patchy snow from overnight still falling as light flurries over fells into morning, sleet lower slopes, tending to fade out.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied patches, more widely morning
Banks of cloud likely over many higher slopes in the morning, but tending to thin and break, some patches may cling around tops in north and eastern areas all day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Any sun weak due to a veil of high cloud. Visibility increasingly very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or -2C. Feeling near/below -10C if exposed to stronger winds.
Freezing Level
300 to 600m, highest nearer to coasts, but some terrain frozen into the valleys.
Viewing Forecast For
Lake District
Saturday 10th January 2026
Last updated
Wed 7th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable direction 10-15mph or less. Possibly northerly 20mph for a time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but risk noticeable wind chill in exposure on hills.
How Wet?
Rare showers, flurries
Possibly mostly light showers drifting in from the coast, snow flurries over fells, mostly rain spots below 500m in west.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied patches
Patches of cloud some slopes, most common western tops, well broken eastwards. Local mist possible in valleys.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mix of cloud and sun. Visibility mostly very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or -2C.
Freezing Level
Much terrain frozen into valleys inland; some slopes to 400-500m just above freezing, 600m nearest coast.
Planning Outlook
Terrain remaining widely frozen into the weekend, extensive deep snow cover for Highlands, less nearer the central belt. A fresh good covering for Wales and south Pennines from Thursday night too. Quiet weather for Saturday daytime. Then into Sunday, southerly winds strengthen to gales - as a frontal system approaches, snow then freezing rain is likely. A rise of freezing level from the southwest - some thawing develops, rising just above freezing toward higher slopes; more pronounced thawing in England and Wales to the tops. Uncertain patterns next week, colder air may return across Scotland, whilst further south often generally milder. Some further hill snow mainly in Scotland.