The entire Lake District National Park, taking in all major summits, including Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, the Langdales and Old Man of Coniston. Also includes the Howgill Fells east of Kendal (the NW extension of Yorks Dales).
Lake District
Saturday 4th December 2021
Last updated
Fri 3rd Dec 21 at
3:55PM
Showers running inland from western coasts on strong to gale force W-NW'ly winds, extending into western Peak & Pennines. Local clusters giving frequent hail or hill snow, chance of thunder. Also risk snow for periods N & E Scotland, may move southwards. Much terrain stays frozen above 600-700m, but locally snow to lower elevations.
Cold, squally winds. Snow & hail showers, at times frequent.
West or northwesterly, speeds varied, mostly 25 to 40mph, but sudden squally gusts 50mph around showers, particularly western areas.
Beware of changing conditions: risk of difficult walking and significant wind chill, may lessen for a time.
Showers with hail, snow on fells
Showery; sometimes clustering together giving snow for an hour or more across the fells, mostly sleet or rain up to about 400-500m. Hail, risk isolated thunder. Some drier periods, mainly toward east.
Often covering high tops
Cloud bases varied, frequently covering many higher fells above 700-800m, but sometimes forming to 600m or below in precipitation. Best breaks typically toward eastern Lakeland.
30%
Brief glimpses of sun. Visibility very good away from showers, but very poor in cloud and snow/hail.
0 or -1C. Wind chill in strongest winds near -15C.
600 to 750m
Lake District
Sunday 5th December 2021
Last updated
Fri 3rd Dec 21 at
3:55PM
North later northeasterly, around 30mph in morning, risk 40mph for a time, but speeds likely to lessen gradually in afternoon.
Considerable buffeting and significant wind chill in morning, tending to ease into afternoon.
Risk local snow flurries
Most of the day often dry. However, local snow showers or flurries may affect east and northeastern fells at times, most likely in the morning.
Risk locally stubborn cloud banks
Banks of cloud focused on fells in north and east from Skiddaw to Helvellyn and High Street group, may linger, although some breaks forming. Further south and west, expect patches, may break up.
40%
Variable cloud and sun, chance of sun developing fairly widely. Visibility very good or excellent.
-1C.
Around 600m, perhaps rising a little; some lower terrain may be frozen early morning.
Lake District
Monday 6th December 2021
Last updated
Fri 3rd Dec 21 at
3:55PM
South veering westerly, often in the range 30 to 50mph, perhaps a brief lull.
Expect frequent buffeting across the hills, sometimes arduous walking conditions with significant wind chill.
Snow, later showers with hail
A period of snowfall is likely for a few hours, falling to lower slopes for a time, becoming gradually sleet or rain lower down from the west. Followed by clusters of showers, some heavy with hail.
Fairly extensive
Shrouding the fells most or all day, extensively during snow, to lower slopes in places. Bases may slowly rise from the west into the afternoon, then varied in and out of showers.
30%
Brief if any sun. Visibility very poor during precipitation, appalling if in snow and cloud, brief improvements lower terrain.
-3C tending to rise slowly to -1C.
Much terrain frozen following overnight frost. Becoming 200-400m, rising slowly to 600m or just above from west.
Most mountain terrain is likely to stay frozen throughout the week ahead. Sometimes freezing conditions to lower slopes, although some day-to-day variations. Wind speed and direction will vary considerably, intermittent lulls, but then a deep low is expected to affect Britain by Tuesday-Wednesday, bringing stormy conditions, perhaps widely. Further lows are likely to follow later in the week. Extensive snowfalls possible on the hills, a mix of snow and rain lower down. Don't miss our latest video content on the MWIS YouTube channel and across our social media feeds.