Honister Hause Youth Hostel (Cumbria) weather

Headline:

Staying largely dry and cold for Christmas week.

Today:

Largely cloudy this morning with outbreaks of drizzle and fog over the hills. Cloud gradually lifting this afternoon to give some sunny spells and turning increasingly breezy across the south of the region. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Dry tonight with partly cloudy skies. Turning chilly under any cloud breaks, perhaps with a touch of frost in the countryside. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Wednesday:

Dry and bright for many on Christmas Eve. Turning increasingly windy through the day with a bitter wind chill by the afternoon. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Christmas Day will be dry with plenty of sunshine, feeling cold in the brisk winds. A frosty start on Boxing Day, and remaining dry and bright into the weekend.

High pressure is likely to dominate across the UK at the start of this period and through to the end of the year. This means that weather conditions will be largely settled and for many places it will remain dry. It may often be rather cloudy, but any rainfall that does develop is expected to be light with overall accumulations small. Winds will mostly be light with temperatures close to or slightly below normal. Into 2026, little change is anticipated through the first week of January, with settled and mainly dry conditions continuing for many parts of the UK. However, there is a small chance that more unsettled, wetter and milder weather could develop at times, particularly in the north.

High pressure will probably lie close to the UK through much of this period and bring a large amount of dry and settled weather, especially in the south, with rainfall most likely in the north. Temperatures are expected to be close to or slightly below normal. Toward the end of this period there is potential for more changeable or unsettled conditions to develop more widely.