River levels are still high from last weekend's flooding and the Met Office has issued a yellow warning for more rain and snow.
A spokesman warned it would not take "an awful lot of rain" for rivers to overflow, as many did after Storm Desmond.
Sky's Mike McCarthy, in Carlisle, said rain fell throughout the day on Saturday as people continued to pile up ruined furniture and electrical goods outside their homes.
He said: "After midnight the road is going to be closed and volunteers - including the army - will be here to get rid of as much flood-damaged rubbish as they can."
Boxer Amir Khan was among volunteers helping residents with the clean-up.
The Bolton sportsman told Sky News: "With what I saw here, it was really bad.
"Houses where they have to take all the furniture out because it's all been flooded. There's hardly anything left on the first floor of all houses.
"They're all living on the second floor of the houses. It's very sad to see that. These people are suffering and they need our help."
Areas likely to be affected this weekend include Carlisle, Keswick, Cockermouth, Appleby, Kendal and Glenridding, along with St Michael's in Lancashire.
Meanwhile, the flooded market town of Keswick is continuing its clean-up after 200 homes were deluged and 600 people were forced to head for temporary accommodation.
But shop owners say Keswick is still open for business, despite the recovery work going on around them.
In Cockermouth, residents opened the Taste Cumbria event on Friday evening with a lantern parade.
Diane Wood, chief executive of Cumbria County Council, said: "I want to be clear that while there's a lot to do, Cumbria is very much up and open for business.
"I have no doubt that with the resilience and resourcefulness of the Cumbria communities we'll emerge from this even stronger."
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