Peak District
The southernmost Pennines, covering the entire Peak District National Park, also extending north to hills accessed from Hebden Bridge, and including the hills immediately north of Manchester.
Friday'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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra 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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 11th September 2026
Last updated
Thu 10th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fresh westerly winds will be strongest in northern Scotland, speeds lessening a little during the day, but feeling cool in exposure on tops. Light showers mainly in western Scotland tends to fade. Cloud often capping western tops, breaks forming higher with time; clearer hills toward east.
Headline for Peak District
Moderate-light breeze. Largely dry, cloud soon above hills.
How windy? (On the summits)
West-northwesterly 20mph, easing a little to 15mph afternoon. Starting to increase again into night, later toward 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling rather cool on tops particularly early in day. Some deterioration onward through the night.
How Wet?
Largely dry
Chance of an odd spot of drizzly rain toward northwest in the morning, but most of the day entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud lifts off the hills
Banks of cloud at varied heights in the early morning, some ragged low patches in west, these soon lifting, breaking above the summits as morning goes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, a little fair weather cloud. Good visibility, though a haze building.
Temperature (at 600m)
11 or 12C, only slight rise. Feeling like 5C on tops in early wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 16C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 12th September 2026
Last updated
Thu 10th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 40mph, strengthening from the north during the day, gusts reach 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions, becoming more challenging on exposed high tops with time.
How Wet?
Rain tending to set in
Patchy rain moving in fro the northwest during the morning becomes increasingly persistent, especially Lancashire Pennines, with time rain more widely.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowering in rain
Some cloud banks roll onto western moors, as rain develops, filling in with time over higher and northern tops, blanketing many higher moors increasingly.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% dropping to 30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, some brighter skies through high cloud in south early in day. Visibility good, slight haze, reducing in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C rising to 13C. Feeling near to freezing directly in wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 13th September 2026
Last updated
Thu 10th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20-25mph from dawn into early morning, easing to 10mph afternoon, turning W-SW'ly. Rising again into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling chilly in a fresh breeze early morning, becoming small by afternoon.
How Wet?
Substantially dry
Chance a brief drizzly shower, mainly morning in western areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Early patches lifting and clearing
Patchy cloud affecting some western slopes early in the day, may skim tops above 500-600m for a few hours in the west, but tending to lift above the hills by middle of day. Eastern moors mainly clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% rising above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Variable sunshine and cloud. Visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
9C rising to 12C during day, then little change into evening and night. Feeling like 3C in early wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 18C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Changeable west-southwesterlies prevail through mid September; often windy, gale-force winds for periods over higher terrain. An active frontal system sweeps southeastward on Saturday with a sustained fall of rain, accompanied by upland gales for most places. Improving for better weather on Sunday, then wind and rain returns into Monday, staying showery into Tuesday. A mixed outlook likely continues later next week with rain most frequent in western Scotland. Temperatures varying, some cooler days especially in Scotland, but often fairly mild further south, at times quite warm and humid.