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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 27th March 2026
Last updated
Thu 26th Mar 26 at
3:10PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Wind strengthens across Scottish mountains to gale-force, significant chill factor. A dry morning central-eastern Highlands, but snow showers in the west develop widely and become heavier with hail. Early rain clears southeastward over England, cloud lifts and breaks; slower to improve southward across Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Windy morning, lessens. Rain & low cloud, much clearer afternoon.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30-35mph in morning, very gusty for a time, then easing into afternoon to 20-25mph. Increasing again into the night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous in exposure with buffeting affecting stability; feeling chilly. An improving trend afternoon.
How Wet?
Morning rain clears into afternoon
Often raining through the morning, most persistent on the western slopes. A breaking trend to showery rain late morning into middle of day, then largely dry afternoon. An odd shower possible later.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, some improvement
Extensive through morning to at least the middle slopes, often lower in the west. A lifting tendency into middle of day, then rapidly all clearing the hills onward into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, rising to 80% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun breaking out with time, sunnier afternoon. Visibility often poor in morning rain, but improving to be very good afternoon.
Temperature (at 600m)
5 or 6C, then sharply cooling afternoon, 2C later, nearer 0C into night. Where exposed to wind, feeling below freezing, nearer -5C in stronger speeds.
And in the valleys
6C from dawn, rising to 8C, then cooling rapidly from sunset.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 28th March 2026
Last updated
Thu 26th Mar 26 at
3:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-northwesterly 25 to 40mph, likely strongest in the morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Very blustery, more strenuous walking with frequent buffeting in exposure at least in morning. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Hail and snow showers
Scattered showers, most common in western areas in the morning, but extending eastwards, mostly brief hail, snow falling in morning to some lower elevations, with time mostly rain below 600m.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, lifting
Brief patches of cloud grazing higher moors in the morning, mostly toward the west, lifting largely above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% rising above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun, best in east in morning. Visibility often very good, but reduced at times to briefly very poor in showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
0C rising to 3C afternoon. Wind chill feeling like -8 to -12C.
And in the valleys
Frost in sheltered valleys around dawn, rising to 10C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 29th March 2026
Last updated
Thu 26th Mar 26 at
3:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest later westerly 40 to 50mph, stronger gusts for a time through middle of day, sudden powerful squalls.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult walking conditions over higher exposed terrain, sudden buffeting knocking you off balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain becomes heavy for a time
A swathe of rain moves in from the west during the morning, turning persistent over a few hours in west, a more intense band moving southeastwards into afternoon. Later showery rain on and off.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, lowering in rain
Patchy cloud on some higher slopes in morning, lowering to fill in more widely above 500-600m, possibly lower for a time. By late in the day, tending to lift and break.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, some early brightness before cloud thickens. Visibility starts good, then poor in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
3 or 4C. Wind chill feeling like -8 to -12C.
And in the valleys
3C at dawn, rising to 9C afternoon, but a few degrees lower during heavy rain.
Planning Outlook
Changeable westerlies prevail onward into early next week, continuing gales over most high terrain. Below freezing on Scottish mountains above 700-800m into Monday with snow showers; higher freezing level further south, above the tops in Wales with mostly drizzly rain here. Milder air lifts above freezing to all tops into Tuesday with low cloud, drizzle and rain, most persistent west-northwest Scotland. Mixed conditions likely continue, but some windows of better weather mid-late in the week - temperatures vary above and just below freezing on Scottish tops. Potential for cold conditions again early April, but drier conditions possibly more common by then.