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.
Monday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
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
Monday 26th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 25th Oct 26 at
4:02PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A warm front pushes into Wales around dawn, spreading north and east bringing at least several hours of rain to all mountains, heavy for a time. Becoming unseasonably mild and humid in rain, though feeling cool in widespread gales. North and east Scotland drier and chilly for a few early hours.
Headline for Peak District
Rain arrives and visibility becomes poor; gales
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20-30mph, some variability in direction, but soon rapidly strengthening to approach 45-55mph, shifting southwesterly afternoon and increasingly powerful gusts over tops and downslope.
Effect of the wind on you?
Conditions soon deteriorate to challenging walking, buffeting gusts will affect balance, not just on high terrain. Feeling chilly despite mild temperatures.
How Wet?
Swathe of rain
Rain patchy rain soon after dawn, quickly setting in for several hours of persistent falls, heavy for a time. Rain later lessens but patches will come and go with a little drizzle on high tops into evening/night.
Cloud on the hills?
Becoming extensive
May just start as banks over high terrain, some varied lower patches, mostly west. Cloud will lower and fill in extensively as rain develops, to low slopes in many places with patches into valleys during heaviest rain. Will variably lift later but unlikely above summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% lowering to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few bright glimpses early, soon overcast and dull with poor visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
5C, slight rise just at first, then sharply rising late morning/midday, to 12C. Only slight change with height and becoming humid as temperatures warm. Later feeling near or below 0C in wind.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, modest rise towards 9C for early afternoon, then sharply rising to 14C, only slight drop overnight.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 27th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 25th Oct 26 at
4:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 40-50mph early, slight westerly shift and tending to lessen, later 35mph or lower.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking in exposure all day, strongest gusts challenging balance; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers
Showers come and go, may become more frequent for several hours, some heavy bursts.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasional banks on tops
A little cloud grazing high terrain just at dawn from overnight soon lifts, likely largely above the summits. May occasionally lower to graze tops during heavier showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine in and out, some cloudier periods west of high terrain where a little haze, but generally good visibility out of showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
9C, trending lower to finish around 6C, some cooler moments in showers. Feeling like -5C or colder in direct wind.
And in the valleys
Around 9 or 10C most of the day, trending slightly cooler, and dropping a few degrees before and during showers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 28th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 25th Oct 26 at
4:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35-40mph, perhaps stronger just at dawn; lessening, later 25-30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure much of the day, stability more challenging early with considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Early showery rain, easing tendency
Showery rain from before dawn, some risk a few morning hours of more frequent rain, briefly heavier. Will break into patchy rain and ultimately become largely dry later in the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied over tops, more extensive early
May be extensive over high terrain early, lowering on west slopes during rain, locally quite low. Will tend to lift and break up as dry windows form, breaking off tops increasingly but risk caps over tops returning in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy to start, sun glimpses increasingly breaking out. Generally good visibility out of cloud and rain but a haze around.
Temperature (at 600m)
7 or 8C, rising a degree. Feeling like -3C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
Planning Outlook
Low pressure north of Scotland on Tuesday brings showers with widespread gales, severe over Scottish Highlands with steady, heavy rain, turning to snow on high tops. Pressure builds from the south Wednesday but staying blustery with rain on and off for many, hill cloud clinging to high terrain, and haze towards the west coast. Wind will lessen and shift southerly on Thursday, more bright breaks, milder temperature, and little or no rain remaining. A frontal system brings rain and wind into western areas on Friday, pushing east into evening and perhaps a very unsettled start to Saturday, but then a trend towards high pressure is indicated as the weekend goes. Northwest areas stay cloudier and blustery into Sunday, then more widely settled early next week and possibly longer, cool to mild temperatures.