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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Monday 12th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 11th Jan 26 at
1:43PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive upland gales, although storm force at first N Scotland. Bands of showers, of hail, and snow higher areas, will merge to give periods of almost constant precipitation on many western mountains. Small risk thunder. Driest conditions will be on easternmost mountains and S Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Near gale force upland wind. showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking widely, arduous over exposed higher moors. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers
Showers, perhaps frequent over an hour or two.
Cloud on the hills?
Sometimes on high tops
Will come and go over higher moors, most cloud above 500-600m, although patches below 400m near showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun. Visibility fairly good, though some haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
5 or 6C. Will feel as cold as -8C where exposed to the wind.
And in the valleys
Mild from dawn, small variation night and day, typically 10C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 13th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 11th Jan 26 at
1:43PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Generally south or southwesterly 30 to 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking on higher areas may well be arduous most or all day and wind chill considerable.
How Wet?
Rain may become incessant
Rain may well fall most or all day after a dry start.
Cloud on the hills?
Blanket of low cloud probable
Cloud may well fill in or have filled in across the hills, and persist all day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine not expected. Widely misty or murky in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
6C
And in the valleys
Between 7 and 9C
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 14th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 11th Jan 26 at
1:43PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West backing southerly around 25mph before later in day possibly strengthening toward 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small most or all day.
How Wet?
Risk of snow an hail showers
Risk occasional showers giving hail and snow, although rain lowest slopes. Small threat precipitation setting in late in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Confined to or just above higher summits
Cloud may sometimes form below 450m western dales north from Saddleworth, but but cloud base generally rising to 600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sunshine. Visibility often very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
0C
And in the valleys
Will reach around 5C.
Planning Outlook
High rainfall and intermittently windy across most mountains over the next week or more as a series of Atlantic lows cross Britain. With uncertainty in the tracks of some lows, Tuesday's forecast remains very uncertain - but by Wednesday a transient weak ridge of high pressure will bring a brief improvement. Higher summits sometimes below freezing point S Scotland southwards: snow may accumulate on highest summits. Mostly below freezing Scottish Highlands enabling snow to accumulate widely.