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
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 10th August 2026
Last updated
Sun 9th Aug 26 at
2:06PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy in northern and western Scotland, particularly morning. Elsewhere, the breeze dropping away. Periods of bright sunshine, particularly England and Wales - beware sunburn. Only occasional sunshine toward NW Scotland.
Headline for Peak District
Wind dropping. Bright sunshire.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 15-20mph, dropping to very low speeds by afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Becoming negligible
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud soon confined above the summits
There may be patches higher western slopes over a few hours from dawn - will clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon almost certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Periods of sun - perhaps through areas of high level cloud. Excellent or increasingly superb visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
9C, rising to 16C.
And in the valleys
Will reach 19 to 21C by mid or late afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 11th August 2026
Last updated
Sun 9th Aug 26 at
2:06PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 10mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Very unlikely
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
More or less unbroken sunshine. Excellent or superb visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C rising to 22C
And in the valleys
Rising to 27 to perhaps locally 30C by mid or late afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 12th August 2026
Last updated
Sun 9th Aug 26 at
2:06PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 10 to 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Rain very unlikely
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine. Very good visibility although a haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
15 rising to 23C.
And in the valleys
Reaching 27 to 30C in the afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Chance of bursts of rain, possibly locally thundery on Wednesday NW England northwards, with further occasional rain (and low cloud) later in the week, mainly across the W & NW Highlands. The almost completely dry and warm weather will persist elsewhere. Underfoot conditions will remain exceptionally dry. There may well be little change in the pattern into next week.