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.
Wednesday'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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
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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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 29th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 28th Jul 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A swathe of frequent to persistent rain through central & southern Scotland, some heavier bursts with possible thunder and lightning afternoon. Patchier showers in northwest, rather cool here. Warmer and humid southwards, low cloud covering many western hills, some drizzle near Irish Sea.
Headline for Peak District
Breezy, warm and humid. Largely dry, clear hills.
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 20 to 25mph, gusty at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy on the hills, more noticeable in places, but fairly small effect on walking.
How Wet?
Most or all day dry
Small risk of an isolated thundery burst of rain late in the day. A band of showery rain develops from west well into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Hills soon clear
Some early cloud banks may affect western slopes from dawn into early morning, soon dispersing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and varied high cloud, may fill in across the sky for periods. Visibility very good, distant slight haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
15C rising to 20 to 22C afternoon.
And in the valleys
16C from dawn, soon above 20C, rising to 27C afternoon, some valleys in south approach 30C; feeling humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 30th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 28th Jul 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15 to 25mph, gusty in morning, strongest sustained speeds into afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the hills, affecting comfortable walking in exposure. Notable wind chill on tops.
How Wet?
Showers clearing
A band of showery rain in morning moving west to east, largely clearing eastward by afternoon, leaving isolated brief showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly lifting above tops
Any brief patches of cloud over higher slopes in the morning will lift to be generally above the hills, rare patches lowering onto tops in showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy morning, some sun breaking through from west into afternoon, better later in day. Visibility becoming very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
11C rising to 14C afternoon. Feeling like 4 to 7C in exposure to wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 20C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 31st July 2026
Last updated
Tue 28th Jul 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 20mph, at times 25mph on higher moors and near edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling rather blustery in places on exposed high terrain.
How Wet?
Brief local showers
One or two showers passing west to east.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Any early patches grazing higher western slopes soon lifting above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun. Visibility very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C rising to 13C afternoon.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Cool and showery westerlies late this week and into Saturday, windy over high terrain; western hills often capped in cloud. Rain may encroach from the southwest on Sunday, winds turn southerly and warmer air wafts back across England and Wales at least. A complex area of low pressure is then expected to circulate slowly over Britain early next week, bringing areas of rain and heavy showers, some thundery downpours possible. Winds varying, may strengthen northwesterly by Tuesday to gales. An improving trend into midweek, but showery westerlies likely prevail in Scotland at least. Despite spells of rain, beware ongoing fire management restricting access to some mountains.