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.
Sunday'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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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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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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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
Sunday 18th October 2026
Last updated
Sat 17th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine but cool day with sunshine and mountains largely free of cloud, fragments on some slopes and early mist on low terrain. Cloud banks drift onto Skye more often. Light winds for much of Scotland, a fresher northeasterly breeze for England and Wales, which brings odd light showers.
Headline for Peak District
Chilly breeze. Odd light showers, sunny spells, clear hills.
How windy? (On the summits)
East-northeasterly 15 to often 20mph, some gustiness; tending to strengthen late in the day, to 20-25mph, then 30-35mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small effect on walking but increasingly breezy and feeling noticeably chilly in exposure on high terrain. Worsening conditions onward into night.
How Wet?
Light showers
Occasional light showers drift onto the hills from the northeast, mostly into afternoon, an odd shower reaching all the way west, but most western areas dry all day. A little light rain onward into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon none
A little mist in sheltered valleys at dawn (most likely west) will soon lift and dissipate, any cloud then above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun and high cloud, some cloudier periods develop from east. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
5C rising to 7C. Feeling like 0C in the breeze.
And in the valleys
2 to 4C at dawn, coolest west western valleys where some patchy frost at dawn. Rising to 10C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 19th October 2026
Last updated
Sat 17th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 20 to 30mph, some stronger gusty spots possible around higher edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, in places some buffeting gusts around exposed tops and considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
A little rain
Patchy rain and drizzle drifting across the region from the east, may persist over a few hours, perhaps often damp much of the day, but rain may tend to fade out.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly morning, tending to lift
Cloud banks drifting over higher moors in the morning, to 500m or lower for a time, but tending to rise into middle of day, may continue to cap highest tops around 600m, but lifting above many hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally cloudy and dull, reduced visibility where damp, may improve to be good as cloud rises.
Temperature (at 600m)
7C, little change all day. Feeling like 0 to -3C in the wind.
And in the valleys
8C from dawn, rising to 12C afternoon, though eastern areas may stay cooler.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 20th October 2026
Last updated
Sat 17th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East-southeasterly 20 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling breezy on tops and rather cool in exposure.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle
Generally damp all day, some steadier light rain, risk heavier falls developing.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Low cloud blanketing most hills in fog from lower elevations upward. Highest of cloud bases toward northwest of the area but rarely above any hill tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, dull and misty from many lower slopes upward.
Temperature (at 600m)
7 or 8C, little change all day. Feeling near to 0C in the wind.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, rising to 12C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
The new week starts with some rain and wind in Wales and south Pennines, staying drier for much of Scotland on Monday, but with strengthening southeasterly wind, cloud increasingly shrouding all hills and becoming widely damp onward into Tuesday, blanket low cloud shrouding hills to some lower elevations. A more unsettled pattern returns widely as the week goes on as winds return to Atlantic southwesterlies. A few windows of brighter weather in eastern areas, but periods of strong wind and heavy rain into late week and next weekend as a series of fronts and low pressure systems sweep in from the southwest, risk of gales becoming severe at times on higher mountain terrain.