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.
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.
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.
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.
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 28th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 27th Dec 25 at
2:40PM
Summary for all mountain areas
High pressure brings dry and sunny conditions to the Highlands with little wind and the mountains clear, although some fog in the glens. Elsewhere, an east wind will continue to feed cloud into the Scottish Borders, N Pennines, and east Wales with scope for spots of drizzle. Still dry and sunny toward west coast.
Headline for Peak District
Gusty east wind, extensive cloud capping tops at times. Limited sun.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 15 to 20mph, in places gusts 25mph around high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but noticeably blustery and gusty around exposed tops and edges, giving marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Local drizzle
Mostly dry, but scope for spots of drizzle from cloud sheet.
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud sheet may cap tops at times
Cloud sheet mostly above tops, but may lower to 500-600m at times.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken to overcast cloud, limiting sun. Visibility very good, some distant haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
2C. Feeling like -5C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
3 to 6C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 29th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 27th Dec 25 at
2:40PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 10 to 15mph, but tending to lift to 15 to 25mph through the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but increasingly considerable wind chill where exposed to the wind.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy cloud banks tops.
Banks of cloud may edge in from the east to give occasional fog over the tops. May be little across western hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A mix of cloud and patchy sun. Visibility mostly very good outside of any precipitation.
Temperature (at 600m)
0 or 1C
And in the valleys
3 to 6C
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 30th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 27th Dec 25 at
2:40PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-easterly 10 to 15mph
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly above tops
Broken cloud cover mainly above the tops. Ragged patches limited to highest tops, hills otherwise clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken cloud and sun, may be mostly cloudy in the east. Visibility very good or excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
Around 0C
And in the valleys
Up to 4 or 5C
Planning Outlook
Early next week, high pressure still dominates, but generally colder air becoming entrained into its circulation from the north, which sees lower temperatures on high terrain. Small amounts of precipitation, occasional showers or snow flurries. Later in the week, a stronger and colder northerly may develop with snow and hail showers becoming frequent in the north and down coastal extremities elsewhere.