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.
Today'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.
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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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.
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
Tuesday 15th September 2026
Last updated
Mon 14th Sep 26 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Clusters of showers over Scotland from dawn, a few dry, bright breaks forming, mostly south, but pulses of showers return too. A band of rain over England and Wales just at dawn soon passes east for a bright window, followed by intermittent rain, driest windows later afternoon. Cool-to-mild and breezy.
Headline for Peak District
Blustery, pulses of showers; dry and bright windows
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25 to 30mph, sometimes less, but stronger gusts just at first nearer 40mph. Shifting northwesterly later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery across the hills, starting to affect comfortable walking on exposed high terrain and feeling cool; more strenuous walking at and before dawn.
How Wet?
Early rain then pulses of showers
A band of rain passing southeastward around dawn, briefly heavy. Drier for a time, then clusters of showery rain will pass eastward, a lingering drizzle after showers clear but then dry windows between showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon mostly clearing
Some cloud banks across higher slopes at first, brief varied lower patches but soon lifting and breaking above the hills. Cloud may briefly graze the high tops for a time during afternoon showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mix of cloud and sun, some sunnier windows but also a cloudier period for a few afternoon hours. Visibility mostly very good, deteriorating in showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
Starting around 13C (warmer before dawn), soon cooling and settling near 10 or 11C much of the day, beginning to cool further into evening. Feeling like 1 to 3C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, around 16C afternoon, cooling into the evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 16th September 2026
Last updated
Mon 14th Sep 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 25-30mph, some stronger gusts over tops, turning westerly, 15-20mph, later SW'ly, restrengthening.
Effect of the wind on you?
A blustery start, particularly on high tops, but soon easing to fairly small effects.
How Wet?
Showers, scattering
Morning showers, a chance of extended falls but totals will be small, except perhaps southernmost moors. Showers will scatter through afternoon, only a few spots with time and dry later.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied patches morning, clear afternoon
Cloud banks drifting around high terrain in the morning, a few lower banks in the early hours, particularly where rain occurs, but will lift and break off the summits for clear hills by afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, becoming more extensive afternoon, high cloud from the west later. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
9C rising to 11C. Feeling like 2 to 5C in strongest direct wind.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, little rise through morning, then approaching 13 or 14C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 17th September 2026
Last updated
Mon 14th Sep 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25-30mph, notable gusts, and a chance of stronger sustained speeds early and late.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery with buffeting gusts in exposure, some more strenuous moments early and late; notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Light showers
A band of rain over most hills just at and before dawn, this soon clearing east, followed by showers drifting onto the hills from the west. Total rainfall amounting to little and dry windows likely.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon clear
Ragged cloud at varied heights in the morning soon lifts and breaks above the tops for clear hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun. Good visibility, a little haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
9 to 11C, will vary within this window. Feeling like 1 to 3C in strongest direct wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising towards 14C, but will variably lower around showers.
Planning Outlook
A brief window of brighter weather on Wednesday, though some scattered showers around and feeling fresher in cooler temperatures. Showers and strong wind return on Thursday, and then the weather stays often unsettled during the next week as westerlies prevail - areas of low pressure passing north of Scotland with frontal systems bringing bands of rain, followed by showers, wettest over western mountains in Scotland. Often windy, sustained periods of gale-force westerly winds over higher terrain; significant wind chill, particularly in the north where temperatures will occasionally approach freezing point on high Scottish tops. A brief window of high pressure may form Saturday into Sunday, and a chance of a window of higher pressure the following week, but confidence is currently low.