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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra 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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 13th September 2026
Last updated
Sat 12th Sep 26 at
4:01PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine day for most places with light winds. Varied cloud around some hill slopes early in the day tending to lift and break, sunny spells. Risk of more cloud lingering over hills in Wales, some rain and drizzle in the south as a front stays nearby. Southwesterly breezes increase later western Scotland.
Headline for Peak District
Early low cloud, local drizzle, then largely dry, wind drops light.
How windy? (On the summits)
West-northwesterly 20mph from dawn into morning, easing to 10mph middle of day into afternoon, turning west-southwesterly. Rising into night to 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling chilly in a fresh breeze early morning, becoming small.
How Wet?
Some early dampness, but largely dry
Some rain from overnight may leave drizzly patches in the south from dawn. An odd drizzly shower mainly over western hills in the morning, otherwise dry. Drizzle returns into night from southwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud lifting and clearing
Banks of cloud over higher and western slopes early in the day, may skim tops above 500-600m for a few hours in the west, but tending to lift above the hills by middle of day. Eastern moors mainly clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% rising above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloud and occasional sun, best in east. Some early mist over hill slopes, then visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C rising to 13C during day, then little change into evening and night. Feeling like 3C in early wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 14th September 2026
Last updated
Sat 12th Sep 26 at
4:01PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 40mph, speed tending to rise, notable strong gusts near higher edges and some downslopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly frequent buffeting over high exposed moors and edges. Marked chill factor despite mild air.
How Wet?
Drizzly, chance a burst of rain
Patchy drizzle from time to time, mainly north and western hills, with time likely more constant drizzle. Later in daytime, some steadier rain may develop. Small chance of an isolated thundery burst forming afternoon-evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly extensive
From dawn, some hills clear, for longest toward eastern moors, but cloud banks likely soon roll in from west to shroud the hills, blanketing western areas from mid-slopes up. Some breaks remain in east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% northwest, to 40% southeast.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare glimpses of sun mainly morning in eastern areas, where visibility good below cloud, but becoming hazier, misty on hills.
Temperature (at 600m)
15 to 17C, humid. Feeling like 5 to 7C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
13C from dawn, rising to 21C afternoon, staying very mild into evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 15th September 2026
Last updated
Sat 12th Sep 26 at
4:01PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 30mph, possibly stronger gusts just at first.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery across the hills, starting to affect comfortable walking on exposed high terrain and feeling increasingly cool.
How Wet?
Early rain then a few showers
A band of rain passing southeastward around dawn, briefly heavy. Drier for a time, then occasional showery rain develops, most common western hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon mostly clearing
Some cloud banks across higher slopes at first, brief varied patches but soon lifting and breaking above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun. Visibility mostly very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
11 to 14C, mildest early in day, trending slightly cooler during daytime. Feeling like 5C in the wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, around 16C afternoon, cooling into the evening.
Planning Outlook
Staying unsettled during the next week to 10 days as westerlies prevail - areas of low pressure passing north of Scotland with frontal systems bringing frequent rain, wettest over western mountains in Scotland. Often windy, gale-force westerly winds for periods over higher terrain. Fairly warm and humid on Monday, then on the cooler side for several days, with considerable wind chill on the mountains. Higher pressure and better weather tends to expand further north later in month.