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.
Monday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Monday 19th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 18th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine but chilly day for the Highlands with sunshine, but cloud will roll in from the southeast to increasingly cover hills in southern areas in the afternoon. Cloudier all day for northern England with a little rain, strong and gusty easterly winds. Early rain in Wales clears, low cloud tending to break with time.
Headline for Peak District
Brisk wind, gusty. Rain locally persists, varied low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 20 to 30mph, some stronger gusty spots around higher edges particularly morning, at times 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, in places some buffeting gusts around exposed tops and considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
A little rain, locally persists north, fading
Patchy rain and drizzle drifting across the region from the east, fairly widely in the morning, tending to ease in southern areas, but a band of steadier rain likely into middle of day further north, this also fading to leave just patchy drizzle afternoon. Some further light rain and drizzle evening-night.
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 afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 60% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally cloudy and dull, reduced visibility where damp, improving to be good as cloud rises.
Temperature (at 600m)
7 or 8C, little change all day. Feeling like 0 to -3C in the wind.
And in the valleys
8C from dawn, rising to 13C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 20th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 18th 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, likely heavier falls developing from southwest into the afternoon.
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
10C at dawn, only slight rise to 11 or 12C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Last updated
Sun 18th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15-25mph, dropping lighter and variable for a time, then westerly 20-30mph, may rise rapidly later to 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small for a time, becoming more blustery with marked wind chill, some uncertainty, may deteriorate further.
How Wet?
Frequent or persistent rain
Some uncertainty, but expect rain on and off throughout the day, some more persistent falls and heavier moments, possibly more sustained heavier rain later.
Cloud on the hills?
Sometimes covering tops
Varying cloud for periods covering high tops around 500-600m in rain, mostly western hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy. Visibility good if dry below cloud, but reduced in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
4 to 6C, little change all day. Feeling nearer -5C if exposed to increasing wind.
And in the valleys
8C at dawn, small rise to 10 or 11C.
Planning Outlook
A complex weather setup into midweek with slow-moving fronts bringing areas of rain and fairly extensive low cloud over the hills, varied wind speeds. Thursday may offer a window of drier weather and light winds, but by Thursday night into Friday a storm system likely moves across England & Wales with heavy rain and gales, possibly turning to snow on higher mountains. Scotland may avoid this system and just see showers mostly in the west for Friday, wintry on tops. Another Atlantic storm is then forecast to track further north over the weekend bringing widespread severe gales to high terrain, heavy rain then showery westerlies. Generally unsettled weather likely prevails to the end of October.