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.
Tuesday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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.
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.
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 7th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Jul 26 at
4:21PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy over high terrain, strongest in the morning, again later in Scotland. Damp and murky north and western Highlands, more persistent rain at times. Some improvement southern Highlands in afternoon. Often dry for northern England, but higher fells shrouded in cloud. Brighter for Wales as cloud thins.
Headline for Peak District
Windy morning, lessening. Cloud lifting, mostly dry.
How windy? (On the summits)
West-northwesterly 25-30mph, quite gusty over the tops and downslope early, 35-40mph highest moors and edges for a few hours around dawn. Easing to around 20mph afternoon, rising a little to 25mph by evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking on high terrain early with notable buffeting; a trend towards fairly small effects into afternoon.
How Wet?
Largely dry
Odd light sprinkles drifting over northern moors, but most places entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to often clear the summits
Fairly extensive over high edges in the morning, lowest bases to the northwest, to 400-500m at dawn. Lifting, clearing the summits by afternoon, but occasional caps may return to northern higher moors at times.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A mix of cloud and sun, some high cloud around, becoming sunnier later. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
11 or 12C rising to 16C. Feeling like 3C if exposed to early wind on tops.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn rising to 21 or 22C, some chance of higher temperatures southern valleys.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 8th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Jul 26 at
4:21PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 10 to 15mph, in places 20mph higher tops at dawn to early morning, easing.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Generally clear
Any early patchy mist in valleys or some hill slopes soon dispersing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and thin fair-weather cloud. Visibility very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
14C rising to 20C afternoon.
And in the valleys
15C at dawn, rising to 25C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 9th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Jul 26 at
4:21PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable direction 5 to 10mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Chance of cloud free summits?
Practically certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally sunny, thin high cloud. Visibility very good, distant slight haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
16C rising to 22C afternoon.
And in the valleys
15C at dawn, rising to 27C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A drier and warmer window builds into the middle of this week: very warm in England and Wales. Still low cloud persistent especially toward northwest Scotland, but spells of sunshine spread northward, and lighter wind. Some rain late this week in western Scotland though mostly light and patchy, many places dry. High pressure expands across Scotland through the weekend bringing more widely clearer hills, dry and warm conditions in the extended outlook into mid July - easterly winds likely develop, particularly England and Wales; a chance of some isolated thunderstorms occasionally.