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
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.
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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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.
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 25th August 2026
Last updated
Mon 24th Aug 26 at
4:26PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Early cloud and drizzle in northeast England and east Scotland. Cloud lifts, sun breaking out; cloud caps cling to high east Scotland tops, a little light rain passing westward. Wales and west parts of England and Scotland largely dry with little hill cloud. Wind strengthens into night in England and Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Mostly sunny, becoming blustery into night
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 15-25mph. Notable gusts early and late in the day, approaching 35mph or higher in exposure as night falls.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but notably blustery late in the day and into night.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Chance of a little fine drizzle where in early cloud banks, but soon entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Early patches clear
Patchy cloud banks on some higher moors for a few hours from dawn, mainly toward the east, lifting above the summits for clear hills. Late in the day or into night, cloud lowers back onto the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% rising above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun and thin high cloud. Visibility good but slight haze, some early mist over hills.
Temperature (at 600m)
11C rising to 16C.
And in the valleys
11C from dawn, rising to 21C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 26th August 2026
Last updated
Mon 24th Aug 26 at
4:26PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East-southeasterly 25mph and gusty early in day. A lessening tendency with time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Early gustiness tending to ease to become fairly small.
How Wet?
Early rain, risk thundery bursts later
A risk of steady rain and drizzle over a few hours early in the day, tending to clear northwards. During afternoon into evening, showers with risk of heavier bursts of rain forming with possible thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, then lifting
Cloud fairly widely shrouding hills above 400-500m from dawn, some lower banks for a time. Tending to rise toward higher slopes around 600m, may break up.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional weak sun through high cloud, often overcast. Hazy start, visibility improving to be good when dry.
Temperature (at 600m)
13C rising to 17 or 18C. Feeling like 6C in the wind at first.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 22C afternoon, quite humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 27th August 2026
Last updated
Mon 24th Aug 26 at
4:26PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 15-20mph, later trending southerly and lessening. Quite gusty much of the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though nuisance gusts affecting walking at times through much of the day.
How Wet?
Often raining, thundery bursts
Bursts of rain from dawn become increasingly frequent, likely setting in for several hours with heavy, thundery falls. Breaking into showers with time but still a risk of localised thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
A sheet of cloud soon shrouds the moors from middle slopes up, patches forming to lower slopes/valleys during heaviest rain. Through afternoon, cloud will begin lifting and breaking, though variable and any substantial clearings only later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, later rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, and often dull with poor visibility through morning, breaking into patchy sun afternoon with very good visibility out of rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
13C rising to 16C, humid. Temperatures fluctuate somewhat afternoon.
And in the valleys
14C rising to 21C.
Planning Outlook
Low pressure to the south will develop and drift across Britain into the second half of this week bringing increasingly wet, warm, and humid conditions widely. Areas of rain will drift northward during Wednesday, possibly thundery showers forming over England & Wales. Heavy and thundery rain likely affects England, Wales & southern Scotland on Thursday-Friday, potentially prolonged heavy falls bringing a risk of flooding locally. Northwest Scotland likely driest. The eastern Highlands often covered in low cloud. Strong gusty easterly winds prevail for a few days through midweek. Into the weekend it remains unsettled with areas of rain and heavy showers, plus cooler northwesterly winds developing.