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.
Friday'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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate 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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 15th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 14th May 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Remaining cold, near to freezing all day on higher tops. Strongest northwesterly winds in the morning and toward eastern Scotland giving significant chill factor. A scattering of mostly brief showers with snow and hail, less intense than recent days. Cloud lifting above many summits, occasional sun.
Headline for Peak District
Chilly breeze over tops. Isolated showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 20 to 25mph at dawn, easing a little during morning to typically 15-20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but marked wind chill factor during the morning hours.
How Wet?
Local brief showers form
A scattering of passing showers mostly afternoon and toward eastern hills, may largely clear eastwards later. Chance of brief hail mixed in at times.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Rare if any brief patches grazing tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Skies will often be filled in with cloud limiting the best of the sun to early morning, and again late in the day. Visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
2C lifting to 5C. Feeling like -7C directly in early wind.
And in the valleys
3C at dawn, locally colder with slight frost in shelter; rising to 12C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 16th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 14th May 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15-20mph. Later in day trending southwesterly rising a little into evening 15-20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but rather cool in the breeze on high tops.
How Wet?
A little rain mainly later
Chance of one or two brief showers passing eastwards during day. Late afternoon into evening, patchy rain moving onto western hills, continuing into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely clear until later
Rare if any brief fragments on western tops early in day, otherwise clear. By evening, cloud may lower to cap some higher moors.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine best early in day in east, high cloud tends to thicken from west to cover the sky. Visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
3C rising to 7C afternoon.
And in the valleys
Frost in many valleys at dawn. Rising to 13C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 17th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 14th May 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West turning southwesterly 10 to 20mph, tending to increase a little later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Showers develop
Largely dry start bar an odd spot in west. Brief showers form by late morning, then increasing risk into afternoon of heavier showers forming, continuing into early evening. Risk of hail & thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly above hills, odd patches
Most cloud above the hills, local patches on some higher western slopes in morning soon lifting. Ragged fragments around some slopes near showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun mostly morning. Visibility very good, but reduced in showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
5C rising to 8C afternoon.
And in the valleys
6C at dawn, rising to 13C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A shift toward west-southwesterly over the weekend brings a gradual rise of temperature. A mixed weather story with some rain and lowering cloud moving in from the west into Saturday afternoon. By Sunday and Monday, some showery rain, passing eastwards during the daytimes, generally improving afternoons in western areas. Risk by later Monday of rain moving into Wales from the southwest. Damp south-southwesterlies then prevail for a few days next week, with rain at times Tuesday and Wednesday, most on western hills, particularly Scotland. A drier and warmer theme later in the week as higher pressure builds.