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
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.
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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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.
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
Tuesday 21st April 2026
Last updated
Mon 20th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Brisk easterly winds for all areas will give considerable chill factor across the mountains; very gusty toward the west. A little patchy rain at first, otherwise a generally dry day. Cloud banks over the hill early in the day, particularly in the east, but increasingly breaking up to leave clear hills and sunshine.
Headline for Peak District
Windy, gusty, increasing. Cloud breaking, sunshine.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25mph to gusty 30mph in places around higher moors. Tending to strengthen, by evening into night nearer 40mph with stronger gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Marked wind chill in exposure, some blustery spots affect ease of walking. Deteriorating further late in day onward to be more challenging on exposed terrain.
How Wet?
Precipitation rare if any
Chance of odd light showers passing westwards from dawn into early morning, soon fading out.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Cloud grazing some upper slopes mostly around 600m in the morning, briefly lower in the east. All lifting and clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy morning, some brighter sunnier moments mostly western areas; sunshine more widely later. Visibility very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
3C rising to 6C afternoon. Directly in the wind, feeling like -4 to -7C.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, rising to 11C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Last updated
Mon 20th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25mph, but local gusty spots 35mph around higher moors and edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, in places more uncomfortable in exposure over higher tops, buffeting gusts not just higher slopes. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Some patchy cloud may graze higher moors early in the day, but soon dispersing or lifting above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun and broken cloud in morning, becoming largely sunny. Visibility very good, perhaps slight haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
3C rising to 7C. Feeling like -5C directly in the wind in the morning.
And in the valleys
Pockets of frost in many valleys and sheltered higher areas from dawn. Rising to 12 to 14C, warmest in west.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 23rd April 2026
Last updated
Mon 20th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 20 to 25mph, gusty in places around higher moors and edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling rather blustery and cool over exposed higher terrain, gusts not just on the tops.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Early patches clearing
Patchy cloud mostly over eastern moors early morning, soon all breaking up.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early cloud particularly in east will thin to give increasing sun. Visibility good, some slight haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
6C rising to 10C afternoon. Feeling close to 0C in the morning if directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
Frost in sheltered valleys at dawn. Rising to 15C afternoon, locally warmer toward the west.
Planning Outlook
Staying dry through the remainder of this week and likely into the weekend as high pressure centred to the north stays nearby. Strong and gusty easterly winds tending to lessen later in the week to leave mostly light winds onward into the weekend. Temperatures generally a few degrees above freezing on higher tops, though often some frost in valleys and sheltered higher terrain at dawn. Western areas generally sunniest and warmest, some low cloud banks over eastern hills in the mornings, early fog patches some valleys. Commonly dry weather likely into next week too, chance of local showers occasionally.