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.
Sunny but cold
Bright winter sunshine most of the day with the mountains generally free of cloud. Snow cover on higher terrain.
Clear over snow cover
Excellent or superb visibility, but be aware that paths over the mountains may be obscured by lying snow.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
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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.
Sunny but cold
Bright winter sunshine most of the day with the mountains generally free of cloud. Snow cover on higher terrain.
Clear over snow cover
Excellent or superb visibility, but be aware that paths over the mountains may be obscured by lying snow.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 21st November 2025
Last updated
Thu 20th Nov 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Terrain widely frozen after hard frost; snow cover across much upland terrain, or more substantial to lower slopes northern Highlands. A front moves into Scotland, snow then rain in west, cloud lowering. Elsewhere dry, sunshine weakening. Wind strengthening to gale force Scottish mountains.
Headline for Peak District
Light wind middle of day. Dry with sunshine.
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northwest turning westerly, 15 to 20mph at first, dropping to 10mph or less for a few hours, tending to increase again toward dusk, into evening-night eventually to southwesterly 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small during daytime, starting to deteriorate after dark.
How Wet?
Dry until well into night
A dusting of snow on some higher terrain, mainly northern Peak District. Dry all day, evening and well into night. Later in night, rain and some hill snow for a time develops from west.
Cloud on the hills?
None expected
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and thin high cloud, tending to thicken from west later. Visibility excellent, possible mist or haze in some valleys.
Temperature (at 600m)
-1C, slight rise to around 0C afternoon, then +2C into night.
And in the valleys
Well below freezing around dawn, slow rise to 2 or 3C afternoon, but then little change or slight rise further into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 22nd November 2025
Last updated
Thu 20th Nov 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30 to 40mph early morning, tending to ease to 20-25mph afternoon. Increasing S-SE'ly 30-40mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking with frequent buffeting and considerable wind chill, tending to gradually improve.
How Wet?
Rain mostly morning
Rain and drizzle fairly persistent from just before dawn into the daytime, some locally heavier rain for a time. Tending to fade into middle of day, to leave patchy drizzle or an odd shower. Rain returns into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, rising afternoon
Shrouding the moors widely during rain, from 300-400m upward with local lower patches in morning. Tending to rise to higher areas, but may persist all day above 500-600m, some breaks later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 50% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy. Misty and dull, some improvement as rain fades.
Temperature (at 600m)
3 or 4C. Feeling like -8C in exposure to stronger wind.
And in the valleys
3C from dawn rising to max 6C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 23rd November 2025
Last updated
Thu 20th Nov 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Low confidence of detail: May be mostly westerly, speed likely vary, risk reaching 30-40mph, small chance 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect changing conditions, possibly mostly blustery, becoming more challenging conditions; marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain on and off
Persistent rain from before dawn likely easing into the morning, leaving patchy drizzle. Some showery bursts returning from west during day, may become frequent again.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied over tops
Lowest and most extensive in rain, widely above 400-500m, tending to rise to higher slopes with some breaks mainly in east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy. Visibility poor in precipitation, intermittently may improve.
Temperature (at 600m)
4C. Risk feeling like -7C if exposed to stronger wind.
And in the valleys
Small variation during day around 6C.
Planning Outlook
Changes into the weekend as less cold Atlantic air moves in, but higher mountain terrain at least in Scotland staying frozen with snow cover. A complex area of low pressure circulates over Britain through the weekend, retreating to leave briefly northeasterly winds by Monday; areas of rain and some upland snow, mainly Scotland and high tops in northern England. Winds will vary markedly, some lulls, but risk periods of gales. A brief ridge of high pressure gives a lull by Tuesday, then a shift to milder southwesterlies is likely to bring spells of rain and some thawing to higher levels.