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.
Thursday'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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Thursday 30th July 2026
Last updated
Wed 29th Jul 26 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cool, windy, and showery in Scotland. Gales and heavy showers pass west-to-east across the highlands, showers most frequent with lightning risk north. Starting breezy with rain over the Pennines and Wales, this clearing east for sun, a few odd showers northwest England. Mild-to-warm England and Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Dawn rain and hill cloud clears for afternoon sun
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15 to 25mph, some variability through the day, and sometimes quite gusty.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but some periods of more blustery conditions over the high tops with a chilly feeling.
How Wet?
Showers clearing
A band of showery rain in morning moving west to east, largely clearing eastward by midday, leaving isolated brief showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly lifting above tops
A layer of cloud shrouds the moors from 500m up at and before dawn, lower bases on western hills. Bases begin lifting after dawn, soon to the high tops, and beginning to break for clear summits by late-morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy morning, sun breaking through from the west through morning, for a mostly sunny afternoon. Visibility becoming very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
11 or 12C rising to 14C afternoon, then cooling back later afternoon into evening. Feeling like 4 to 7C in exposure to wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 31st July 2026
Last updated
Wed 29th Jul 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 15mph, a strengthening trend with gusts approaching 25mph over tops later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling rather blustery in places on exposed high terrain with time.
How Wet?
Brief local showers
One or two showers passing west to east, greatest chance on northern hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Any early patches grazing higher western slopes soon lifting above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun. Visibility very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C rising to 13 or 14C afternoon.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon; where showers occur, temperatures vary by a few degrees.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 1st August 2026
Last updated
Wed 29th Jul 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15-20mph, some gusts forming.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Few showers
Occasional showers drift from the west, mostly affecting northern moors, a small risk of more frequent showers for a time but generally light in nature and many moors staying dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon clear
A few broken banks of cloud on middle and upper slopes in the morning, mostly northwestern areas, these soon lifting after sunrise to clear the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of cloud and sun, tending to push east afternoon for later sun. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
11C rising to 14C.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn rising to 18C afternoon
Planning Outlook
Cool and showery westerlies into the weekend, windy over high terrain; western hills often capped in cloud. Southern Pennines and Wales likely see only scattered showers and remain warm. Cloud encroaches from the southwest on Sunday, winds turn southerly and warmer air wafts back across England and Wales. A complex area of low pressure is then expected to circulate slowly over Britain early next week, bringing areas of rain and heavy showers, some thundery downpours possible. Winds varying, trending northerly and strengthening, to gales over high summits on Tuesday. A window of improvement from midweek, which may persist into the weekend, but a showery northwesterly persists in Scotland. Beware ongoing fire management restricting access to some mountains.