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Peak District Forecast

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.

Monday's Forecast

Moderate breeze, locally gusty
Dry and sunny
Clear
Very warm
Strong warm sunshine

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Viewing Forecast For

Peak District
Monday 13th July 2026
Last updated Sun 12th Jul 26 at 4:00PM

Summary for all mountain areas

Varied banks of cloud around hills in Scotland and Pennines early in the day, but increasingly dispersing during the morning to leave most or all hills clear. Strong sunshine, pleasant temperatures, warmest in western areas. Mostly light wind for the Highlands, gusty easterly further south. Very warm for Wales.

Headline for Peak District

Gusty wind; warm sunshine, hills clear.

How windy? (On the summits)

Easterly 15-20mph; stronger sustained wind early with notable gusts over tops and downslope, local 30mph.

Effect of the wind on you?

Fairly small, but morning gusts may be quite strong, affecting stability.

How Wet?

No rain expected

Cloud on the hills?

Little or none

Patchy banks of cloud from dawn over some moors mainly in the east, soon lifts and dissipates after dawn for clear hills.

Chance of cloud free summits?

Soon practically certain

Sunshine and air clarity?

Sun soon widespread. Very good visibility. High UV, beware sunburn, dehydration.

Temperature (at 600m)

10C rising to 19C.

And in the valleys

11C at dawn, rising to 24C, local 26C in southwestern valleys.

Viewing Forecast For

Peak District
Tuesday 14th July 2026
Last updated Sun 12th Jul 26 at 4:00PM

How windy? (On the summits)

Easterly 20 to 25mph, local gusts 30mph around some upper slopes and edges.

Effect of the wind on you?

Breezy over the hills, in places gustiness may start to affect comfortable walking, feeling cooler where exposed.

How Wet?

No rain expected

Cloud on the hills?

Some early low cloud, clearing

Patchy cloud banks over higher slopes early in the day, mostly eastern moors, soon lifting above the hills or largely dispersing by mid-morning.

Chance of cloud free summits?

70% at first, becoming 100%

Sunshine and air clarity?

Sun mostly western areas early in the day, but breaking through more widely as early fog clears, visibility then very good.

Temperature (at 600m)

11 to 13C from dawn, coolest if in cloud, rising to 20C afternoon.

And in the valleys

13C at dawn, rising to 25 to 27C afternoon, warmest in western valleys.

Viewing Forecast For

Peak District
Wednesday 15th July 2026
Last updated Sun 12th Jul 26 at 4:00PM

How windy? (On the summits)

Easterly 15 to 25mph, some gusty spots 30mph around tops and edges, locally downslope to west in morning.

Effect of the wind on you?

Feeling breezy over the hills, fairly small effect on walking, but some more notable gusty areas.

How Wet?

No rain expected

Cloud on the hills?

Early patchy cloud clears

From dawn, some fog over higher moors mainly eastern areas above 500m, soon all thinning and dispersing in morning.

Chance of cloud free summits?

60% becoming practically certain.

Sunshine and air clarity?

Strong sunshine most of the day, some thin high cloud. Visibility excellent, some early haze.

Temperature (at 600m)

13C at dawn, rising to 19 to 21C afternoon.

And in the valleys

13C at dawn, rising to 26 to 28C afternoon, warmest western valleys.

Planning Outlook

A fine week of summer weather - warm and dry with pleasantly warm temperatures and often plenty of sunshine. High pressure keeps the skies mostly clear, some low-level cloud rolling inland from the North Sea at times. A prevailing easterly flow, pushing the warmest temperatures for western hill groups, valley temperatures often 25C, or warmer for Wales and Peak District, at times 30C. A fairly sustained breeze most of the week in England and Wales, at times stronger and quite gusty. Notably dry ground conditions, beware very high fire risk. A cooling trend toward the weekend as north-northeasterly winds develop, a few showers possible, but a dry theme likely into early next week.