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
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 28th September 2026
Last updated
Sun 27th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Breezy over Scottish mountains, windier further northwest, feeling chilly. Showery for western Lochaber, Mull and around Skye, tending to fade during afternoon. Largely dry elsewhere, varied cloud over hills in morning, lifting and breaking above many tops with some sunshine. Lighter winds for England & Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Light wind. Sunshine and broken cloud, hills clear.
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 10 to 15mph, dropping during morning to variable 5-10mph until late in day. Then into evening southeasterly and rising into night to gusty 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small most or all daylight.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Largely clear
Patchy mist around some valleys from dawn, may drift briefly onto some lower hill slopes, but all dispersing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun, some thin high cloud in the morning. Visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
6C rising to 12C.
And in the valleys
5 to 7C from dawn, rising to 18C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 29th September 2026
Last updated
Sun 27th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 30 to 45mph, turbulent gusts around edges and in places downslope west of high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking in exposure on the tops, but sudden buffeting in places also to some lower elevations.
How Wet?
A little rain at times
Spots of rain from time to time, drizzly where in cloud in morning, possibly pulses of steadier rain spreading from the south, but more likely small amounts.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud may disperse during day
Risk of fairly extensive cloud across the hills in the morning, from some lower elevations upward, higher breaks toward northwest. May thin and start to break up into the afternoon, perhaps all clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy morning, then sunshine may break through afternoon. Hazy, risk murkier morning.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C rising to 17C, only slow drop onward into night.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to humid 22C afternoon, then staying very mild onward into the night.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 30th September 2026
Last updated
Sun 27th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25 to 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions, uncomfortable buffeting gusts in places on exposed high terrain.
How Wet?
Heavy rain for a time
A band of heavy rain moves northeastward across the region likely during the morning, then drier for a time, later a risk of showery bursts of rain returning.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting and breaking
Extensive cloud over higher moors in early rain, then lifting rapidly and likely all clearing above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent sun breaking through. Poor visibility in rain, then improving to be very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
Humid 14C or above from dawn, dropping during the day to a fresher 11C later. Feeling near to freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
Very mild and humid 16C or above from dawn, up to max 20C, then dropping cooler into evening.
Planning Outlook
Strong southeasterly winds by Tuesday, widely gales on mountains with turbulent downslope gusts toward the west; some rain developing from the south during the day, becoming heavy later - a band of rain moves northeast into early Wednesday, leaving blustery south-southwesterlies into Wednesday and Thursday, showery in the west. Some occasional rain further ahead, but more often looking drier as higher pressure tends to expand further north during early October. Mostly mild temperatures, some cooler nights develop.