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.
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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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.
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
Thursday 14th May 2026
Last updated
Wed 13th May 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Another cold day for May with considerable chill factor in exposure to brisk northerly winds. Showers focused on north-facing areas in the morning, but forming increasingly widely, falling as snow on Scottish Munros, at times higher tops elsewhere; heavy bursts with hail, isolated thunder.
Headline for Peak District
Chilly and breezy. Increasingly showery with hail, isolated lightning
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 15 to 20mph, some stronger squally gusts 25mph around showers into afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable wind chill for mid-May. At times walking becoming uncomfortable in exposure on high tops.
How Wet?
Showers forming, some hail, risk thunder
A mostly dry and bright start, but clouds will bubble up, with scattered showers forming from late morning. Most widespread afternoon and onward into evening, some heavy with hail, risk of isolated thunder and lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, but often above tops away from showers.
Given flow direction, generally well elevated bases with tops often clear. However, in and around showers, shafts of cloud may lower onto tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunniest during early part of morning, before skies fill in with cloud. Visibility excellent, but temporarily poor in showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
3C rising to 6C afternoon. Feeling like -3 to -5C directly in wind.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, rising to 10 to 12C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 15th May 2026
Last updated
Wed 13th May 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 20 to 25mph at dawn, easing down to 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but marked wind chill factor during the morning hours.
How Wet?
Isolated showers form
A scattering of passing showers mostly afternoon and toward eastern hills. Chance of brief hail mixed in at times.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Rare if any brief patches grazing tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Skies will often be filled in with cloud limiting the best of the sun to early morning, and again late in the day. Visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
2C lifting to 5C. Feeling like -7C directly in early wind.
And in the valleys
3C at dawn, locally colder with slight frost in shelter; rising to 12C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 16th May 2026
Last updated
Wed 13th May 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10 to 15mph. Later in day trending southwesterly rising a little into evening 15-20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Risk a little rain mainly later
Chance of one or two brief showers passing eastwards during day. Later in day, patchy rain moving onto western hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely clear until later
Rare if any brief fragments on western tops early in day, otherwise clear. By evening, cloud may lower to cap some higher moors.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine best early in day in east, high cloud tends to thicken from west to cover the sky. Visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
3C rising to 7C afternoon.
And in the valleys
Frost in many valleys at dawn. Rising to 13C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Becoming gradually less cold into the weekend as northerly winds ease and then switch toward west-southwesterly. Fewer showers by Friday with sunny spells. A dry start to Saturday, frost at dawn where skies are clear. Rain and lowering cloud moves onto west coast areas during Saturday, persistent rain later western Scotland. By Sunday and Monday, areas of showery rain will pass eastwards during the daytimes, leaving western areas generally drier with cloud breaks afternoon-evenings. South-southwesterlies then prevail for a few days next week, with rain at times Tuesday and Wednesday on western hills, particularly Scotland. A drier and warmer theme later in the week as higher pressure builds.