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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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 18th June 2026
Last updated
Wed 17th Jun 26 at
4:05PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain and low cloud affects many mountains, most persistent in the west, patchier and lighter for the Highlands by afternoon. A band of heavier rain for northern England and southwest Scotland, risk some thundery bursts. Blustery southwesterly winds. Feeling humid particularly for England and Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Increasingly windy. A little rain, cloud banks west.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 20 to 25mph, tending to strengthen, in afternoon 30mph over high tops, some varied stronger gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect comfortable walking over higher exposed tops, becoming more blustery and strenuous.
How Wet?
Drizzle and patchy rain northwest
Patchy rain and drizzle most frequent northwestern Peak District to Lancashire Pennines. Further south and east substantially dry much of day, odd spots. Chance an isolated burst of rain later, mainly north of M62.
Cloud on the hills?
Most low cloud northwest
Some varied cloud covering higher slopes, most often in areas toward northwest, above 400-500m, sometimes lower in rain. More often above 500-600m south & east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% northwest, to 60% south & east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, dull near and north of Manchester, brighter southeastward. Visibility good below cloud.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C rising to 16C. Feeling like 6 to 8C directly in wind on tops.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 22C, rather humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 19th June 2026
Last updated
Wed 17th Jun 26 at
4:05PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly, 25 to 40mph, possible stronger gusts for periods around high tops and edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous to arduous walking conditions, gusts starting to affect balance in exposure. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Possibly thundery bursts mainly later
Most likely dry much of the day. Chance of odd spots developing from high cloud, possibly an isolated burst of rain. Toward evening from west, greater risk odd heavier bursts, possibly a thunderstorm.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Brief mist around some slopes around dawn, otherwise hills likely clear. Ragged patches later if rain develops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some strong sun, mixed with high cloud, which may thicken across the sky. Visibility good, some haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
14 to 17C, then into night likely to drop to 10C. Feeling nearer 5C directly in wind all day.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 23 to 25C afternoon, feeling very humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 20th June 2026
Last updated
Wed 17th Jun 26 at
4:05PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Little or no rain
Chance of an odd light shower mainly western areas in the morning, but most of the day likely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon all clear
Some patchy cloud banks on western hills in morning, mainly areas north of M62. All dispering during morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mix of high cloud and sun. Visibility very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C rising to 14C afternoon.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 20C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Humid southwesterly winds, gales across many mountains on Friday, plus heavy rain, thundery bursts mixed in. Less windy, but still breezy into Saturday in Scotland, feeling less humid for most, but western Scottish hills at least stay cloud capped and with showery rain. Sunday is a drier day with clearer hills, light winds and feeling warmer. Into next week, a mixed west-southwesterly pattern for Scotland, rain and low cloud most common in the west, drier with higher cloud eastwards and more often dry. Warm and humid for England & Wales - often dry, but possible thunderstorms forming at times - detail more uncertain.