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.
Friday'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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Friday 27th February 2026
Last updated
Thu 26th Feb 26 at
4:11PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Blustery showers in north and west Scotland, snow above 800m, this level lowering; wind eases, showers isolate to the northwest. Patchy rain in south Scotland and north England, fairly small wind effects, some clear hills. Overnight rain central/south Pennines and Wales turns patchy; risk of changeable conditions here.
Headline for Peak District
Some rain, which may linger well into the day
How windy? (On the summits)
West or northwesterly 10 to 20mph, may drop lighter at times and variable in direction. Trending northerly into evening with a risk of speeds rising slightly.
Effect of the wind on you?
Often fairly small, but possibly more breezy at times.
How Wet?
Periods of rain, may be more extensive
Rain fairly extensive from overnight into the early morning, a breaking trend as the day gets going. Some uncertainty in the movement of the area of rain, and may well linger over the hills for extended periods, though mostly light in nature.
Cloud on the hills?
Summit breaks likely but ragged patches here and there from rain
Fairly extensive over high terrain in the morning, ragged lower patches too from rain. A lifting trend, summit breaks increasingly likely, though a few patches may continue forming here and there from rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, a veil of high cloud even if skies do brighten for a time. Very good visibility, reducing in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
5C most of daylight. Beginning to lower towards evening, dropping towards 2C overnight.
And in the valleys
7 or 8C, little change much of day, then lowering to 4C overnight.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 28th February 2026
Last updated
Thu 26th Feb 26 at
4:11PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable or N-NW'ly 15 to 25mph, may drop less. Shifting SW'ly, 20-25mph by dusk onward, risk 40mph overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but in places more blustery occasionally, feeling chilly. Deteriorating onward into night.
How Wet?
Possible rain early
Risk of showery rain early in day, fading to become largely dry. Well onward into night, risk of rain moving in from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Likely clearing
Cloud banks may cover some higher moors in morning, likely to lift and largely clear. Some early fog may linger in low valleys as well but this also soon clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloud breaking in morning to leave sunny bursts with time. Visibility becoming excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
2 or 3C. Feeling like -5C if exposed to stronger breeze on hills.
And in the valleys
3 or 4C from dawn, rising to 7 or 8C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 1st March 2026
Last updated
Thu 26th Feb 26 at
4:11PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 25-30mph, downslope gusts to the north/east, notably early. A rising trend later, up to 40mph in exposure.
Effect of the wind on you?
Inconvenient wind in the morning, some buffeting in gusts, a deteriorating trend later and feeling increasingly chilly.
How Wet?
Spotty light rain
Spots of light rain drift across the hills, moving quickly with plenty of dry periods between.
Cloud on the hills?
Variable, good clear periods
Notable variability: banks cling to the high tops, at times drifting downslope during rain, but also breaking above the summits during dry periods too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, some bright moments. Very good visibility out of cloud/rain but some haze arriving.
Temperature (at 600m)
3 or 4C from dawn, rising to 7C. Feeling as cold as -5C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
3C from dawn, lifting to 9C.
Planning Outlook
A changeable southwesterly regime continues through the weekend into early next week. Colder for a time with lowering freezing levels on Saturday allowing some refreezing of higher mountain terrain mainly in Scotland, the snowpack on high mountains consolidating following recent thawing. Early low frosts possible into north England as well. Milder air and thawing returns into Sunday, accompanied by rain and upland gales. During next week, higher pressure is expected to develop around the British Isles, bringing quieter weather, drier for most with lighter winds. Some fronts may continue to graze northwest Scotland with rain and stronger winds. Temperatures tending to be on the milder side during early March, occasional cooler winds lowering freezing levels, but winter conditions only on high Munros.