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.
Tuesday'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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
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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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 28th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Jul 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Challenging conditions over high terrain with gale-force winds, severe gales on the higher Scottish mountains. A few hours of persistent rain, some heavy for the Highlands, leaving drizzly conditions, low cloud across most hills. Some heavier rain again later in western Scotland.
Headline for Peak District
Windy. Often dry many places; some early drizzle, low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 30mph, gusts 35-40mph in places at times near edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions over higher exposed terrain, buffeting gusts. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy rain mostly north in morning
A little drizzly rain at times, most frequent areas toward Lancashire Pennines in the morning, tending to fade. More often dry all day much of the Peak District NP, rain unlikely south and east areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly north & west in morning
Banks of cloud covering higher moors particularly in northwestern Peak District above 500m in morning, some patches to 300-400m near/north of Manchester. Clearer in east, lifting more widely above hills afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, some brighter periods with glimpses of sun in east, brighter widely in afternoon. Visibility good below cloud, locally poor in northwest in drizzle.
Temperature (at 600m)
16C rising to 19C. Feeling like 5 to 8C directly in wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 23 to 25C afternoon, rather humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 29th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Jul 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 20 to 25mph, gusty at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy on the hills, more noticeable in places, but fairly small effect on walking.
How Wet?
Most or all day dry
Small risk of an isolated thundery burst of rain late in the day. A band of rain develops from west well into night, possibly thundery through to dawn on Thursday.
Cloud on the hills?
Hills likely clear
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and varied high cloud, may fill in across the sky for periods. Visibility very good, distant slight haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
15C rising to 22C, chance of nearer 25C afternoon.
And in the valleys
16C from dawn, soon above 20C, rising to 28C afternoon, some valleys in south may rise above 30C; feeling humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 30th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Jul 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15 to 25mph, strongest sustained speeds into afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly blustery over the hills, affecting comfortable walking in exposure. Notable wind chill on tops.
How Wet?
Showers, some heavy
Showery bursts of rain, risk a band of heavier rain in morning, tending to move west to east, chance of isolated thunder, largely clearing eastward in afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly lifting above tops
Any brief patches of cloud over higher slopes in the morning will lift to be generally above the hills, rare patches lowering onto tops in showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy morning, some sun breaking through from west into afternoon, better later in day. Visibility reduced in showers, otherwise good later very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
11C rising to 14C afternoon. Feeling like 4 to 7C in exposure to wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 20C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A complex pattern into the start of August as weak low pressure is nearby to the west. Some showery bursts of rain, possibly thundery in places on some days, locally persistent rain possible, but some places may well escape drier. Cloud varying over the hills from day to day. Strong southwesterly winds later this week, then becoming more variable in speed and direction over the weekend into early next week, may strengthen again for periods. A generally showery westerly may then prevail during next week. Temperatures near average or on the cooler side for Scotland, warmer for Wales and Peak District. Beware ongoing fire management restrictions to access despite rain in the forecast.