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.
Wednesday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
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
Wednesday 26th August 2026
Last updated
Tue 25th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
East Scotland, the Pennines, and Wales start cloudy, this lifting, dissipating over much of Scotland. Early showery rain and cloud in Wales migrates to England and southwest Scotland, thundery showers following over Wales and England; driest/clearest northwest Scotland. Warm, humid, and breezy.
Headline for Peak District
Showery rain, risk thundery bursts later; warm and humid
How windy? (On the summits)
East-southeasterly 25-30mph and often gusty. May lessen for a time, but always a risk of gusts returning to higher speeds.
Effect of the wind on you?
Nuisance gusts affect comfort of walking much of the day, strongest speeds making walking more strenuous for periods.
How Wet?
Rain breaks to showers, risk thundery later
A risk of steady rain and drizzle over a few early hours, tending to break into showers and perhaps a dry window. During afternoon, showers return, risk of heavy falls with possible local thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, then lifting
Cloud fairly widely shrouding hills above 400-500m from dawn, some lower banks for a time in the east. Tending to rise toward higher slopes around 600m, and increasingly breaking up, but patches return to high edges where heaviest showers occur.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional weak sun through high cloud, often overcast. Hazy start, visibility improving to be good when dry.
Temperature (at 600m)
13C rising to 17 or 18C. Humid. Feeling like 6C in the wind at first.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 22C afternoon, quite humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 27th August 2026
Last updated
Tue 25th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 15-20mph, later trending southerly and lessening. Quite gusty much of the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though nuisance gusts affecting walking at times through much of the day.
How Wet?
Often raining, thundery bursts
Bursts of rain from dawn become increasingly frequent, likely setting in for several hours with heavy, thundery falls. Breaking into showers with time but still a risk of thunderstorms. Beware rapidly rising streams and local flood risk.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
A sheet of cloud soon shrouds the moors from middle slopes up, patches forming to lower slopes/valleys during heaviest rain. Through afternoon, cloud will begin lifting and breaking, though variable and any substantial clearings only later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, later rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, and often dull with poor visibility through morning, breaking into patchy sun afternoon, varied visibility and very good when out of rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
13C rising to 17C, humid. Temperature will fluctuate somewhat.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 21C; temperature will vary considerably in rain/showers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 28th August 2026
Last updated
Tue 25th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, some variability, 10-20mph. May trend towards the higher end of the range with gusts forming.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, though may trend gustier later in the day.
How Wet?
Showery rain, extended falls
Rain on-and-off much of the day, showers cluster together into extended falls at times, some heavy bursts here and there. Some chance of an extended drier window in the morning, though considerable uncertainty.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud lifts above the summits
Cloud shrouds the hills at dawn, locally to low western slopes. Lifting, to clear the summits, though a few odd caps may graze the highest northern tops if heavier rain forms.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun, weakened by high cloud. Varied visibility, very good when out of cloud and rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C rising to 16C.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 21C, or slightly cooler northernmost areas.
Planning Outlook
Heavy, thundery rain likely affects England, Wales & southern Scotland on Thursday and Friday, potentially prolonged heavy falls bringing a risk of local flooding. A westerly wind will establish into the weekend, drawing cloud and drizzle onto western high terrain, several frontal systems sweeping more broadly across the country. The strongest wind and heavy rain may pass mostly across England and Wales, with the lightest rain in west Scotland. Best chance of cloud base rising towards higher terrain in western areas, perhaps briefly to higher summits, but the hills more often shrouded, patches to low slopes around heaviest rain. A west-southwesterly weather track prevails next week: cloud and drizzle on western hill groups (particularly west Scotland), breezy, areas of rain regularly spreading more widely.