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.
Today'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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Feb 26 at
4:19PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy for many, gale force gusts in Scotland, most powerful west. Snowing south and east Highlands (whiteout on high terrain), only patchy west; rain to lower slopes at first. Extensive cloud from southern Scotland through England and Wales and often raining, heaviest south and west slopes. Lighter wind southern Pennines.
Headline for Peak District
Extensive cloud and often raining
How windy? (On the summits)
Direction varied in the range 10 to 25mph; predominant directions are likely south and east.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly fairly small, though variable conditions are possible with sudden uncomfortable winds.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle
Rain and drizzle on-and-off throughout the day, a longer periods of rain likely around midday or afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Very extensive
Most hills persistently cloud covered above 400 to 500m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Less than 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sun. Extensively dull and misty.
Temperature (at 600m)
4 or 5C, likely steady through the day. Feeling just below freezing in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
5 or 6C, may locally rise to 7C but otherwise little change.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 12th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Feb 26 at
4:19PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Detail uncertain: generally northeasterly, 20-35mph, though may be lighter and variable at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking often strenuous in exposure with significant wind chill, some uncertainty, easier conditions possible.
How Wet?
Often raining, some snow on tops
Rain often falling, as sleet on high ground and perhaps turning to snow here with time. Some breaks in precipitation are possible.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Cloud soon fills in across high terrain with bases often lowering towards the middle slopes during rain. Bases likely vary but breaks to summits unlikely.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Likely overcast. Poor visibility in fog and rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
2 or 3C from dawn, steady for a time, lowering later, approaching 0C into night. Feeling as cold as -13C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, fairly steady for a time then lowering, towards near 2C by evening, dropping further overnight.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 13th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Feb 26 at
4:19PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly, trending northerly, 30-40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking often arduous in exposure with stability persistently challenged. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showery snow
Snow showers affecting the hills on-and-off through the day, chance of some refrozen rain/graupel mixed in.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive early, some improvement
Cloud shrouding most hills above 500m in the morning. A lifting trend with time, perhaps clearing the hills substantially, though cloud may linger for longer: timing uncertain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some busts of weak sun appearing with time. Variable visibility, good at times but turning poor during precipitation.
Temperature (at 600m)
-2 or -3C. Feeling as cold as -18C in exposure.
And in the valleys
0 or 1C, little change all day.
Planning Outlook
Becoming colder for all areas during the transition into the weekend, with much mountain terrain frozen again to increasingly lower elevations - soonest toward the north and east of Scotland. A widespread frost is likely early on Saturday. Northeasterly wind will be dominant - the distribution of snow showers shifting with time from eastern hills to more north-facing mountains, particularly Scotland. Away from showers later in the week, brighter than recently with sunshine and clearer hills, most likely later Friday and Saturday. Unsettled weather returns on Sunday, with a more active week likely to follow, dominated by west-to-northwesterly winds - most precipitation in the west with some freeze-thaw cycles in central and southern areas.