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.
Monday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Monday 27th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Apr 26 at
3:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Morning showers and fog Scottish Highlands, showers trending eastward, heavier afternoon. Dry morning England and Wales, little hill cloud, then heavy afternoon showers, frequent and locally torrential over the Pennines with a risk of lightning. Little wind, but gusty around afternoon showers, deteriorating into night.
Headline for Peak District
Hills soon clear of cloud; heavy afternoon showers
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 10-15mph, more northwesterly early hours. Trending northeasterly afternoon into evening, speeds rising to 20mph, and also strong gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though increasingly frequent strong gusts in showers afternoon, a sustained nuisance breeze later in the day.
How Wet?
Heavy afternoon showers
Likely dry in the morning and perhaps well into the afternoon. A sudden outbreak of frequent and heavy showers afternoon, a risk of torrential downpours and possibly lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Likely clear
Some patchy banks at various heights in the morning, these lifting off the tops through morning for cloud-free moors.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny through morning, then a patchwork of cloud develops, may be more widely cloudy into the evening. Mixed visibility, some early haze, improving but later poor in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
9C rising to 12C.
And in the valleys
8C at dawn rising to 16C. Suddenly lowering several degrees around afternoon showers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 28th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Apr 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 20-30mph, strongest early and gusty, approaching 40mph over tops and downslope early and late.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure most of the day, more strenuous early and late with buffeting gusts and wind chill.
How Wet?
Chance some showers
A chance of showers, most likely morning and midday, generally light. Afternoon is dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive early, lifting above the summits
An extensive layer of cloud shrouds the hills to middle slopes from dawn, likely to lower eastern slopes and into some valleys. Fog lifts through morning, likely clearing all summits afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of cloud and sun. Excellent visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
4C rising to 8C. Feeling near -5C in early wind.
And in the valleys
7C rising to 12C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 29th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Apr 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 30-35mph; frequent strong gusts over tops and downslope to the west, approaching 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking with considerable buffeting and wind chill; stability often challenged in power gusts.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
None expected
Some patchy mist in sheltered eastern valleys at dawn, this soon dissipating for cloud-free hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely sunny. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
3C rising to 9C. Feeling below freezing in direct wind.
And in the valleys
2 or 3C, local light frosts possible. Rising to 15C.
Planning Outlook
A core of high pressure lingers northeast of Scotland well into the week. The weather will be mostly sunny but also windy, particularly in Wales and the southern Pennines; challenging conditions are likely for several days on high Welsh mountains, powerful gusts over tops and downslope to the west requiring great effort to maintain stability. Despite Monday showers, dry ground conditions, warm temperatures, and wind bring a high risk of wildfire. More settled in Scotland, though breezy in the west, most hill cloud in the east. Detail becomes uncertain into next weekend, but a rising risk of showers and longer spells of rain as pressure begins to drop.