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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
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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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 31st July 2026
Last updated
Thu 30th Jul 26 at
2:23PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Westerly winds, tending to strengthen through the day will continue to bring lower temperatures to the mountains (particularly W & NW Scotland), Showers, throughout day W and NW Highlands, but mostly afternoon elsewhere - and few if any S Pennines and Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Isolated showers. Wind speed tending to increase.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10-15mph, a strengthening trend toward 20mph over tops by about mid afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely - chance of brief shower
Rain unlikely - chance of brief shower
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
There may over an hour or two until mid morning be patches on higher western slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Almost certain by late morning
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of bright sunshine. The air very clear indeed.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C rising to 13 or 14C afternoon.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising to 20C afternoon
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 1st August 2026
Last updated
Thu 30th Jul 26 at
2:23PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15-20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Substantially or completely dry
Chance of the odd brief shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon clear
A few patches may form temporarily middle and upper slopes until mid or late morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Almost certain by midday
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of sun, tending to push east afternoon for later sun. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
11C rising to 16C.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn rising to 22C afternoon
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 2nd August 2026
Last updated
Thu 30th Jul 26 at
2:23PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Varied direction, 10mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Cloud on the hills?
Very little if any
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine will gradually give way as high cloud thickens. Slight haze clearing to give excellent visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C rising to 18C.
And in the valleys
Will reach around 23C in the afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Extensively dry with cloud widely confined above the mountains this weekend, although mainly Saturday in Scotland, showers and on western mountains areas of low cloud. Relatively chilly on the west and NW Highlands, but otherwise fairly normal temperatures for early August. Very complicated early next week; areas of rain will drift slowly across central and northern Britain, but the distribution of rain (and associated low cloud) very uncertain. Probably very little rain across Wales. Despite some rain (mainly in Scotland), away from the W & NW Highlands terrain remains exceptionally dry 'tinder dry'.