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.
Saturday'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.
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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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.
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
Saturday 4th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Jul 26 at
3:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain sweeps east through Scotland, persistent for several hours; easing afternoon but staying drizzly and dull west. Mild but feeling chilly in strong wind. Lakeland and Pennines very windy and drizzly with hill cloud. Drier in Wales, sunny breaks on low slopes. Warm Wales and England though notable wind chill.
Headline for Peak District
Some light rain, driest south; blustery
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25-35mph, gusty for periods over high terrain, and trending towards higher speeds with time, reaching 40mph over tops later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Wind making walking uncomfortable on higher exposed terrain, buffeting gusts in places affecting stability, and increasingly strenuous in exposure with notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Occasional light rain, mostly north
A little drizzle in the air now and again, mainly western hills in the northern Peak District and into Lancashire, a few spots of light rain, but more often dry, particularly southern moors.
Cloud on the hills?
Some low cloud northwest, clear periods
Banks of cloud covering higher moors for periods, mostly western areas and toward the northern Peak District. Cloud may be more widespread across high terrain in the early hours. South and east hills becoming often clear, but banks may graze the tops here too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% northwest, rising to 70% south/east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, occasional sun spells, best to the south and east. Very good visibility, may deteriorate on high tops should cloud lower.
Temperature (at 600m)
12 or 13C rising to 16C afternoon. Feeling like 4 to 8C directly in the wind on tops.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 20C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 5th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Jul 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20-30mph, risk of strong gusts over tops early.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking becoming impacted on high terrain, locally fairly small effects.
How Wet?
Light patchy rain, mostly early
A few spots of light rain drifting from the west from time to time, mostly early and amounting to little. The afternoon is likely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off the hills
Fog cover most high terrain in the morning with some lower banks, most extensive to the west of high edges. Cloud lifts through morning for clear hills afternoon. Cloud soonest to clear southern moors, perhaps early in the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% dawn, rising to 90% through morning
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun increasingly breaking out though weakened by high cloud. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C rising to 15C.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn rising to 19 or 20C; may be warmer valleys southeast of Kinder Scout.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 6th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Jul 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20-30mph, risk of strong gusts over tops early.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking becoming impacted on high terrain, locally fairly small effects.
How Wet?
Chance light patchy rain
A few spots of light rain drifting from the west from time to time, any falls light and brief and more often dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off the hills
Fog covers most high terrain in the morning with some lower banks, most extensive to the west of high edges. Cloud lifts through morning for clear hills afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% dawn, rising to 80% through morning
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional weak sun through high cloud. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C rising to 15 or 16C, or warmer southernmost moors.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn rising to 21C, perhaps several degrees warmer southern valleys, to 23C.
Planning Outlook
Rain, drizzle and low cloud persist over western hills from Lake District northward through the weekend and into early next week. Temperatures near average, but feeling cool in exposure to wind on tops, quite strong and gusty in the north. Northeast areas are drier with higher cloud bases but patchy rain reaches here too. Higher pressure south maintains drier conditions in Wales and the south Pennines but cloud and some drizzle will affect high western slopes from time to time; lighter wind here, but nuisance gusts in exposure. A drier and warmer window builds into the middle of next week: very warm in England and Wales, spells of sunshine spread northward, and lighter wind. Some showers and patchy rain continue through late week and next weekend, though detail is uncertain and more often dry.