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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Thursday 22nd October 2026
Last updated
Thu 22nd Oct 26 at
7:08AM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong winds early in the day, gale force particularly toward the Cairngorms, lessening to lower speeds with time for all areas. Some early rain and upland snow in northeast Scotland clears. A few showers near west coasts fade. Cloud breaks above many tops with some sunshine, but remaining chilly all day.
Headline for Peak District
Chilly breeze eases, showers fade, sunny spells.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25mph early morning, easing to 15-20mph middle of day into afternoon, turning southerly. Then into night rising southeasterly 30-40mph for a time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy and considerable wind chill at first, but improving to be fairly small. Deteriorating for a few hours into night.
How Wet?
Early rain, showers fading
Showery rain most frequent in west from around dawn into morning will clear east and northward for just scattered showers with lengthy dry windows middle of day into afternoon. Into night, rain develops from south and sets in heavy.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off summits
Cloud banks over higher moors from dawn will lift and break to largely clear the summits during the morning, some risk of odd patches returning where showers occur.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine develops, becoming often sunnier especially in east afternoon. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
4 or 5C, lifting to 7C evening, staying elevated, a degree milder overnight. Feeling just below freezing in early wind.
And in the valleys
4C at dawn, rising to 11C afternoon, and only slightly dropping into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 23rd October 2026
Last updated
Thu 22nd Oct 26 at
7:08AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly soon variable and lessening from dawn into a lull, but then rapid rise afternoon northwesterly to 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Likely small in morning, but expect quickly deteriorating significantly from west into afternoon to become difficult conditions.
How Wet?
Periods of steady rain
Steady rain from overnight with some heavy falls, clearing northward in morning. Some drier windows mixed with patchy rain, but steady rain returns as well during day from the west, heavier moments.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, local variability
Blanket cloud to middle slopes likely all day, and often to lower slopes. Some chance of some varied breaks for a few early hours, but any summit clearances unlikely and only fleeting if so.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few bright glimpses here and there, but more often overcast and dull with poor visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
Will vary around 7 to 9C, then in afternoon sharply cooling towards 3 or 4C. Feeling like 0 to -5C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
8C at dawn, only slightly rising to 10C and more sharply cooling evening into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 24th October 2026
Last updated
Thu 22nd Oct 26 at
7:08AM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly, 25-30mph at first, then rising in afternoon to 50mph+ on higher terrain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions, deteriorating to become increasingly difficult, considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain sets in
Dry for a few hours from dawn, possibly much of morning in east, but patchy rain moves in from west, becoming persistent and heavier at times afternoon and evening. Showery into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little, then lowering during day
Most cloud above the hills in the morning, apart from odd local patches. By afternoon, cloud lowering to increasingly shroud hills, to 400-500m with time in more western areas, higher east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% in morning, dropping to 30% later.
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little weak sun through high cloud early morning, but giving way to overcast skies. Good visibility in morning becomes hazier, then poor as rain develops.
Temperature (at 600m)
4C at dawn, rising to 8C afternoon, briefly 10C by dusk, then falling into night. Always feeling near/below freezing in wind.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, rising to 12C afternoon, or slightly milder by early evening.
Planning Outlook
High rainfall over the southeastern Highlands during Friday brings a risk of flooding here as the weekend begins. A deep area of low pressure moves toward northwest Scotland into the weekend to bring widespread rain and gales, stormy conditions develop over many mountains, the strongest sustained winds over Scottish tops into Sunday in excess of 70-80mph with more powerful gusts. Temperature will vary, briefly above freezing to all tops, then back just below zero on Scottish Munros by Sunday with frequent showers of hail and snow on high mountains. Atlantic west-southwesterlies remain dominant next week, bringing several low pressure systems with rain and wind, punctuated by brief clearer windows. Flooding is possible as rainfall totals build.