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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 12th December 2025
Last updated
Thu 11th Dec 25 at
3:43PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Increasingly blustery north England and Scotland, gales over Scottish Highlands; lighter wind Pennines and Wales. Early patchy rain over east Scotland and the Pennines soon clears, slowest south Pennines; many hills then cloud-free. Scattered showers onto west coasts, most frequent and heavy west-central Scotland.
Headline for Peak District
Early rain, then often cloud-free summits; wind soon eases
How windy? (On the summits)
Gusty southwesterly 30mph at dawn soon easing to westerly 15-20mph. Gradually strengthening again afternoon, 30-35mph over the tops after dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy early with buffeting and wind chill, then soon fairly small well into the day; some uncomfortable winds returning as dusk approaches.
How Wet?
Morning rain, dry afternoon
A band of rain sweeps east through the morning, may be persistent for a few early hours. Likely no rain afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive early, mostly clear afternoon
From dawn cloud shrouds high ground with variable lower banks in rain, locally to middle slopes. Bases lift quickly after rain passes, hills likely often clear in the afternoon though some caps may graze the high peaks.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast morning with poor visibility. Patchy sunshine into afternoon though weakened by high cloud, visibility turning very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
6C, lowering to 4 or 5C, generally staying warmer southernmost moors.
And in the valleys
7 or 8C from dawn, little change most of the day, then dropping towards 6C as dusk approaches.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 13th December 2025
Last updated
Thu 11th Dec 25 at
3:43PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, strengthening during daytime from 25-30mph to 35-45mph, risk stronger gusts evening into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly strenuous walking conditions on higher terrain, more arduous later in day; considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Little or no rain during daylight
Substantially dry, but occasional spots of light rain or drizzle in the wind. Onward into the night, risk of frequent rain moving in from the west.
Cloud on the hills?
Risk drifting over some tops
Patchy cloud on some slopes in the morning, may linger on higher western moors, but much cloud often above hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early sunshine, high cloud gradually thickening. Visibility mostly good.
Temperature (at 600m)
4C, slowly rising towards 6C, further rising overnight. Wind chill feeling like -5 to -7C.
And in the valleys
5C or locally cooler at dawn, rising to 8C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 14th December 2025
Last updated
Thu 11th Dec 25 at
3:43PM
How windy? (On the summits)
A gusty southwesterly, sustained winds between 40-55mph, may strengthen further with downslope gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strong gusty winds will challenge balance and stability all day, including downslope. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Periods of drizzly rain
Patchy drizzly rain throughout the day. May be dry for hours at a time but also a risk of brief heavier falls.
Cloud on the hills?
Variable on high terrain
Banks come and go over high terrain, may become more extensive at times but also with breaks off the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some glimpses of weak sun but often cloudy. Variable visibility, often very good but deteriorating with fog and rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
7 or 8C. Feeling like -5C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
8 or 9C with little change through the day.
Planning Outlook
Staying unsettled through the weekend and next week as southwesterly winds prevail and low pressure systems pass to the northwest of Scotland; sustained gales over the mountains, severe or stormy for periods. Rainfall will be frequent and heavy for periods, sometimes showery with hail in the west. Expect very wet ground conditions and further flooding of streams and some rivers. Best chance for dry and bright periods central and south Pennines, though these fleeting. Mild for the time of year, temperatures only just below freezing intermittently on higher Scottish tops, even here will experience spells above freezing with thawing, any lying snow patchy, but beware some icy surfaces on the very highest tops where some refreezing occurs.