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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
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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 cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 5th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 4th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cold northerlies continue; significant chill factor over mountains, though speeds less than recent days. All terrain frozen; snow cover widely in Highlands, substantial in north, further showers of snow and hail. Showers continue to feed into N/W Wales. Largely dry with sun and broken cloud N England/S Scotland.
Headline for Peak District
Cold brisk wind. Dry with sunshine, patchy cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 20-25mph, at times 30mph high tops; a slight northwesterly shift with time, speed lessening a little toward dusk, but then increasing again overnight to 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable wind chill over the hills. Affecting ease of walking where exposed on tops, some improvement afternoon.
How Wet?
Precipitation not expected
Overnight showers leaving a fresh dusting of snow particularly western areas. Dry throughout the daytime.
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, some patchy cloud may drift in from the north with time. Visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
-3C most of the day, slightly colder early. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -13C in exposure on high tops.
And in the valleys
Terrain widely frozen, starting near -5C from dawn, staying sub-zero all day, some sun-exposed valleys reaching 0C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 6th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 4th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15-25mph, trending towards higher speeds afternoon, 30-35mph over exposed moors.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking becoming uncomfortable and later strenuous with significant wind chill in exposure.
How Wet?
Pulses of showery snow
Bands of showery snow drift from the west with intermittent dry periods. After nightfall, showers merging into broader areas of snow for several hours.
Cloud on the hills?
Clear periods, filling in during snow
Variable, some clear periods through rapidly filling in on high to middle terrain with passing snow showers. With time, cloud will be more persistent on high terrain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some bright/sunny spells will break out, but cloud will be extensive for periods too. Variable visibility, very good for periods, but rapidly deteriorating to very poor in snow.
Temperature (at 600m)
-2C, rising a degree afternoon, locally to 0C Lancashire Pennines. Feeling like -13C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
-4 or -5C at dawn, lifting to -2 or -1C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 7th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 4th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 25 to 30mph, likely strongest in morning, turning westerly, lessening afternoon; may increase again after dark.
Effect of the wind on you?
Be prepared for marked wind chill on exposed high terrain, risk very blustery on tops for a time in morning.
How Wet?
Possible showers
Often dry many places, but risk local showers moving into western areas, falling as snow on hills in morning, increasingly rain if these occur into afternoon. Later evening, some further rain / sleet on tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little
Some patchy cloud may drift over upper western slopes for periods, but the hills likely often clear during daytime.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some early brightness through high cloud, best in east, but overcast skies becoming duller. Visibility very good whilst dry.
Temperature (at 600m)
-1C rising to +1C, or slightly higher after dark. Feeling as cold as -10C if exposed to stronger wind.
And in the valleys
Frosty start, -1C or locally colder at dawn, rising to 2C afternoon, then little change into evening and night.
Planning Outlook
Freezing conditions widely over the mountains all this week - some changes toward the weekend as Atlantic lows try to circulate further northwards, bringing some variable thawing mainly to England and particularly Wales, whilst Scottish mountains may see brief if any periods of above-freezing conditions even onward into mid-month. Complex weather systems later this week, with potentially a deep low moving across southern Britain by Thursday-early Friday which may bring some snowfalls to Wales and the southern Pennines, accompanied by possibly severe gales. More variable wind speeds for Scotland, trending westerly; some lulls but interspersed with gales. Further accumulating upland snow, mixed with some lowland rain.