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.
Sunday'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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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
Sunday 8th March 2026
Last updated
Sat 7th Mar 26 at
1:08PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A blanket of low cloud and haze (particularly Pennines) over England, Wales and SW Scotland will spread to the Borders and S Highlands later in day - albeit cloud breaks in places. The Scottish highlands mostly fine albeit windy in the NW with chance of a little rain.
Headline for Peak District
Extensive fog, particularly morning, a little rain. Light wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15mph
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Fine drizzle at times. Heavier rain briefly.
Fine drizzle on some slopes, and almost anywhere chance of a burst of rain.
Cloud on the hills?
May well be clear
Extensive fog, the cloud base typically 300 to 500m by early afternoon as cloud base begins to rise. Possibly breaking to higher tops temporarily afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely dull and very hazy. Sun will come through in places.
Temperature (at 600m)
3 rising to 6C
And in the valleys
Will reach around 11C in the afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 9th March 2026
Last updated
Sat 7th Mar 26 at
1:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Patchy rain; very little in total
Bursts, probably brief, of showery rain now and again. Some places may well stay dry, and total rainfall everywhere small.
Cloud on the hills?
Very extensive - although cloud base rising, perhaps breaking.
Very likely blanket of fog from lower slopes up from dawn. Cloud base will rise from late morning, and in afternoon, most cloud will be above 450 to possibly 550m and may possibly clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% rising to 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely dull and misty or murky morning. The cloud slowly breaking in places, perhaps substantially in some areas (most likely N Pennines) afternoon. However, may well remain very hazy.
Temperature (at 600m)
6C
And in the valleys
Will reach around 11C in afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 10th March 2026
Last updated
Sat 7th Mar 26 at
1:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly; 25 to perhaps 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Likely to impede ease of walking on higher areas.
How Wet?
Little or no rain
Here and there a burst of rain, but total rainfall small or nil.
Cloud on the hills?
May well clear
Cloud may well shroud higher slopes for a few hours, but very likely all above the summits before midday.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Periods of sun. Very good or excellent visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
5C
And in the valleys
Will reach 11 or 12C.
Planning Outlook
Increasingly wet and windy, particularly western mountains through next week. From Wednesday, bouts of upland severe or storm force winds will reach the Sottish Highlands and the gales periodically affecting other mountain areas later in the week. Freeze thaw cycles will occur on higher areas south from S Scotland whilst the Scottish Highlands experience infrequent thaw, with fresh snow sometimes reaching lower slopes, whilst extensive higher up.