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
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.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
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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.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 14th March 2026
Last updated
Fri 13th Mar 26 at
12:32PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Very much less windy, especially England and Wales in afternoon. But still cold day with hail and snow showers, and particularly Wales away from western hills spells of sun. The snow will penetrate to lower slopes in Scotland but be confined above 600m elsewhere.
Headline for Peak District
Much less windy, particularly afternoon. Showers, mainly morning.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwest, during morning backing to westerly, ranging from 30mph at dawn to 20mph around midday and 15mph afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Becoming fairly small. Considerable wind chill morning.
How Wet?
Risk showers.
A few showers, mainly morning, of sleet highest areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any by afternoon as cloud base rises
Cloud base rising through morning, increasingly most cloud at or above 600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to greater than 90% by early afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sun. Very good or later excellent visibility - although temporarily poor in precipitation, mostly morning.
Temperature (at 600m)
2C. Will feel as cold as minus 8C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
Will reach 8C in the afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 15th March 2026
Last updated
Fri 13th Mar 26 at
12:32PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest veering west typically between 40mph, perhaps occasionally 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Continued difficult walking and wind chill significant on exposed higher areas. Expect balance to be tricky.
How Wet?
Rain on and off, later the odd shower
Until early or mid afternoon: rain on and off. Mid or late afternoon onwards: Clearing to the odd shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Higher hills extensively covered until later in day
Most of day: Blanket of fog across the hills, cloud base typically 300 to 450m. Into or later afternoon: Cloud lifting to above 600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Less than 10%; only later 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Dull and misty most of day. Later patchy sun and mostly good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
5C dropping to 1 or 2C afternoon. Will feel as cold as minus 8C where exposed to the wind.
And in the valleys
Around 10 Celsius most of day.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 16th March 2026
Last updated
Fri 13th Mar 26 at
12:32PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly; easing through morning from 35-40 to 30mph. Strengthening again toward dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable wind chill and arduous walking. Balance may well be tricky at least in morning.
How Wet?
Showers, some hail
North of Manchester: Showers; perhaps very frequent morning - the precipitation almost constant for an hour or two. Expect hail and sleet. Rain probably widespread from west later afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly or all clearing for several hours
Cloud base varying: near precipitation below 450m, perhaps 300m. Otherwise, cloud base 600m or above by late morning. Fog may well fill in across the hills late in day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% for a few hours
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine in and out before turning cloudy afternoon. Hazy north Manchester morning. Otherwise very good visibility most of the day.
Temperature (at 600m)
0C, rising toward 3C. Will feel as cold as minus 10C due to wind chill.
And in the valleys
Will reach around 8C in the afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Frequent upland gales until Tuesday - generally strongest Scottish Highlands. Precipitation will continue on most mountains, focussed in the west - lengthy periods of showery weather and occasional swathes of widespread rain. Freeze thaw cycles will continue: on the Scottish Highlands, thaw periods brief and snow widely accumulating. Further south, lying snow mostly confined to higher summits. There is now high likelihood of an abrupt transition mid-week as pressure builds north of Britain: extensively fine; cloud often clearing, particularly western Britain and temperature levels more varied - fairly warm some afternoons but frost widely at night.