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.
Tuesday's Forecast
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 10th June 2025
Last updated
Mon 9th Jun 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine day developing as overnight rain fades and cloud banks lift and break to reveal patchy sunshine. Early strong breezes easing gradually. Patchy cloud may come and go on higher western tops in the Highlands. Slower to improve in south Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Windy start, easing. Early drizzly low cloud clears.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30-35mph, gusts 40mph around and before dawn. Dropping during early morning to 25mph, gradually easing to 15-20mph afternoon, or less later; turning southwesterly into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable buffeting in the morning will challenge stability in exposure - feeling chilly, but improving, becoming fairly small later afternoon.
How Wet?
Damp at first, soon dry
Remnants of overnight rain leaves patchy showery rain over western areas at first, spots drifting east. Soon fading to leave a dry day.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud banks largely clearing
Covering higher slopes at dawn, may linger above 500m in western areas early morning, but lifting and breaking to be largely above the hills by late morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% by late morning
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy early morning, glimpses of sun improving into patchwork of sun and cloud. Visibility increasingly excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
8C at dawn, rising to 13C by afternoon. Little change, or slight rise further after dark.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 17C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 11th June 2025
Last updated
Mon 9th Jun 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15mph. Shifting southeasterly 20mph through afternoon, becoming notably gusty into evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, though becoming gusty as the day goes on, down to lower slopes into evening.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Early patches lift, clearing tops
Cloud patches will intermittently shroud high terrain through morning, some bases drifting well downslope. Lifting through morning to largely clear tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Becoming 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun gradually becomes more frequent. Visibility becoming excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C rising to 17 or 18C.
And in the valleys
8C at sunrise, rapidly rising in the early hours of the morning. Reaching up to 23C later afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 12th June 2025
Last updated
Mon 9th Jun 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25 to 35mph, speeds may vary during day, gusts 40mph+ for a time, in places toward some lower elevations.
Effect of the wind on you?
Very blustery, walking arduous on higher exposed terrain, sudden buffeting gusts affecting balance.
How Wet?
Thundery rain likely developing
Risk of occasional bursts of rain from elevated cloud layers, but several hours at least may well remain dry. Increasing threat with time of more widespread heavy rain developing from the south, risk thunderstorms.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little, then lowering in rain
Most or all cloud above the hills for several hours at least. As rain develops, banks of cloud filling in across the hills, in places to some lower slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Weak sun and high cloud layers, soon mainly overcast. Hazy, becoming poor visibility in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C, rising to 16C afternoon.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 21C; feeling humid; dropping a few degrees in rain.
Planning Outlook
Much warmer and feeling humid as winds shift southerly through Wednesday. Low pressure to the west and a front pushing in brings a risk of thunderstorms on Thursday, soonest in Wales, advancing northeastwards over England and Scotland likely afternoon into evening - some uncertainty of timing. Low pressure is likely to linger later week into weekend - initially staying warm and humid, bringing an ongoing risk of thundery downpours, mixed with sunnier spells. Likely cooler and windier with time over the weekend. Southwesterlies then prevailing with rain at times, most over western mountains into early next week, but a trend toward higher pressure building from the south with drier conditions emerging.