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.
Thursday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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 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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 21st May 2026
Last updated
Wed 20th May 26 at
3:59PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Morning rain in Scotland passes north, afternoon drizzle, rain returns in evening to central/west Munros; slick rock surfaces. Early rain soon clears English hills, afternoon drizzle in Lakeland. Morning drizzle in Wales fades, hills increasingly clear. Strong gusty wind too, local gale-force gusts. Warm Pennines and Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Early rain and drizzle, clearer afternoon; blustery, strong gusts
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph. Gusty, particularly early when may be quite powerful.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure and feeling cool much of the day. Walking more strenuous early in the day when buffeting gusts may begin to affect foot placement.
How Wet?
Early rain, trending dry
Patchy rain from before dawn lingers for a few hours, some extended and heavier falls in the earliest hours. Once passed, a few spots of drizzly rain continue to affect the hills but dry periods increasingly common and extended.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive early, lifting off the summits
Cloud shrouds the moors from dawn, locally into sheltered valleys. Cloud lifts as rain breaks, largely to or above the tops by afternoon and also breaking up.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull with poor visibility for several morning hours, the cloud breaking for sunny glimpses and better visibility with time.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C rising to 15C. Staying elevated into night. Feeling like 4 to 7C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
9 or 10C at dawn, rising to 18C. Valleys will cool back to low-to-mid teens into evening while upper slopes stay milder.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 22nd May 2026
Last updated
Wed 20th May 26 at
3:59PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20-30mph, gusty early including downslope. An easing trend later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking early with buffeting gusts, including downslope. Easing, but gusts remain a nuisance.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Small chance a few odd spots of drizzly rain, but the moors likely entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Patchy mist in sheltered valleys at dawn. Mist begins lifting upslope soon after sunrise, soon dissipating for cloud-free moors.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny, some high cloud weakening or at times covering the sun. Very good visibility, a light morning haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
13C rising to 18C.
And in the valleys
10 or 11C at dawn, rising to 22C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 23rd May 2026
Last updated
Wed 20th May 26 at
3:59PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15mph and often less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Any early cloud clears entirely
Scattered cloud banks from dawn, mostly west slopes towards the north, perhaps a light mist in sheltered valleys. Any cloud lifts and breaks up for clear hills by late morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, some thin high cloud around. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C rising to 16C. Minimal drop into night.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 22C.
Planning Outlook
Pressure rises into the weekend, facilitating south-southwesterly flow; much milder temperatures arriving, likely warm in England and Wales with wind easing. Staying blustery in north Scotland, gusty too, including to lower slopes early; still feeling chilly on high Scottish tops. Patchy rain and hill cloud will continue to affect Scotland as well, most often in the west. Becoming dry and sunny England and Wales, some early low fog possible, particularly on aspects near the Irish Sea, but this dissipating soon after sunrise. Higher pressure is indicated into next week as well with hot temperatures: valleys approaching the mid-to-high 20s. Some hill cloud, mostly north and west, but most hills seeing plenty of sunshine. Only rare spots of light rain if any.