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Peak District Forecast

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
Sunshine and showers
Cold

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Viewing Forecast For

Peak District
Sunday 30th November 2025
Last updated Sat 29th Nov 25 at 4:30PM

Summary for all mountain areas

A fine day for many places, sunshine and broken cloud. Much terrain frozen in the Highlands, where a lull in wind, later strengthening southerlies in west. Strong northwesterlies for England and Wales tend to drop. Some local showers move inland from the Irish Sea. Deteriorating all areas into night.

Headline for Peak District

Chilly wind eases; increases into night. Sun, broken cloud.

How windy? (On the summits)

Northwesterly 25 to 30mph early morning, easing gradually, to westerly 10-15mph afternoon. Increasing into night south-southwesterly 40-50mph.

Effect of the wind on you?

Considerable wind chill and some buffeting in exposure in morning, lessening into afternoon. Deteriorating into night.

How Wet?

Often dry

One or two brief light showers, mainly in western areas.

Cloud on the hills?

Little if any

Any patches on some slopes likely to soon largely break up to clear the tops.

Chance of cloud free summits?

90%

Sunshine and air clarity?

Broken cloud and sunshine. Visibility excellent.

Temperature (at 600m)

0 or 1C, small variation with height in the morning. Rising into night. Feeling like -7C if exposed to strongest wind in morning.

And in the valleys

Near freezing from dawn, rising to max 4 or 5C early afternoon. Then rising during night up to 8C.

Viewing Forecast For

Peak District
Monday 1st December 2025
Last updated Sat 29th Nov 25 at 4:30PM

How windy? (On the summits)

South to southwesterly 40 to 50mph most likely all day, powerful gusts around edges and locally downslope.

Effect of the wind on you?

Challenging conditions throughout the day, walking often difficult on higher terrain; considerable wind chill.

How Wet?

Persistent at times heavy rain

Rain likely much of the day, intensity may vary, sometimes easing to be drizzly, but some sustained heavier falls likely, particularly areas toward north and west.

Cloud on the hills?

Fairly extensive higher moors

May vary somewhat, but often shrouding the higher moors above 500-600m, at times lowering more extensively in rain, particularly west and southwest areas.

Chance of cloud free summits?

30%

Sunshine and air clarity?

Largely overcast, dull in rain. Often poor visibility, locally better at times in east.

Temperature (at 600m)

7 or 8C. Wind chill feeling like -5C in exposure on tops.

And in the valleys

7C at dawn, rising to 11C.

Viewing Forecast For

Peak District
Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Last updated Sat 29th Nov 25 at 4:30PM

How windy? (On the summits)

Southwesterly 15 to 25mph.

Effect of the wind on you?

Fairly small, but feeling breezy in exposure with noticeable wind chill on high tops.

How Wet?

Largely dry

Chance of an isolated brief shower mainly western areas. Wet underfoot after previous rain, fast-flowing streams.

Cloud on the hills?

Some areas of cloud on hills

Banks of cloud covering higher slopes for periods, particularly west and southern areas, possibly to mid-lower slopes for a time mainly morning. Breaks likely to form above many hills.

Chance of cloud free summits?

60%

Sunshine and air clarity?

Occasional sun mostly east. Visibility very good.

Temperature (at 600m)

4C. Wind chill feeling like -3C.

And in the valleys

6C from dawn, up to 8C afternoon.

Planning Outlook

Areas of low pressure circulating to the west and north will dominate the weather pattern in the week ahead, bringing generally unsettled weather. Southwesterly air and briefly milder into Monday, with rain for most places at times, but prolonged heavier rain for England and Wales. Then typically cooler with showery conditions - higher mountains near or just below freezing point likely for the remainder of the week - some snow on tops, occasional hail. Wind speed likely to vary, some squally gusty spells, but also some lulls possible during the week.