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.
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 31st August 2025
Last updated
Sat 30th Aug 25 at
4:26PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Low pressure southwest of the Hebrides, brings strong to gale force southerly winds; marked chill. Showery rain frequent on western hills from west Highlands to Snowdonia, with showers increasingly developing elsewhere. Hill fog varied, but extensive west/southern Highlands. Highest cloud bases in northern Scotland.
Headline for Peak District
Windy with scattered showers developing after dry start. Hills mostly clear.
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly, 25 to 35mph, at times over 40mph in exposure near higher edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions over the hills, more challenging in places on tops. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Scattered showers developing
Largely dry morning, patchy showery rain mostly toward northwest, then a scattering of showers forming widely into afternoon, brief heavy bursts, chance of thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly above hills
Cloud base generally above the hills, some patches possibly capping western slopes early morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun breaking through at times. Visibility very good, reduced in showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
9C rising to 12C. Wind chill feeling close to freezing in exposure on tops.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 18C in afternoon; cooling a few degrees during showers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 1st September 2025
Last updated
Sat 30th Aug 25 at
4:26PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South turning southwesterly, 25 to 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Frequent buffeting, strenuous walking over exposed high terrain. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Heavy showers, hail and thunder
Clusters of showery rain already early morning, mainly toward west, becoming increasingly widely showery. Heavy bursts with hail, risk of lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Sometimes covering high tops
Capping higher slopes from time to time, mostly western areas in rain, occasionally to 500m, but often clearing to 600m or above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun, mostly east in morning. Visibility very good away from rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
10 to 12C. Feeling near to freezing directly in the wind on higher tops.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 17C early afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 2nd September 2025
Last updated
Sat 30th Aug 25 at
4:26PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly backing southerly 10 to 15mph
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Showers, later risk more coherent rain.
A few showers, may fade for a time, before risk of more coherent showery rain spreading up from the south.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowering should rain arrive.
Perhaps hills clear for periods, bar some patches capping tops. However, may become more frequent over tops as showery rain edges up from the south.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloud layers may thin for a time to allow some glimpses of sun. Visibility very good, lowering in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C
And in the valleys
15 to 17C
Planning Outlook
Low pressure continues to dominate early in the new week, maintaining unsettled conditions widely. Areas of rain and heavy showers, risk of hail and thunder. Windy, gales over mountains early in the week, tending to ease for periods at least in the Highlands mid-late week, whilst southwesterlies often remain strong over England and Wales. Some improvement possible toward next weekend, though the extended outlook into the second week of September remains changeable. Mid-September shows signs of a better improvement as pressure tends to rise more widely.