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.
Wednesday'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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C 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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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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C 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
Wednesday 8th October 2025
Last updated
Tue 7th Oct 25 at
4:09PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong westerly winds across Scotland, increasingly gale-force over the mountains. Wet and murky in western Scotland all day. Further eastwards, smaller amounts of rain and drizzle, higher cloud bases, but tending to lower. Dry and bright for England & Wales much of the day, with moderate breezes.
Headline for Peak District
Breezy on tops. Dry with sun and broken cloud above hills.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small effect on walking, but feeling blustery over exposed higher tops. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Generally dry
Patchy light rain at or before dawn, clearing southwards to be dry all day.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon clearing tops
Early cloud covering some high moors from dawn, but soon lifting toward then above the hills for the rest of the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and a little fair-weather cloud. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
6 to 8C. Feeling below freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising to 14C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 9th October 2025
Last updated
Tue 7th Oct 25 at
4:09PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 30mph, gusty in places around higher tops and edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the hills, starting to affect comfortable walking in places where exposed. Feeling cool.
How Wet?
Some drizzle
A little drizzle in the air at times, mostly west-facing areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent western moors
Covering higher moors possibly much of the day above 500m western areas, locally lower in morning. Further east mostly near/above 600m, lifting above hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly eastern areas. Hazy west, better visibility east.
Temperature (at 600m)
9 or 10C, little change all day. Feeling near freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising to 15C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 10th October 2025
Last updated
Tue 7th Oct 25 at
4:09PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to northwesterly 15 to 20mph, in places gusty 25mph around some higher edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but some spots feeling more noticeably gusty.
How Wet?
Largely dry
Rare pockets of fine drizzle westernmost areas in the morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud tending to break up
Varied low cloud and fog from dawn, becoming confined to upper slopes during the morning. Likely to lift and increasingly break above the hills into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 80% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun developing, best in east, sunshine more frequent afternoon. Hazy or misty start, improving visibility with time.
Temperature (at 600m)
10 or 11C.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 16C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Pressure gradually rises from the south later this week, improving conditions toward the weekend as wind drops lighter, most places become dry and cloud tends to break. Northwest Scotland holds on to stronger winds, cloud and some drizzle into Saturday. Scope for inversion conditions to develop with some valley fog and varied low cloud. Settled weather is likely to continue into next week, with mostly light winds, pleasant days and cool nights.