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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate 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.
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.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 24th December 2025
Last updated
Tue 23rd Dec 25 at
3:44PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy cloud on middle and high slopes of central and east Scottish Highlands, clearer west and north; high summits clear too. Most cloud in England stays east of the Pennines, little west including Lakeland where isolated to summits. Gusty wind in Wales, risk gales south; early cloud in the east will break.
Headline for Peak District
Blustery; cloud mostly above summits, brightest west
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25-35mph, risk stronger winds at times over the high moors reaching 40mph or higher, greatest risk in the morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking becoming strenuous in exposure with significant wind chill; buffeting will challenge stability.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Little cloud expected
A few caps may occasionally graze the highest tops but most hills largely clear all day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy or intermittent sunshine, though may be more frequently cloudy eastern slopes. Very good visibility though some haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
1C most of daylight, starting to cool slightly evening into nighttime. Feeling like -10C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
2 or 3C from dawn, rising to 4C, locally warmer in direct sunshine.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 25th December 2025
Last updated
Tue 23rd Dec 25 at
3:44PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 35-40mph, risk reaching 40mph at times; downslope gusts to the west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking at most elevations with significant wind chill, may be arduous in exposure.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Largely clear
Some cloud caps may graze the high tops though many hills summits clear most or all day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often cloudy, though patchy sun breaks near and south of Kinder Scout. Very good visibility, a slight haze in the east.
Temperature (at 600m)
-1 or 0C. Feeling as cold as -13C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
1C from dawn, rising to 3C
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 26th December 2025
Last updated
Tue 23rd Dec 25 at
3:44PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25 to 30mph, stronger gusts may approach 40mph around some high tops and edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking with considerable wind chill in exposure over high terrain, in places sudden buffeting gusts.
How Wet?
Precipitation rare if any
Chance of brief snow grains locally on eastern moors, light rain spots lower down.
Cloud on the hills?
Above most tops
Much cloud above the hills, but may occasionally graze higher moors, mostly around 600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mix of cloud and sun, best in west. Visibility good, though some haze likely.
Temperature (at 600m)
0 or 1C, small variation with height. Feeling like -10C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
Near 0C from dawn, frost in sheltered spots. Reaching max 4C.
Planning Outlook
Christmas Day will be dry: easterly winds are dominant, strongest in England and Wales and most cloud east of the high tops: may be fairly sheet-like sometimes, though variably more extensive or broken, best of sun breaks in western areas. Turning cooler too, the coldest air in England and Wales with freezing levels reaching as low as 300-600m in east Wales, though poorly defined. High pressure stays put to the north into the weekend, maintaining dry weather, easterly winds, and mixed cloud and sunshine, most of the cloud in eastern areas. Temperatures will be variable, becoming milder for a time in England and Wales, with poorly defined freezing levels.