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.
Tuesday'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
Tuesday 1st September 2026
Last updated
Mon 31st Aug 26 at
4:27PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A swathe of rain and gales sweeps across the Scottish Highlands, moving over the Southern Uplands with time; bright sun breaks and scattered showers follow from the northwest. Patchy rain for western hills of England and Wales, sunny breaks east. Blustery with rain increasing later in north England.
Headline for Peak District
A little rain but often dry; increasingly blustery
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 25mph, strengthening afternoon to finish near 30mph, and approaching 35mph over exposed northern terrain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting fairly small, but increasingly breeze, ease of walking affected and later more strenuous on high exposed tops in the north where feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Intermittent rain, mostly northwest
A little rain from time to time, most common Lancashire Pennines where some early fine drizzle drifts over the high tops. A few scattered showers break out to the south and east but more often dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Sometimes on higher tops
Banks of cloud covering some higher slopes mainly toward the west and north in the morning and around rain, often above 500-600m, and lifting to clear the summits. Late in the day, some ragged patches may form back on the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun, most often to the east, tending to cloud over. Visibility mostly good, but reduced locally in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C rising to 13C. Feeling like 3 to 5C in strongest wind later.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 18C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Last updated
Mon 31st Aug 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30-35mph, some gustiness and strengthening later, top speeds to 45mph in exposure.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure much of the day, later more strenuous with buffeting gusts and a chilly feeling.
How Wet?
Showery rain
Patchy rain drifts from the west, sometimes clustering into showery falls and may set in for a few hours with heavier bursts. Will tend to scatter late in the day and become light in nature.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive for a time
Cloud at varied heights in the morning, briefly lifting towards summits with breaks when out of rain, lowering to become fairly extensive above 500-600m with ragged lower patches in rain. Later, tending to lift and break up, an increasing chance of clear summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Most often overcast, a few bright glimpses early and late. Varied visibility, sometimes poor but very good when out of cloud and rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
11C rising to 15 or 16C, highest temperatures later in the day. Feeling like 5 to 7C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn rising to 16 or 17C afternoon, and may approach 18C into evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 3rd September 2026
Last updated
Mon 31st Aug 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph, may ease briefly later but followed by a swathe of powerful wind later/into night, above 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure much of the day, more strenuous moments with a chilly feeling; deteriorating late/into night.
How Wet?
A little light rain
An early drizzle on high edges soon fades, followed by spotty light rain, plenty of dry windows. Later, rain sets in persistent and heavy, notably into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off tops
Much high terrain begins shrouded, lowest bases to the west where locally as low as 300-400m to start, but soon beginning to lift, clearing the summits well into the day. Later, cloud will return to the tops and lower into night.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of weak sun, more often overcast. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
12 or 13C, approaching 14C with time and further rising overnight. Feeling like 3 to 5C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 17C, and rising another degree or two into nighttime.
Planning Outlook
Strong wind (often gale force on high mountains), patchy rain, and some broader swathes of rain and wind will affect the country from mid-week into the weekend; most notable areas of rain on Wednesday and late Thursday overnight into Friday. A few bright glimpses here and there, but many high summits stay shrouded, particularly western hill groups where cloud will often reach lower slopes. A brief bright window for some on Saturday, but staying windy with scattered showers in northwest areas, rain returning later and into Sunday. The next week remains generally unsettled, and may well bring a deep low pressure systems with widespread gales and swathes of heavy rain. Beyond next week, indications of a more settled regime for a time.