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.
Friday'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.
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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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.
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
Friday 4th September 2026
Last updated
Thu 3rd Sep 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Gales over high terrain in all areas, severe on higher mountains making progress very challenging and feeling cold. Showery rain, most frequent in western Scotland, scattered heavy bursts passing eastward. Remnants of overnight rain soon clears from Wales to be more often dry, less windy southwards.
Headline for Peak District
Windy, gales on tops. Largely dry with cloud lifting above hills.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30 to 40mph, speeds tending to rise, strongest more often toward north, gusts reach 50mph at times higher tops, particularly afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous walking conditions, buffeting gusts affecting balance in exposure. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Early rain clears
Overnight rain heavy for a time prior to dawn, leaving things wet underfoot. Residual patchy rain and brief showery bursts in west early morning fading to leave an odd passing shower thereafter, but more often dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon clearing most tops
Early cloud banks over higher moors soon break above the tops, to leave cloud then above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% rising above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, occasional sun mostly east as high cloud tends to thin. Visibility often very good by mid-morning.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C, little change all day. Directly in wind feeling like 0C.
And in the valleys
Mild 14C from dawn, but only small rise to 17 or 18C into afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 5th September 2026
Last updated
Thu 3rd Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25mph at dawn, easing during morning, to 15mph afternoon, turning SW'ly; tending to rise again from dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy and cool start, lessening to be small by middle of day. Becoming blustery again later in day.
How Wet?
Substantially dry
Chance of a brief light shower on western hills early in day, but largely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Rare patches skim higher western slopes early in day, but soon above all hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun, best in east in morning; high cloud tending to thicken afternoon. Visibility very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
9C rising to 13C afternoon, little change or rising a degree or so higher evening/night. Feeling like 2C in wind early morning.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 18C afternoon, staying very mild and increasingly humid evening onward.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 6th September 2026
Last updated
Thu 3rd Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 25 to 40mph, very gusty in places around high edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some weak sun through high cloud. Hazy.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C, humid all day, rising to 17C by afternoon. Feeling like 6 to 10C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 23C afternoon, rather muggy.
Planning Outlook
Generally unsettled through the next week with spells of rain and showers moving in from the Atlantic, accompanied by frequently strong to gale force mountain winds. A window of better weather and less wind on Saturday, but further rain moves into Scotland from the southwest by Saturday night into Sunday, heaviest northwest Highlands; gales also return to many mountains by Sunday. Temperatures will vary, mildest toward the south, but cooler air moves in from the north at times next week bringing higher Scottish tops occasionally close to freezing point. Indications favour improving weather patterns during mid-month.