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.
Saturday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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
Saturday 20th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 19th Jun 26 at
2:47PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy with a few drizzly showers and low cloud N and W Scotland. Elsewhere, fairly light wind (particularly Wales and S Pennines), and extensively dry. Widespread fog will clear most summits - although patches of fog lower slopes near some west coasts.
Headline for Peak District
Sunshine becoming extensive; little wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest to westerly 5 to 10mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Early drizzly showers clearing
Chance only of light drizzly showers after dawn. Soon dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Higher areas starting foggy, soon clearing
Improving markedly as fog clears around mid morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Almost certain by late morning
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine by late morning. Visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C to in afternoon 16C.
And in the valleys
Will reach 18 to 21C afternoon, warmest eastern dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 21st June 2026
Last updated
Fri 19th Jun 26 at
2:47PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly or variable, often 10mph or less, but may reach 20 or 25mph for a few hours.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible much of day.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Chance of a burst of rain later in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
There may well be none, but risk fog now and again higher slopes afternoon (most likely during/after a shower).
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Periods of sunshine weakened or giving way at times by areas of high cloud. Visibility excellent or superb although may become hazy later in day.
Temperature (at 600m)
15C at dawn, rising to 20C.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 25C afternoon, increasingly humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 22nd June 2026
Last updated
Fri 19th Jun 26 at
2:47PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly between 15 and on higher tops 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small
How Wet?
Risk bursts of rain, possible thunder
Confidence low: it may remain dry. But risk of a few busts of rain, perhaps brief although later in day risk thunderstorms.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little for most of the day - may form in rain.
Generally the hills free of cloud although fog may form higher slopes in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sunshine although extensive high level cloud. Visibility good, although a haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
19C - very warm.
And in the valleys
23 to 27C in afternoon - feeling humid.
Planning Outlook
Extensively dry and very warm indeed England and Wales although around Monday chance of thunderstorms. Rain and low cloud at times Scotland, mainly affecting western mountains - although later next week the warmth further south may penetrate north into or perhaps to all Scotland.