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.
Today'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
Tuesday 31st March 2026
Last updated
Mon 30th Mar 26 at
3:50PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A foggy, drizzly start for most, fog to lower slopes in western coastal areas. Fog lifts with time and drizzly rain eases, bursts of sun breaking out east, and perhaps more widely afternoon. Fog and drizzle lingers longest west Scotland and south Pennines. Blustery early, easing for most; a mild feel in England and Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Breezy and drizzly, wind easing with time, and later drier
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 25-35mph, notable downslope gusts to the east, at least in the morning. An easing trend towards 20mph with time, shifting somewhat westerly later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in exposure with buffeting gusts in the morning, stability may be challenged for periods and a notable wind chill. Effects will tend to ease.
How Wet?
Drizzly rain, tending to ease
Drizzle and light rain most frequent and widespread during the morning, though patchier small amounts eastwards. An easing trend with dry periods, though occasional patchy rain will drift onto northwestern areas into the afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, then rising and breaking, clearing most hills
Blanket low cloud across most moors in the morning above 400-500m, lower for a time in western areas. Tending to rise and break with time, soonest toward east. Cloud banks will tend to linger above 600m into afternoon, but occasional breaks off highest summits are likely too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%, rising to 60% afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly eastern areas. Poor visibility on much higher terrain at least in morning, becoming good where cloud lifts and breaks.
Temperature (at 600m)
6C from dawn, rising to 8C, or locally 9C east of Kinder Scout. Feeling close to freezing directly in the wind in the morning.
And in the valleys
5 or 6C from dawn, rising to 12C afternoon, locally warmer toward east.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 1st April 2026
Last updated
Mon 30th Mar 26 at
3:50PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15 to 20mph, may strengthen with time from north to 25mph, a slight southwesterly shift.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but risk becoming more blustery over higher moors during day.
How Wet?
Little if any rain until late
Chance of odd drizzly showers, but likely dry. Late in the day, some patchy rain may affect the Lancashire Pennines.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting during morning
Some cloud banks over higher slopes mostly 500-600m in the morning, then lifting above most hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine breaking out here and there, perhaps more frequently for a time afternoon. Visibility good.
Temperature (at 600m)
6 or 7C. Feeling near to 0C if exposed to wind.
And in the valleys
6C from dawn, rising to 13C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 2nd April 2026
Last updated
Mon 30th Mar 26 at
3:50PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Highly variable: E'ly 15-25mph early, easing, variable 15mph or less several hours, reorienting west later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, some nuisance wind on exposed terrain early and late in the day.
How Wet?
Spotty drizzly rain
Spots of drizzly rain here and there, the greatest chance on eastern hills. Most or all hills will have dry periods.
Cloud on the hills?
Early fog lifts to clear the summits
A fairly extensive layer of cloud on high terrain in the morning, some locally lower bases. Fog may linger for a time, but will start to lift, likely clearing the hills for the afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%, rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun increasingly breaking out for extended periods. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
0 or +1C at dawn, lifting to 4C.
And in the valleys
2 or 3C from dawn, lifting to 8C.
Planning Outlook
A drop of temperature is expected across Scotland during Wednesday as a band of rain drifts slowly southwards, turning to heavy upland snow. Atlantic weather patterns and west-southwesterly winds follow behind into the start of the Easter period at least, but day-to-day detail is uncertain. Temperature and wind will be variable, periods of gales and possibly often cold over the mountains with snow and hail showers at times to lower elevations at least in Scotland, sometimes more widely, mixed with some spells of rain - precipitation generally most frequent west and northwest, though bands of heavy rain will sweep east at times. Some windows of drier and brighter conditions, as well as milder days in England and Wales, occasionally milder Scotland too.