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.
Thursday'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
Thursday 11th December 2025
Last updated
Wed 10th Dec 25 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Gale force winds across most hills and mountains, severe gales high Scottish tops particularly morning in west, powerful gusts downslope in places. Low cloud and some drizzly rain west, mostly dry east/northeast. More persistent rain develops for western Scotland afternoon onward.
Headline for Peak District
Windy, gale or near-gale on tops. Mostly dry, some cloud banks.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 30 to 40mph, some stronger gusts in places near exposed edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect strenuous walking conditions, in places more challenging. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Chance of some fine drizzle if in cloud.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied cloud mostly western hills
Much cloud may be above many hills, but risk low cloud banks drifting over some higher terrain at times, mainly areas toward western Peak District up to Kinder Scout.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little sun mainly toward north, but fairly cloudy, misty over some slopes; visibility good out of cloud.
Temperature (at 600m)
4 or 5C, slight drop into night. Feeling like -5 to -7C in the wind.
And in the valleys
6C at dawn, rising to 9C early afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 12th December 2025
Last updated
Wed 10th Dec 25 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Gusty southwesterly 35mph at dawn soon easing to westerly 15-25mph. Strengthening again overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy, but fairly small for periods during day; strenuous walking with considerable buffeting and wind chill at dawn.
How Wet?
Morning rain, dry afternoon
A band of rain sweeps east through the morning, may be persistent for a few hours. Likely no rain afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive early, mostly clear afternoon
At dawn, cloud shrouds high ground with variable lower banks in rain. Bases lift quickly after rain passes, hills likely often clear in the afternoon though some caps may graze the high peaks.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast morning with poor visibility breaks into afternoon sunshine with very good visibility, though some haze will form.
Temperature (at 600m)
6C, lowering to 4 or 5C, generally staying warmer southernmost moors.
And in the valleys
7 or 8C from dawn, little change before dropping afternoon to 5C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 13th December 2025
Last updated
Wed 10th Dec 25 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, strengthening during daytime from 25mph to 35-40mph, risk stronger gusts toward evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly strenuous walking conditions on higher terrain, more arduous later in day; considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Little or no rain
Substantially dry, but occasional spots of light rain or drizzle in the wind. Onward into the night, risk of rain moving in from the west more persistently.
Cloud on the hills?
Risk drifting over some tops
Patchy cloud on some slopes in the morning, may linger on higher western moors, but much cloud often above hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy cloud, some sun, then high cloud increasingly covering the sky later. Visibility mostly good.
Temperature (at 600m)
Around 5C, small variation all day. Wind chill feeling like -5 to -7C.
And in the valleys
5C or locally cooler at dawn, rising to 8C.
Planning Outlook
Staying unsettled into the weekend and beyond as southwesterly winds prevail and low pressure systems pass to the northwest of Scotland; sustained gales over the mountains, severe or stormy for periods. Temperatures only just below freezing intermittently on higher Scottish tops, even here will experience spells above freezing with thawing, any lying snow patchy, but beware some icy surfaces on the very highest tops where some refreezing occurs. Rainfall will be frequent and heavy for periods, sometimes showery with hail. Expect very wet ground conditions and further flooding of streams and some rivers.