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.
Heavy snow and hail showers, isolated lightning
Showery precipitation, often heavy, may merge to become constant for periods. A mix of snow and hail often falling to lower slopes. Risk of very localised thunder and lightning.
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.
Heavy snow and hail showers, isolated lightning
Showery precipitation, often heavy, may merge to become constant for periods. A mix of snow and hail often falling to lower slopes. Risk of very localised thunder and lightning.
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
Sunday 12th April 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Gales will be severe all day over Scottish mountains, whilst upland gales gradually lessen for northern England, easing sooner in Wales, but remaining blustery. Widespread heavy showers merging into more constant precipitation in western Scotland, powerful squalls with hail, snow falling at times and risk of thunder.
Headline for Peak District
Windy, but lessening. Heavy showers with hail.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, 40mph around dawn high tops, dropping to 30mph during morning, lessening gradually into afternoon to 20-25mph, but squally gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking in exposure higher up with considerable wind chill, buffeting gusts affecting balance; tending to improve afternoon into evening.
How Wet?
Increasingly heavy showers, hail; risk thunder
Scattered showers most common on western hills in morning, but increasingly widely with time; heavy bursts with hail, possible snow briefly around 600m, risk of isolated thunder & lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely clear, briefly on tops
Much cloud often above the hills, but patches around 600m around showers, briefly lower in morning in western areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent bright sunshine, sunniest toward east in the morning. Visibility changing suddenly from very good to briefly very poor in showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
2C rising to 5C by afternoon, but dropping slightly during showers. Wind chill feeling like -8C at first, -3C by afternoon.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, rising to 11C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 13th April 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 10 to 15mph, brief stronger gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small effect on walking, but feeling chilly if exposed to breeze.
How Wet?
Hail showers forming afternoon
Largely dry all morning, then a scattering of brief showers forming, more widespread with time during afternoon, briefly heavy with hail, also snow may fall at 600m. Risk isolated thunder & lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Above the hills
Cloud generally forming above the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine most widely in morning, then cloud building, leaving brief bursts of sun. Visibility excellent, but briefly very poor in showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
2C rising to 6C by afternoon, but dropping a few degrees in showers. Wind chill feeling like 0 to -3C on tops.
And in the valleys
Frost in sheltered valleys at dawn. Rising to 11C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 14th April 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, 10 to 15mph or less until afternoon, tending to strengthen to 20-25mph up to dusk; 35mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small much of daytime, but later becoming more blustery over higher terrain.
How Wet?
Little or no rain until late
Small risk of a little patchy rain or light showers afternoon. Into night, patchy rain and drizzle develops further from southwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Fragments of cloud around some slopes early morning, also mist in some valleys at first. Dispersing to leave hills generally clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine best in the morning, then patchwork of cloud and sun, high cloud gradually builds later. Visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
3C rising to 9C. Feeling cooler later in day as wind increases.
And in the valleys
Frost in many valleys at dawn. Rising to 14C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Chilly and showery conditions to start the new week, hail and a risk of isolated thunder into Monday afternoon, but less windy than the weekend. Drier for much of Tuesday, but rain and strengthening south-southwesterly winds return from the west later. Milder into mid-late week, but Scottish high tops above 1200m close to freezing at times. Wednesday through Friday, showers or some more persistent rain, mostly in the west, accompanied by strong winds, gales over mountains for periods. Higher pressure gradually builds by next weekend, bringing fewer showers and lighter winds; chilly overnight, but fairly mild spring days.