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.
Monday'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.
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.
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.
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
Monday 30th March 2026
Last updated
Sun 29th Mar 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Gale-force west-northwesterlies, severe over higher Scottish mountains toward the north, squally gusts around showers of snow, also hail toward north early in the day. Light showers of rain or upland snow tending to fade with time, some breaks in cloud forming, best eastwards.
Headline for Peak District
Windy, up to gale force. Light showers fade, cloud breaks.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly, 30 to 40mph, strongest in the morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions, frequent buffeting in exposure. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Light showers for a time
Local light showers, snow flurries around 600m, mostly morning, fading out.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing the tops
Some patchy cloud grazing higher moors in morning, mainly toward west, all lifting above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun, most common east. Visibility good, slight haze west.
Temperature (at 600m)
1C rising to 4C afternoon, then higher after dark. Wind chill feeling like -7 to -10C.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, rising to 10C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 31st March 2026
Last updated
Sun 29th Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly, 20 to 25mph, gusty in places around some edges and tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small effect on walking, but some noticeable breezy areas feeling quite chilly despite milder air.
How Wet?
Drizzly rain, fading during day
Drizzle and light rain most persistent and widespread during the morning, though patchier small amounts eastwards. Tending to fade to patchy drizzle confined to western moors into afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, then rising and breaking
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. May linger above 600m into afternoon.
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)
6 to 8C. Feeling close to 0C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, rising to 13C afternoon, locally warmer toward east.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 1st April 2026
Last updated
Sun 29th Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 15 to 20mph, may strengthen with time from north to 25mph.
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. Later in the day, greater risk of patchy rain developing from the northwest.
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?
Fairly cloudy, occasional sun mostly eastern areas. 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.
Planning Outlook
A drop of temperature is expected again across Scotland during Wednesday as a band of rain then upland snow drifts slowly southwards. Atlantic weather patterns and west-southwesterly winds likely continue into the start of the Easter period at least, a risk of further gales over the mountains. Temperature may remain variable, 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. Some windows of drier and brighter conditions, but day-to-day detail is uncertain.