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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
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
Thursday 9th April 2026
Last updated
Wed 8th Apr 26 at
4:04PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain passes east through Scotland from dawn, followed by colder air and heavy showers with snow on high terrain. The rain passes northwest parts of England and Wales through morning, reaching the Pennines and south Wales midday, clearing east for afternoon showers. Blustery, strong gusts around showers.
Headline for Peak District
Rain from midday, showers later; blustery, strong gusts
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15-20mph at dawn, shifting westerly and strengthening, reaching a gusty 30-35mph afternoon, approaching 40mph over the summits into night for a time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking increasingly strenuous with notable wind chill in exposure, buffeting gusts over high tops affecting stability, becoming more challenging later.
How Wet?
Afternoon rain, late day showers
Mostly dry into the morning, drizzly rain arriving and gradually setting in persistently for several afternoon hours. Later, trending showery, some snowflakes reaching the high summits.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive high terrain, breaking later
The tops likely in cloud through much of the morning, bases reaching as low as 400-500m during heaviest rain around midday/early afternoon. Cloud lifts and breaks later as rain ceases for clear hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% though early afternoon, rising to 80% as evening approaches
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy through morning and into afternoon with poor visibility in rain. Sunshine breaking out as afternoon goes with very good visibility, though deteriorating again where showers come and go.
Temperature (at 600m)
8C much of morning, perhaps 9C at dawn; cooling, to 3C by evening, and may lower further into nighttime. Feeling as cold as -10C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
8C at dawn, rising to 12C through morning, but then sharply cooling through afternoon, returning to 5 or 6C by evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 10th April 2026
Last updated
Wed 8th Apr 26 at
4:04PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10-15mph at dawn, slowly shifting southerly and strengthening, most afternoon, to 35-40mph by dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small at dawn, but walking increasingly impeded, strenuous conditions with significant wind chill by dusk.
How Wet?
Little or no rain
Some spots rain may affect the hills in the afternoon, greatest chance in the north/Lancashire Pennines, but most hills dry all day.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
At dawn, some patchy mist here and there, this soon lifting and dissipating after dawn for cloud-free moors.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Weak sunshine through high cloud, some brighter moments at times. Good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
1C rising to 4C. Later, feeling like -8C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
3C at dawn, lifting to 8C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 11th April 2026
Last updated
Wed 8th Apr 26 at
4:04PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20-25mph, shifting southerly later in the day and strengthening, 30-40mph by dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small but blustery in exposure, later becoming strenuous as evening approaches.
How Wet?
Scattered showers, easing
Rain from dawn, snow from about 500m upward, soon trending patchy and breaking into scattered showers. The showers will ease through afternoon, a dry window likely into evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud clearing summits through morning
May be fairly extensive at dawn with banks to some lower slopes. Bases lifting to high terrain through morning, beginning to break off the summits by midday, for clear summits afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sun breaking out, increasingly extensive into later afternoon. Visibility soon very good, briefly deteriorating in showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
2C rising to 4C.
And in the valleys
4C at dawn, rising to 8C.
Planning Outlook
An unsettled weekend with rain, showers, and wind temperatures, though a few bright spells will break out. Variable weather regimes next week: Atlantic west-southwesterly winds likely dominant, with low pressure to the northwest of the country, brining cloud, rain, and mild temperatures, often followed by sun, showers, and cooler temperatures; rain will be increasingly common to the high Munros, but the snowfall level will lower too during periods of cooler weather, and perhaps to high Lakeland fells, though any snow unlikely to accumulate here. In the longer term, indications of high pressure increasingly building, brining drier and brighter conditions with mild days to England and Wales and occasionally Scotland too, though the risk remains of occasional rain and cooler temperatures.