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.
Saturday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Saturday 27th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 26th Dec 25 at
4:22PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Chilly easterly winds, strongest and gustiest Wales, with extensive cloud sheet eastern and into central areas, with some patchy light precipitation. Sun best western hills, and also where tops breaks above an inversion around 1000m. Terrain partly frozen, morning frost valleys; but up to plus 5C western tops above inversion.
Headline for Peak District
Chilly and gusty east wind. Cloud sheet increasingly moving in and covering tops.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 30 to 35mph, stronger gusts around some high edges and exposed high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Affecting comfortable walking and balance in exposure, sudden buffeting gusts in places; considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Risk a little rain east
Often dry; a few brief spots of light rain from time to time mainly eastern moors.
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud sheet may lower onto the tops
Most cloud above the hills initially with the best breaks in the cloud in the west. Cloud sheet may drift increasingly from the east to over terrain above 500-600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% may lower to 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rather cloudy overall, some sunny breaks western areas. Visibility good, some haze possible.
Temperature (at 600m)
2 or 3C. Feeling like -8C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
4 to 7C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 28th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 26th Dec 25 at
4:22PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 15 to 20mph, in places gusts 25mph around high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but noticeably blustery and gusty around exposed tops and edges, giving marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Dry all day
Cloud on the hills?
Largely above hills
Most or all cloud above the hills, rare patches may graze highest tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken cloud and sun, best in the west. Visibility very good, some distant haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
2C. Feeling like -5C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
3 to 6C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 29th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 26th Dec 25 at
4:22PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 10 to 15mph, but tending to lift to 15 to 25mph through the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but increasingly considerable wind chill where exposed to the wind.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy cloud banks tops.
Banks of cloud may edge in from the east to give occasional fog over the tops. May be little across western hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A mix of cloud and patchy sun. Visibility mostly very good outside of any precipitation.
Temperature (at 600m)
0 or 1C
And in the valleys
3 to 6C
Planning Outlook
Next week, high pressure still dominates, but generally colder air becoming entrained into its circulation from the north, which sees lower temperatures on high terrain, sub-zero over most mountains through New Year. Small amounts of precipitation, occasional showers or snow flurries, winds north or northwesterly.