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
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Last updated
Mon 9th Feb 26 at
4:07PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy and significant chill factor for the Highlands - murky and snow falling over the hills most persistent in eastern Scotland, rain below 600m. Better toward northwest, some cloud breaks toward coast. In northern England, lessening wind, patchy rain fading, low cloud rising higher. Drier until later for Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Moderate breeze. A little rain, fading, cloud lifting higher up.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly mostly 20mph but stronger for a few hours from dawn.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly fairly small.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle fading
Patchy rain and drizzle from before dawn into the morning, tending to fade with time to be more often dry afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
May not clear highest tops
Initially fog widespread from 300m up, but improving as cloud base rises to 500m - possibly sometimes above 600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% rising to 30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Dull and murky early in day, then occasional sunshine coming through afternoon and very good visibility below cloud.
Temperature (at 600m)
3C.
And in the valleys
Mild from dawn, 7C rising to 9C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Last updated
Mon 9th Feb 26 at
4:07PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Direction varied in the range 10 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly fairly small.
How Wet?
Intermittent rain
Rain and drizzle on and off.
Cloud on the hills?
Very extensive
Most hills persistently cloud covered above 400 to 600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sun. Extensively dull and misty.
Temperature (at 600m)
3 or 4C. Feeling like -5C if in stronger wind.
And in the valleys
7C, small change night into day.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 12th February 2026
Last updated
Mon 9th Feb 26 at
4:07PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Detail uncertain: generally northeasterly, 25-40mph, though may be lighter and variable at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking often strenuous-to-arduous in exposure with significant wind chill, some uncertainty, easier conditions possible.
How Wet?
Rain most of the day, some snow on tops
Rain affecting the hills most of the day. Precipitation falling as sleet on high ground and perhaps turning to snow here with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Cloud soon fills in across high terrain with bases often lowering towards the middle slopes during rain. Bases likely vary but breaks to summits unlikely.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Likely overcast. Poor visibility in fog and rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
2 or 3C from dawn, steady for a time, lowering later, approaching 0C into night. Feeling as cold as -13C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, fairly steady for a time then lowering, towards near 1 or 2C into nighttime.
Planning Outlook
Becoming colder for all areas during this week, with much mountain terrain frozen again to increasingly lower elevations - soonest toward the north and east of Scotland. East to northeasterly winds in the second half of the week, turning northerly toward the weekend - the distribution of snow showers shifting with time from eastern hills to more north-facing mountains, particularly Scotland. Away from showers later in the week, brighter than recently with sunshine and clearer hills.