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.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 29th September 2026
Last updated
Mon 28th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A windy start strengthens to widespread gales, powerful gusts not just on high terrain. Feeling chilly despite mild-to-warm temperatures, increasingly humid too. Some patchy rain and cloud moves north through Wales into England and later Scotland; northwest Scotland bright and dry well into the day.
Headline for Peak District
Very windy, gales later; patchy rain, poor visibility for a time
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 30 to 40mph, turbulent gusts around edges and in places downslope west of high tops. Strengthening sustained speeds to 40mph at least afternoon and further rising into night with powerful gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking in exposure on the tops, sudden buffeting in places also to some lower elevations affecting stability. Conditions deteriorating with time, balance becomes challenging in gusts with notable wind chill.
How Wet?
A little rain at times
Spots of rain from time to time, drizzly where in cloud in morning. Pulses of steadier rain spreading from the south, but likely small amounts with dry windows between pulses, rain continuing into night and later setting in.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud may disperse during day
Risk of fairly extensive cloud across the hills in the morning, from some lower elevations upward, higher breaks toward northwest. Will thin and break up somewhat through afternoon, may largely clear hills later in the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, rising towards 60% through afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy morning, then sun breaking through afternoon, weakened by high cloud. Murky with poor visibility for a time, tending to improve somewhat afternoon.
Temperature (at 600m)
11C rising to 17C, only lowering slightly into nighttime. Feeling like 4 to 7C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to a humid 21C afternoon, then staying very mild onward into the night.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 30th September 2026
Last updated
Mon 28th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25 to 35mph; nearer to 40-45mph around dawn.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions, uncomfortable buffeting gusts in places on exposed high terrain.
How Wet?
Heavy rain for a time
A band of heavy rain moves northeastward across the region likely during the morning, then drier for a time, later a risk of showery bursts of rain returning.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting and breaking
Extensive cloud over higher moors in early rain, then lifting rapidly and likely all clearing above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent sun breaking through. Poor visibility in rain, then improving to be very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
Humid 15C or above, beginning to lower, finishing near a fresher 11C. Feeling near to freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
Very mild and humid 17C or above from dawn, up to max 20C, then dropping cooler into evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 1st October 2026
Last updated
Mon 28th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15mph, some variability both above and below. Trending stronger later, strengthening overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Scattered showers
A few showery periods come and go through the day. Dry windows are likely, rainfall totals will be small, and some hills may remain entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon clear
Banks of cloud rolling over high edges in the morning, a few lower patches where sheltered. Cloud begins lifting soon after sunrise, to break off the summits for cloud-free hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun, extended sunny windows forming. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
9C rising to 13C, some variability in early showers.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 16C.
Planning Outlook
A band of rain moves northeast through early Wednesday, leaving fresher and blustery south-southwesterlies into Wednesday and Thursday, showery in the west but often bright between showers, particularly eastern areas. Friday will be a wetter day again, the rain quite frequent with extensive cloud over western hill groups and quite windy in England and Scotland. On Saturday, higher pressure tends to expand from the south, bringing more settled weather to England and Wales; temperatures generally mild, some cool nights when skies are clear. Scotland will stay cloudier and windier, particularly in northern areas early next week, some drizzle in the northwest and occasionally broader bands of rain slipping eastward.