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
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Friday 23rd October 2026
Last updated
Thu 22nd Oct 26 at
4:27PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Prolonged heavy rain for south & eastern Scotland, increasingly snow over higher mountains. Patchier showery rain toward the west coast. Very variable wind for Scotland, but gales will be severe on Welsh mountains, heavy rain also persistent here. Rapid increase of wind over northern England into afternoon.
Headline for Peak District
Gales develop quickly into afternoon; rain on and off.
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable low speeds much of morning, but rapidly strengthening northwesterly middle of day into afternoon to 50mph, later 60mph higher tops with stronger gusts by evening; only slight drop into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small in morning, but deteriorating quickly from west into afternoon to become difficult conditions, powerful gusts may later knock you over; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Periods of steady rain, briefly drier morning
Steady rain overnight with some heavy falls clears northward from dawn. Some drier windows mixed with patchy rain in morning, but steady rain returns as well during day from the west, heavier moments afternoon-evening. Becoming dry later evening into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, local variability
Blanket cloud to middle slopes likely all day, and often to lower slopes. Some chance of some varied breaks for a few hours in morning, but any summit clearances unlikely and only fleeting if so.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few bright glimpses here and there, but more often overcast and dull with poor visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
7 or 8C, then in afternoon sharply cooling towards 3 or 4C. Feeling like 0 to -5C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
8C at dawn, only slightly rising to 10C and more sharply cooling evening into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 24th October 2026
Last updated
Thu 22nd Oct 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly, 25-30mph at first, then rising in afternoon to 50mph+ on higher terrain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions, deteriorating to become increasingly difficult, considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain sets in
Dry for a few hours from dawn, possibly much of morning in east, but patchy rain moves in from west, becoming persistent and heavier at times afternoon and evening. Showery into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little, then lowering during day
Most cloud above the hills in the morning, apart from odd local patches. By afternoon, cloud lowering to increasingly shroud hills, to 400-500m with time in more western areas, higher east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% early, dropping to 20% afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little weak sun through high cloud early morning, but giving way to overcast skies. Good visibility in morning becomes hazier, then poor as rain develops.
Temperature (at 600m)
4C at dawn, rising to 8C afternoon, briefly 10C by dusk, then falling into night. Always feeling near/below freezing in wind.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, rising to 12C afternoon, or slightly milder by early evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 25th October 2026
Last updated
Thu 22nd Oct 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 45 to 60mph, gusts over 70mph on high tops in morning, peak speeds tending to lessen with time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult conditions, mobility challenging; may improve a little, but still arduous walking and significant wind chill on tops.
How Wet?
Frequent rain west
Showery rain banding into some more constant falls over western hills, some heavier bursts may have hail mixed in. Fewer and briefer showers east.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting above most hills
Cloud banks grazing higher moors for periods, mostly western areas above 500m in the morning, tending to lift higher and often break above tops with time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent bursts of sun, mostly east. Fairly hazy west, poor visibility in showers, more often good toward east.
Temperature (at 600m)
4 or 5C. Wind chill feels like -7 to -10C in exposure.
And in the valleys
7 to 10C, coolest around dawn but also dropping again in heavier showers.
Planning Outlook
Stormy conditions widely across the mountains this weekend, peak wind speeds into Sunday over Scottish mountains with gusts 100mph on higher tops. Heavy rain will sweep in again from the west during Saturday, leaving showery conditions for Sunday, turning back to snow on higher terrain in Scotland. Very wet ground conditions, beware flooding of many streams and rivers making some routes impassable. A relative lull by early Monday in Scotland, but the next weather system soon sweeps in from the southwest with more heavy rain and extensive mountain gales, continuing into Tuesday. Mild south-southwesterlies mid-late week; smaller amounts of rain, some drier windows toward east and south.