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.
Wednesday'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.
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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
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
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Last updated
Tue 22nd Sep 26 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain and strong winds soon clears east from Scotland, but lasts a few hours over northern England and Wales in the morning with some heavier bursts. A marked improvement follows as cloud lifts and breaks up. A few showers continue near west coasts of Scotland. Feeling rather chilly in a fresh breeze.
Headline for Peak District
Blustery, some heavy rain, improving to sunshine and clear hills.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25mph, some variability, shifting northwesterly, gusting 30-35mph over tops for a few hours in morning, but during afternoon tending to lessen to 20mph. Dropping to very little wind onward into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in morning with some buffeting gusts, feeling increasingly notably cool, though improving to smaller effect on walking during afternoon.
How Wet?
Rain heavy for a time, fading away afternoon
Patchy rain around from dawn, a mix of rain and drizzle, but rain will become more frequent for a few hours, some heavy bursts moving eastward, chance isolated thunder, then breaking up quickly in middle of day to be largely dry, rare brief residual showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly over tops, more extensive for a time
Cloud banks drifting around high tops through morning, a few breaks but also lower patches around rain, and will fill in more extensively over high terrain for a few hours. Cloud breaks up again through afternoon, little remaining later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%, rising to 90% later in the day
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of sun at dawn, then more overcast for several hours, at times dull. Breaking for mostly sunny conditions later afternoon and excellent visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
13C, may rise a degree, but soon lowering, to around 9C later.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 17C afternoon, beginning to cool again as afternoon goes, finishing near 11C into evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 24th September 2026
Last updated
Tue 22nd Sep 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15-20mph, gradually strengthening towards 30mph later, quite gusty.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but increasingly blustery on the tops.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Some mist scattered in valleys at dawn, soon dissipating after sunrise for clear hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun through high cloud. A little early haze but visibility otherwise very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
7C rising to 12C, staying elevated into night.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, rising to 16 or 17C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 25th September 2026
Last updated
Tue 22nd Sep 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15 to 20mph, occasionally 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling blustery at times in exposed on higher moors.
How Wet?
Patchy rain develops
Largely dry morning, then a little rain may develop over western hills with time, mostly Lancashire Pennines.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, risk some low cloud west
Some cloud banks drifting onto moors mainly in the west, but much of the region may see cloud often above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some weak sun through high cloud. Visibility good.
Temperature (at 600m)
Around 12C, little change all day.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 17C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Southwesterly winds increase again on Thursday and rain later moves into western Scotland, but elsewhere is likely dry, bright in Wales and much of England. A variable outlook continues into the weekend and beyond with high pressure building from the south at times with fairly warm and dry conditions, but Atlantic systems still pass to the north bringing occasional rain and showers toward western Scotland at least, strong wind here with sustained gales in the north. Next week remains on the unsettled side: west-southwesterly wind with bands of rain passing over most mountains, but a trend towards higher pressure brings longer settled windows into October.