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.
Thursday'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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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.
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.
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
Thursday 4th December 2025
Last updated
Wed 3rd Dec 25 at
4:25PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A complex weather situation with areas of frequent or persistent rain and hill snow, focused from the southern Highlands to northern England; often strong SE'ly winds. Further north in the Highlands, generally drier with higher cloud breaks. In Wales, becoming showery westerlies with risk of hail.
Headline for Peak District
Risk rain and low cloud most of day, periods of strong winds.
How windy? (On the summits)
High uncertainty, likely to vary through the day: Southeast becoming variable, 30-35mph from before dawn, gradually decreasing, a possible lull early afternoon, then abruptly westerly 30-40mph up to dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect variations - prepare for arduous morning conditions which likely ease, but then risk worsening rapidly again later in daytime. Notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Risk rain throughout the day
Some uncertainty, but risk of rain fairly persistent throughout the day, possibly heavy for spells, particularly western areas in the morning, but increasingly widely.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Cloud likely to shroud hills most or all day above 400-500m, at times lower in constant rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull. Poor visibility due to low cloud and often rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
3C. Feeling like -5C in the stronger wind.
And in the valleys
Around 5 or 6C all day.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 5th December 2025
Last updated
Wed 3rd Dec 25 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25-35mph, trending southeasterly and rising to 40mph, further deteriorating into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Comfortable walking affected from dawn, blustery in exposure. Deteriorating into night. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Many areas dry before late afternoon rain
Local patches of rain drift from the west but many hills substantially dry well into the day. Rain arrives from the west afternoon, spreading widely and setting in heavy for a few hours into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing tops for a time, deteriorating later
Cloud banks cover the high tops in the morning with lower patches, mostly on western slopes. A rising trend, perhaps clear summits for several hours, then returning to summits again later in the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70% for several hours
Sunshine and air clarity?
A bright sunrise in the east, soon overcast. Good visibility but a haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
3C; rising several degrees after dark. Feeling like -8 to -10C in the wind.
And in the valleys
A light frost in most valleys at dawn, slowly rising to 5C then rapidly higher after dark.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 6th December 2025
Last updated
Wed 3rd Dec 25 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 35mph, may strengthen further during the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the hills, starting to affect comfortable walking, may become more challenging with time.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, showers
Mostly small amounts of rain, but feeling damp where in cloud and occasional steadier rain or an odd shower coming in from the west.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher and western hills
Often covering higher slopes above 500-600m, most persistent western hills, may be lower on slopes nearer Manchester particularly in morning. Often above lower eastern moors.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun eastern areas. Visibility good below cloud, reduced at times in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
6C. Wind chill feeling like -5C on tops.
And in the valleys
8 or 9C, little variation night and day.
Planning Outlook
Generally unsettled through the weekend and into next week with areas of low pressure circulating near to the British Isles. Temperatures often near to freezing point on higher Scottish mountains, at times on tops elsewhere, though some thawing will occur periodically even to high tops in the Highlands. A complex series of frontal systems bringing spells of rain and some upland snow, mixed with showers with hail mostly near western coasts. Wind speeds will also vary, often south to southwesterlies, at times reaching gale force on tops, but intermittent lulls.