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.
Friday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 17th July 2026
Last updated
Thu 16th Jul 26 at
4:24PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Dry conditions persist with high wildfire risk; some areas inaccessible due to fire hazards. Dawn sea fog over north/east Scotland and eastern Pennines largely clears, occasional patchy hill cloud drifts into north Scotland. Warm with sun and high cloud western areas, most hills cloud-free.
Headline for Peak District
Some inaccessible areas due to fire; very warm, some smoke/haze
How windy? (On the summits)
North to northeasterly 10 to 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hills become clear
Early patchy mist, most extensive east of high edges where present at all elevations. Lifting with a breaking trend from dawn, all cloud above the hills by late morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to nearly certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny but variable patchy fair-weather cloud and thin high cloud around too. Visibility impacted by some haze and smoke from wildfire, best visibility to the north.
Temperature (at 600m)
14C rising to 18C afternoon.
And in the valleys
12C from dawn, rising to 22 or 23C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 18th July 2026
Last updated
Thu 16th Jul 26 at
4:24PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northeasterly 10-15mph, some variability, and perhaps up to 20mph in the early morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Little if any
Chance a few spots of drizzly rain here and there, amounting to little, if any.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
A few odd banks of cloud at various heights early, mostly east and northern slopes, but any cloud soon dissipating for clear moors.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Nearly certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of cloud and sun, thicker high cloud just at dawn. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
11C rising to 16C.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn rising to 20 to 22C, warmest in west valleys near and south of Kinder Scout.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 19th July 2026
Last updated
Thu 16th Jul 26 at
4:24PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 10-15mph, some stronger breezes early.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Moors clear
Chance a few pockets of fine mist in sheltered areas just at dawn, this soon fading for clear moors.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Nearly certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny, some thin high cloud and fair weather cloud developing. Excellent visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
9C rising to 17C.
And in the valleys
8 or 9C at dawn rising to 21C.
Planning Outlook
Settled summer weather continues through the weekend and next week as high pressure dominates. Extremely dry ground conditions persist with a high risk of wildfire. Temperatures will trend cooler, dropping below 10C on summits overnight in Scotland, but afternoon temperatures rising to warm or very warm; most persistently cooler in the far north where some cloud will be drawn onto high terrain and over tops at times with occasional light showery rain; high summits of the Scottish Highlands sometimes above a morning cloud inversion. Otherwise generally ongoing dry weather, with good amounts of sun and hill tops often clear of cloud. A change of weather pattern indicated late in the month brings scope for rain and thundery showers.