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
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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.
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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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.
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
Sunday 21st December 2025
Last updated
Sat 20th Dec 25 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A blustery, gusty morning in northern England and Scotland, gales for a time in northwest Scotland, tending to ease. Patchy rain from central Scotland down the spine of the Pennines eases into drizzle over the high tops, drizzle in east Wales too with extensive hill fog in these areas. Best of breaks west Wales and NW Highlands.
Headline for Peak District
Blustery early, easing; hill fog and some drizzle
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 15-25mph. Some stronger, blustery winds in exposure early in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though winds at times uncomfortable in exposure, particularly in the morning.
How Wet?
Early patchy light rain, trending dry
Patches of light rain in the morning will tend to ease into just fleeting periods of drizzle here and there.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Hill fog will very likely be extensive across the hills through the day. Best of any higher bases will be west of the high tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull. Visibility poor due to cloud and drizzle, though better below the cloud on westernmost slopes.
Temperature (at 600m)
Around 4 or 5C. Warming slightly overnight.
And in the valleys
4C from dawn, rising to 6C, remaining elevated into nighttime.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 22nd December 2025
Last updated
Sat 20th Dec 25 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 10 to 20mph, though some stronger gusts over high tops early in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, may feel blustery in exposure early in the day.
How Wet?
Overnight rain soon clears
Rain at and before dawn soon breaks and clears to the northwest; small chance of odd patchy drizzle afternoon but otherwise dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high tops and east slopes
Extensive cloud cover over the high tops with banks on eastern slopes, at times reaching to middle elevations. Generally clearer western slopes, particularly Lancashire Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sun. Visibility soon improves as rain breaks though also becoming hazy.
Temperature (at 600m)
5C, little change with height.
And in the valleys
Up to 8C in the valleys
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 23rd December 2025
Last updated
Sat 20th Dec 25 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable 10-15mph, trending northeasterly later and strengthening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Often dry
Some light patchy rain possible though most hills stay dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Cloud shrouds terrain above 400-500m most or all day. Lower banks are likely, including fog into valley bottoms.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast. Poor visibility due to fog and haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
3 or 4C, cooling several degrees dusk into night.
And in the valleys
4 to 5C most of the day - may start a degree warmer in the west.
Planning Outlook
Cloud and patchy rain lingers for a few more days early next week, then a slow change to drier and chiller weather into the Christmas period as high pressure builds to the north. Easterly winds will be dominant, the strongest winds in England and Wales. Cloud may be fairly sheet-like in the east sometimes, though variably more extensive or broken. The coldest air will reach England and Wales on the easterly wind with freezing levels reaching as low as 400-600m in Wales, staying slightly warmer in northern Scotland with freezing levels nearer the high summits for a time under the core of high pressure.