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
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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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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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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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
Wednesday 1st April 2026
Last updated
Tue 31st Mar 26 at
4:22PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain spreads across Scottish Highlands from the northwest, turning to snow as temperature sharply drops. Strong, variable wind here with gale-force gusts. Early hill cloud England and Wales lifts, best breaks east for some sun glimpses. Patchy rain into Snowdonia, Lakeland, and N Pennines late in the day.
Headline for Peak District
Early cloud clears the hills; blustery later in the day
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15 to 20mph in the morning, gradually strengthening with time, top speeds reaching 35mph over the high tops around evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small in the morning, but gradually becoming blustery over the high moors as the day goes, stability becomes challenged late in the day.
How Wet?
Little if any rain until later
Chance of odd drizzly showers, but likely dry. Late in the day, some patchy rain may affect the Lancashire Pennines, perhaps a few hours of more rain around evening into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting during morning to clear summits
Some cloud banks over higher slopes mostly 500-600m in the morning, patches lower down as well at dawn. Soon lifting after daybreak, lifting above the hills for much of the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine breaking out here and there, perhaps more frequently for a time afternoon, trending cloudier late in the day. Visibility good.
Temperature (at 600m)
6 or 7C much of the day; may start nearer 5C. A sharp drop around or after nightfall, likely to freezing or below overnight. Feeling near to 0C if exposed to wind.
And in the valleys
6C from dawn, locally a degree cooler eastern valleys. rising to 11C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 2nd April 2026
Last updated
Tue 31st Mar 26 at
4:22PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable: N'ly 10-20 mph early, easing, variable 10mph or less several hours, reorienting SW'ly later, up to 25mph late.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, some nuisance wind on exposed terrain early and late in the day.
How Wet?
Likely dry
Small chance of odd spots of drizzly rain, but likely entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Early fog lifts to clear the summits
A fairly extensive layer of cloud on high terrain in the morning, some locally lower bases. Fog may linger for a few hours, but will start to lift, likely clearing the hills for the afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%, rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun increasingly breaking out for extended periods. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
0C at dawn, lifting to 4C.
And in the valleys
+1C from dawn, though some local frosts are possible. Lifting to 8C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 3rd April 2026
Last updated
Tue 31st Mar 26 at
4:22PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30-45mph, powerful gusts, including downslope to the east, and may strengthen further.
Effect of the wind on you?
Conditions often arduous in exposure, feeling chilly despite mild temperatures, mobility may become challenging later.
How Wet?
Patchy rain
Rain comes and goes over most hills throughout the day, typically light and patchy in nature.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive over high terrain
A layer of cloud shrouds the high edges most of all day, bases lowering to the middle slopes during rain. Occasional breaks approaching the summits are probable, and perhaps above the summits for a few hours.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often overcast, but glimpses of sun breaking out from time to time. Variable visibility, but very good out of fog and rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
3 or 4C early, lifting, up to 7C. Feeling like -7C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
3 or 4C at dawn, lifting up to 12 or 13C.
Planning Outlook
A brief lull in unsettled weather on Thursday with mostly dry, sunny conditions and lighter wind. Atlantic weather patterns and west-southwesterly winds follow behind on Friday and into the Easter weekend, but day-to-day detail is uncertain. Temperature and wind will be variable, periods of gales and possibly often cold over the mountains with snow and hail showers at times to lower elevations at least in Scotland, sometimes more widely. Precipitation generally most frequent west and northwest, though bands of heavy rain will sweep east at times. Some brief windows of drier and brighter conditions, as well as milder days in England and Wales, occasionally milder Scotland too, but soon followed by more Atlantic low pressure.