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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Monday 29th December 2025
Last updated
Mon 29th Dec 25 at
7:00AM
Summary for all mountain areas
Chilly northeasterly winds with extensive cloud with patchy precipitation locally. Best breaks and sun western Scotland, also toward west in England and Wales. As a cold front edges south, cloud may break up more widely later for the Highlands with colder conditions developing on the hills.
Headline for Peak District
Chilly northeast wind but mostly dry, cloud mostly above hills.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 10 to 15mph, but tending to lift to 15 to 25mph through the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but increasingly considerable wind chill where exposed to the wind.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Chance of rare spots occasionally in the wind.
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy cloud banks tops.
Banks of cloud may edge in from the east to give occasional fog over the tops. May be little across western hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A mix of cloud and patchy sun. Visibility mostly very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
0 or 1C. Feeling like -6C as wind increases.
And in the valleys
3 to 6C
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 30th December 2025
Last updated
Mon 29th Dec 25 at
7:00AM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-easterly 10 to 15mph
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly above tops
Broken cloud cover mainly above the tops. Ragged patches limited to highest tops, hills otherwise clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken cloud and sun, may be mostly cloudy in the east. Visibility very good or excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
Around 0C
And in the valleys
1C from dawn, rising to 4 or 5C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 31st December 2025
Last updated
Mon 29th Dec 25 at
7:00AM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-westerly 10 to 15mph at first, lifting to 15 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but marked chill as wind picks up later.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly very little
Hills likely clear, bar a few ragged patches; mainly in the west later in the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy cloud and sun, may cloud over from west later. Visibility mainly very good or excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
Around 0C. Feeling closer to -7C in the strongest winds.
And in the valleys
Widely sub-zero at dawn, lifting to highs of 2 or 3C.
Planning Outlook
Up until end of the year, high pressure still dominates. Significant change from New Year's Day as a cold front introduces, a much colder and strong northerly giving severe wind chill with temperatures well below average for the first week to the New Year with frequent and heavy snow showers moving into northern areas and running down coastal extremities with significant accumulations. Elsewhere, lots of dry and sunny weather, although occasional organised bands of snow will feed south at times in the Arctic airflow. All terrain becoming frozen, with scope for very low valley temperatures over snow cover when northerly flow eases.