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.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
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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.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 29th January 2026
Last updated
Wed 28th Jan 26 at
4:11PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Freezing temperatures in Scotland and England; freezing level lowering with time to middle slopes, first in eastern hill groups. Blustery as well, gale force gusts on high terrain of Scotland and Wales. Snow flurries affecting eastern Scotland and the Pennines, mostly dry Lakeland to west Scottish Highlands.
Headline for Peak District
Blustery; drizzly rain and sleet affecting many hills
How windy? (On the summits)
East to southeasterly 25 to 30mph, gusty around edges and exposed higher tops. Tending to rise with time, sustained speeds of 35mph with stronger gusts by nightfall.
Effect of the wind on you?
With time, walking becomes strenuous in exposed areas, increasingly so later in the day when gusts will start to challenge stability. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Light rain or sleet
Drizzly rain or sleet, some snow possible over higher moors above 500m; may be frequently damp all day.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Shrouding higher areas much of the day, more extensive low cloud from mid elevations upward in the east. Bases lift slightly and possibly a few higher breaks, though summits will only briefly clear if at all.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, hazy and dull, poor visibility across the hills.
Temperature (at 600m)
0 or 1C to start, becoming widely 0C afternoon and likely -1C into nighttime. Wind chill feeling like -5 to -10C.
And in the valleys
1 or 2C to start the day, some local frosts are possible in the east. Little change expected, some western valleys may rise to around 3C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 30th January 2026
Last updated
Wed 28th Jan 26 at
4:11PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 30 to 35mph, gusty in places around higher tops and edges, up to 40mph early in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in exposure, particularly early when walking will be strenuous with buffeting. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and some hill snow
Risk of frequent or persistent rain, some sleet on higher tops, possible snow falling above 500m in morning. Trending patchier with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Blanket low cloud across the hills, from many mid-elevations upward. Higher bases locally toward the northwest.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull or murky, poor visibility across the hills.
Temperature (at 600m)
1 or 2C. Wind chill feeling like -8C.
And in the valleys
2C from dawn, though may be near to freezing in northern valleys. Rising up to 5C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 31st January 2026
Last updated
Wed 28th Jan 26 at
4:11PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Detail uncertain: starting easterly 25-35mph, becoming variable, perhaps southerly with time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking may be strenuous with wind chill early, and perhaps much of the day, though confidence is low.
How Wet?
Rian most of the day
Frequently raining across most hills through the day, variable intensity with some heavier falls at times.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive most of the day
A sheet of cloud shrouds the fells from 600m up to start the day, often lower in precipitation. With time, bases will lift, some breaks occurring, perhaps to tops late in the day, though confidence is low.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Any sun unlikely. Often poor visibility due to rain, fog, and haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
2 or 3C. Feeling as cold as -5 to -8C in strongest direct wind.
And in the valleys
4C from dawn, rising to 5C or locally up to 6C.
Planning Outlook
Slow-moving weather patterns and a broadly similar regime to recent times over the next week or so: periods of precipitation will affect most mountains at least every few days. Scottish Munros generally below freezing point, with snow cover and drifts most substantial from the Cairngorms to central and southern Highlands, some additional falls in the week ahead (with continued flooding risk too); much less northwestward. Hills in England and Wales will see varying freezing levels, at times dropping sub-zero to middle slopes, but largely isolated to the high terrain of Lakeland and Eryri NP (Snowdonia). Wind speed will vary, some periods of lower speeds than recently, though gusty SE'ly winds remain common in the Highlands. Scope for widely colder conditions toward mid February.