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.
Sunday'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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 21st June 2026
Last updated
Sat 20th Jun 26 at
3:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive bright sunshine - beware of sunburn and dehydration - and light wind. Cloud and a few brief showers NW Highlands will move away north, whilst along the Pennines and later Cumbria and S Scotland, patchy cloud and an isolated shower will form.
Headline for Peak District
Light wind; bright sunshine, mainly morning. Risk rain briefly.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly, 10mph or less, but from about midday strengthening to reach 20 or 25mph by late afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible much of day.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Isolated bursts of rain afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
There may well be none, but risk fog now and again higher slopes afternoon (most likely during/after a shower).
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bright sunshine morning, intermittently cloudy afternoon. Visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
15C at dawn, rising to 19C.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 23 to 25C afternoon; increasingly humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 22nd June 2026
Last updated
Sat 20th Jun 26 at
3:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southeasterly between 15 and on higher tops perhaps 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small
How Wet?
Risk bursts of rain, possible thunder
Confidence low: it may remain dry. But risk of a few bursts of rain, perhaps brief although from afternoon chance scattered thunderstorms.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little for most of the day - may form in rain.
Generally the hills free of cloud although fog may form on higher slopes in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Periods of sunshine although often through thin high level cloud. Visibility good, although a haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
19C - very warm.
And in the valleys
23 to 27C in afternoon - feeling humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Last updated
Sat 20th Jun 26 at
3:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15 to perhaps 25mph,.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Chance thundery showers at first.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon almost certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine extensive, sometimes weak due to thin high level cloud. Good visibility although hazy.
Temperature (at 600m)
19C rising to a very warm (and exceptionally humid) 24C.
And in the valleys
Very warm indeed as afternoon temperatures approach 29 to 31C.
Planning Outlook
Extensively dry, very warm but very humid indeed England and Wales, although around Monday chance of a thunderstorm. Rain and low cloud at times Scotland, mainly affecting western mountains - although later next week the warmth encroaching into Scotland. There may well be widespread thunderstorms later in the week, before less hot weather extends from the Atlantic around next weekend.