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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Wednesday 17th December 2025
Last updated
Tue 16th Dec 25 at
4:20PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive gales across the hills. Rain preceded by early snow on higher terrain in the Highlands, lifting briefly above freezing to high tops. Showery bursts follow into western Scotland, heavy and frequent with hail later. England & Wales sees rain much of the day, spreading eastward, heavy at times.
Headline for Peak District
Windy, gales on tops. Rain becomes persistent, low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 30 to 40mph, in places gusts 50mph around exposed tops and edges. Lessening only well into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions over the hills, buffeting gusts around some exposed spots affecting balance.
How Wet?
Rain soon develops
Rain pushing in from the west soon from dawn, becoming fairly persistent, some heavier falls western areas, patchier east. Rain breaking up only well into night. Wet underfoot, fast-flowing streams in west.
Cloud on the hills?
Becoming extensive
May be varied, locally clearer at first, but cloud likely to soon lower to blanket higher moors, from mid-slopes up in west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, visibility may start good in east, but increasingly murky from west.
Temperature (at 600m)
3C rising during day to 6C. Feeling like -5 to -8C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
3C at dawn, slight frost some valleys. Rising to 7 or 8C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 18th December 2025
Last updated
Tue 16th Dec 25 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25 to 40mph, but direction and speed likely to vary. Chance of increasing rapidly later to 50mph+.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect blustery conditions, often strenuous walking and marked wind chill in exposure.
How Wet?
Heavy rain soon setting in
Dry possibly for a few hours in morning. Heavy rain moving in from south during day, likely soon persistent. Breaking up into showery rain evening into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly extensive
Banks of cloud at varying heights, but if rain sets in, widely lowering to shroud hills from mid-heights upwards.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% early in day, dropping below 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, murky in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
4 or 5C, then lowering to 2C into night. Wind chill feeling like -5 to -7C on tops.
And in the valleys
Little variation night and day, 8 or 9C; then dropping cooler later evening onward.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 19th December 2025
Last updated
Tue 16th Dec 25 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35 to 45mph, tending to lessen a little during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions over higher terrain, some buffeting in exposure. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Brief showers
Local passing showers, mainly areas toward northwest Peak District and into Lancashire.
Cloud on the hills?
Often above hills
Patches occasionally touching higher tops mainly toward west in morning, but often lifting above hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine most frequent east. Visibility mostly very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
3 or 4C. Feeling like -10C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
4C from dawn, rising to 8C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
South-southwesterly winds widely remain gale force over the mountains later this week and through into Saturday, severe upland gales for periods. More heavy rain for England and Wales on Thursday, further flooding expected; rain spreads north into Scotland, falling as snow on Munros. Showery by Friday, most frequent in western Scotland with hail, also snow over tops. Another belt of persistent rain likely arrives from the west into Saturday, snow only highest Scottish tops. A switch to east-southeasterly winds by Sunday into early next week, some residual rain and high-level snow, but a drier theme develops and favouring chillier conditions into the Christmas period.