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
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.
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.
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.
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
Sunday 25th January 2026
Last updated
Sat 24th Jan 26 at
4:05PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Blustery for most, gales in Scotland which will be severe on high tops early. Continued snow and local whiteout conditions on high terrain in east Scotland, snowdrifts build here. Often raining over the Pennines and south Wales, more intermittent in north Wales and Lakeland (sleet or snow on high summits).
Headline for Peak District
Breezy in exposure; fog and rain, most in the east
How windy? (On the summits)
East-to-southeasterly 30-35mph, shifting easterly with time and easing to 25-30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery in the morning, particularly in exposure; feeling chilly in exposure too. Effects will ease and may locally be fairly small by dusk.
How Wet?
Rain on and off
Rain and drizzle comes and goes for most of the day, though may at times be rather frequent.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Covering higher moors much of the day above 500m, sometimes lower in south and eastern areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, becoming hazy from the east with time. Poor visibility over many hills.
Temperature (at 600m)
1 or 2C, trending towards cooler later in the day, perhaps 0C in the north around or after dusk. Feeling like -8C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
4 or 5C, fairly steady most of the day, may begin to cool slightly from the north afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 26th January 2026
Last updated
Sat 24th Jan 26 at
4:05PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25-35mph. Strongest wind later in the day, strengthening further overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking will be increasingly strenuous in exposure, buffeting gusts later will challenge balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Occasional light precipitation
Patchy light sleet and snow may come and go at times, though extended dry periods are likely.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
A sheet of cloud shrouds the moors down to the middle or lower eastern slopes. Best chance of higher breaks in the Lancashire Pennines, possibly near summits but only briefly.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bright skies possible on low western slopes early but soon overcast. Cloud and haze will limit visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
-1 or -2C. Feeling like -10C in exposure to direct wind.
And in the valleys
1 or 2C all day.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 27th January 2026
Last updated
Sat 24th Jan 26 at
4:05PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 40-55mph, though gusty with most powerful winds reaching up to 60mph or higher.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mobility challenged in exposure. Crouching/bracing needed for stability in powerful gusts. Severe wind chill.
How Wet?
Snow most of the day
Snow falls on the high moors most of the day, falling as sleet down into the valleys, perhaps locally as rain to the west. May ease late in the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
A blanket of cloud shrouds the high moors, likely all day, with bases down to the middle slopes in the east or locally lower slopes during heavier precipitation. The highest bases on westernmost slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
No sunshine expected. Visibility often very poor, appalling on high terrain in blowing snow.
Temperature (at 600m)
About 0C. Feeling like -17 to -20C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
0 or 1C, a slight rise possible but may not change at all.
Planning Outlook
An unsettled week ahead: a dominance of low pressure will bring periods of wet weather and gales (at times severe), to all areas. Winds will be predominantly east-southeasterly, particularly in Scotland, maintaining the cold air with freezing levels consistently to middle or lower slopes - wind chills will be severe. A near-term risk of flooding in the eastern highlands. Wind direction will be more variable in England and Wales, at times shifting south-southwesterly and drawing in milder air, brining freezing levels to upper slopes or even above the high summits. Low cloud often covering many hills with only local sunny breaks here and there.