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.
Saturday'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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Saturday 28th February 2026
Last updated
Fri 27th Feb 26 at
4:03PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fine and chilly for the Highlands, frosty morning; sunshine giving way to building cloud from southwest. Remnants of a front over England brings cloud, some rain, local showers with snow on hills. Much of Wales dry and bright. Light winds widely, then increasing S-SW'ly later, ahead of rain / hill snow into night.
Headline for Peak District
Breezy and cool. Patchy light rain or showers, cloud lifting.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 20 to 25mph or stronger up to dawn, turning northwest then westerly 15-20mph into middle of day, may freshen a little again during afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling breezy over exposed higher moors, marked wind chill.
How Wet?
A little rain, brief showers, clearing afternoon
Residual rain from overnight leaving patchy light rain or drizzle into the morning, locally some brief showery rain passing eastwards middle of day into afternoon, clearing to be dry from west. Well onward into night, patchy rain moving in from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Early possible low cloud lifting from hills
Some banks of cloud over higher slopes in the morning, tending to lift above the tops, rare brief patches may return, but increasingly all clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, dull morning, brightening up from west, sunshine breaking through afternoon. Some haze or mist early in day, visibility becoming excellent afternoon.
Temperature (at 600m)
2 or 3C. Feeling like -5C directly in the breeze.
And in the valleys
3 or 4C from dawn, rising to 7 or 8C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 1st March 2026
Last updated
Fri 27th Feb 26 at
4:03PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 25 to 35mph, downslope gusts to the north/east. A rising trend, up to 40mph in exposure.
Effect of the wind on you?
Making walking uncomfortable, some buffeting in gusts, a deteriorating trend later and feeling increasingly chilly.
How Wet?
Drizzly rain on and off
Spots of light rain drift across the hills, drizzly conditions most persistent western areas, drier further east.
Cloud on the hills?
Variable, good clear periods
Notable variability: banks cling to the high tops, at times to some mid-slopes in west during rain, but also breaking above the summits during dry periods too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, some bright moments. Very good visibility out of cloud/rain but some haze arriving.
Temperature (at 600m)
3 or 4C from dawn, rising to 7C. Feeling as cold as -5C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
6C from dawn, rising to 11C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 2nd March 2026
Last updated
Fri 27th Feb 26 at
4:03PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South turning southwest; speed likely to vary, mostly 20 to 30mph, risk 40mph at first, may lower further.
Effect of the wind on you?
Risk of blustery conditions affecting ease of walking mainly in the morning, tending to become small with time.
How Wet?
Rain or drizzle for periods
A slow-moving band of rain initially to the west, moving gradually across the region to give mostly light rain and drizzle for a few hours, local showery moments in west. May fizzle out with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Risk fairly extensive over hills
Extent of cloud likely to vary during day, possibly starting off above many hills, but patches around higher western areas, then lowering more extensively in rain to 400-500m, may then variably lift.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%, dropping to 10% in rain.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, some early brighter skies in east, becoming murkier in rain from west, visibility then poor for a time, but good whilst dry.
Temperature (at 600m)
5 or 6C. If exposed to stronger wind, risk feeling like -5C early in day.
And in the valleys
8C from dawn, rising to 11C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A changeable southwesterly regime onward into early next week. Milder air and thawing into Sunday, accompanied by rain and upland gales. A drop of freezing level onto higher mountains develops during Monday into Monday night; weakening fronts bringing some precipitation, but fading. Higher pressure nearby and commonly drier conditions during early March, though an occasional front coming in from the west may bring some rain later in the week ahead. Varied wind speeds, extensive lulls mixed with some windier days. Milder air is likely to return from the south more often.