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.
Today's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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
Monday 23rd February 2026
Last updated
Sun 22nd Feb 26 at
4:27PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Widespread gales, severe for several hours on higher terrain. Early showers from the west affect many hills, particularly Scotland where rain will be frequent; snow on high terrain. Rain slowly eases afternoon, then a warm front approaches Wales, brining more rain and rising temperatures here, spreading widely overnight.
Headline for Peak District
Gales; most rain northwest, many hills dry
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 40-45mph in morning, may at times reach up to 50mph over highest exposure tops. Easing afternoon, 25-30mph around dusk, further easing for a few hours into night but deteriorating again.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous to challenging walking most of day with significant wind chill; strongest wind in exposure may require crouching to maintain balance. Effects easing, but wind always a nuisance during daylight.
How Wet?
Patchy rain northwest
Rain on and off west and northern Peak District and into Lancashire, may be small amounts, and soon drier toward east and south. As evening approaches, the chance of rain increases again, likely raining for several hours into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher and western hills
Banks of cloud mostly western areas in the morning above 500-600m, some lower patches Lancashire Pennines. Breaks are likely to reach summits for periods too. Later, cloud returns to the high tops and fills in more widely into night.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some sun breaking through, best in the east, but high cloud soon starts to thicken. Visibility fairly good though a distant haze to the west.
Temperature (at 600m)
4C from dawn, steadily rising, reaching 6C by evening, rising further overnight. Feeling like -7 to -10C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, rising to 10C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Last updated
Sun 22nd Feb 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30 to 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking over the hills, frequent buffeting in exposure. Considerable wind chill despite milder air.
How Wet?
Largely dry
Cloud on the hills?
Likely to lift
Risk of low cloud covering some hills in morning, tending to lift toward or above most tops, though a risk of occasional banks returning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%, rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some sun through high cloud layers. Misty around some hills for a time, otherwise visibility fairly good, some haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
6 to 8C. In exposure to wind, feeling like -3 to -5C.
And in the valleys
Mild 9C from dawn, rising to 12C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Last updated
Sun 22nd Feb 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20-35mph, gusty in places too, notably early in the day. Strengthening evening into night, up to 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Inconvenient wind much of the day, at times strenuous and feeling chilly, a deteriorating trend with time.
How Wet?
Often dry but feeling damp
The hills often dry, though occasional spots of light rain on western/Lancashire Pennines. An increasing risk of rain afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Variable over high terrain, breaks
Cloud comes and goes over high terrain, may at times lower to the middle elevations to the west, but with clear summits at times as well. A risk of early fog in sheltered valleys as well.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Variable, often bright with sunny breaks likely, but also cloudier moments. Moderate visibility due to a haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
7C from dawn, rising to 9 or 10C. Feeling around freezing in strongest direct wind.
And in the valleys
Rising to 13C or locally warmer to the northeast.
Planning Outlook
West to southwesterly winds prevail during the week ahead as areas of low pressure move toward northwest Scotland; regular rainfall here, most frequent and heavy over western mountains. Weak high pressure keeps the weather drier to the south and east early in the week. Sustained gales over the mountains, only brief lulls around mid-week. Temperatures rising into mid-week with freezing levels soon lifting off summits in England and Wales for substantial snow thaws. Some thawing in Scotland too. Later in the week, becoming more widely unsettled again with cooler temperatures, at times showery with hail, some snow on Scottish Munros. The final days of February favour colder northwesterly air and a drop of freezing level; a dry and bright spell is possible early weekend.