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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Cool to mild
Air temperature +5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra 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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Cool to mild
Air temperature +5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 26th May 2025
Last updated
Sun 25th May 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Gales widespread over the mountains, during afternoon in Wales strengthening to become increasingly severe on tops. Showery bursts, most frequent in the west, hail and isolated thunder. Merging into constant and heavier rain for England, Wales and southwest Scotland later.
Headline for Peak District
Windy; showery rain mostly into afternoon, wetter by evening.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 35mph, strengthening later afternoon into evening to 40-45mph, up to dusk 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Very blustery, walking uncomfortable in places where exposed on higher tops and edges. Deteriorating to become arduous later difficult. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Passing showers, then wetter later
Occasional brief showers, mostly western areas in the morning, more widespread into the afternoon. More persistent rain later afternoon in west and toward evening more widely, turning heavier.
Cloud on the hills?
Tops often clear, lowering later
Cloud mostly above the hills, but some banks may drift over higher slopes in the morning, mainly western areas. Later in day lowering across higher slopes as rain develops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% later 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent sunshine. Visibility often very good, briefly poor in showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
4C rising to 8C. Wind chill feeling like -5C on tops in morning, -2C by afternoon.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, rising to 14C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 27th May 2025
Last updated
Sun 25th May 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 20-30mph in morning, easing to 15-20mph. Risk SW'ly 40-50mph by evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery on high tops in morning, but improving for a time. Possibly deteriorating later in day, risk of upland gales.
How Wet?
Rain developing, heavy later
Largely dry morning, some rain spots developing with time - some uncertainty of timing - but threat of rain developing from the southwest afternoon, setting in heavier with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any, then lowering in rain
Possible patches on higher western slopes at first, but soon most hills clear, for several hours, possibly until late in day. Later as rain develops, cloud lowering to blanket hills to increasingly low levels.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%, later 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun giving way as high cloud builds, becoming overcast. Visibility very good, then poor later as rain develops.
Temperature (at 600m)
6C rising to 10C.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, rising to 15C afternoon, only slight fall into evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 28th May 2025
Last updated
Sun 25th May 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to northwesterly 20 to 25mph, risk 30-35mph for a few hours from dawn.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect comfortable walking where exposed on higher terrain. More blustery at first. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers mostly early in day
Showery rain from overnight may continue into the morning before clearing, leaving brief passing light showers. Into night, risk of heavy rain moving in from the west.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Possible patches briefly grazing some higher western slopes in the morning, but soon all cloud above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken cloud and sun; cloud filling in for periods. Visibility very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
7C rising to 11C. Wind chill feeling near 0C in morning, or colder at first.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising to 16C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Changeable conditions this week with low pressure and frontal systems passing west to east. West to southwesterly winds prevailing, speeds varied, but gale force for periods on the mountains. Spells of rain and showers, some periods of sustained heavier rain. Cloud often shrouding higher terrain. Better toward the east and northeast of Scotland. Generally rather cool for Scotland, near freezing on highest summits early in week, then a little milder, or warmer further south over England & Wales. Some improvements in conditions especially in southern areas as pressure builds at times, but mixed westerlies are likely to prevail into the start of June.