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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Wednesday 20th May 2026
Last updated
Tue 19th May 26 at
4:10PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy with strong gusts, briefly lighter early in Scottish Highlands. Morning showery rain and low cloud; improving afternoon as patchy sun breaks out, cloud lifting to high terrain with summit breaks, and most areas substantially dry by later afternoon. Low cloud lingers in Wales and NW Scotland.
Headline for Peak District
Windy; wet morning and hill cloud, drier afternoon with sun breaks
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 30-35mph; risk of a swathe of stronger wind for several midday hours, gusts approaching 40mph over the high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure and often strenuous and feeling chilly; considerable buffeting over high terrain, balance challenged in strongest gusts.
How Wet?
Frequent rain, easing through afternoon
Frequent showery rain through the morning and early afternoon, some fine drizzle on high summits between showers possible. An easing tendency through afternoon, largely dry by evening, only odd spots remaining.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to largely clear summits
Fairly extensive early to middle slopes and locally lower to the west. Bases rise through morning to the high summits, and likely largely broken off the summits from midday on, but a few passing banks may return where rain occurs.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun, a few more extended bursts in the north later in the day. Variable visibility, starting mostly poor but becoming very good as cloud and rain break.
Temperature (at 600m)
7C rising to 11 or 12C, warmest east of high tops. Only dropping slightly into night. Feeling just above freezing in strongest direct wind.
And in the valleys
8C from dawn, rising to 15C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 21st May 2026
Last updated
Tue 19th May 26 at
4:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph. Gusty, particularly early when may be quite powerful.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure and feeling cool. Buffeting gusts will affect stability, particularly early and not just high terrain.
How Wet?
Early rain, trending dry
Patchy rain from before dawn lingers for a few hours. Once passed, a few spots of drizzly rain continue to affect the hills but dry periods increasingly common and extended.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive early, lifting off the summits
Cloud shrouds the moors from dawn, locally into sheltered valleys. As rain breaks cloud bases lifts, largely to or above the tops and also breaking up with time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull with poor visibility for several morning hours, the cloud breaking for sunny glimpses and better visibility with time.
Temperature (at 600m)
9C rising to 14 or 15C. Feeling as cool as 5C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 18C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 22nd May 2026
Last updated
Tue 19th May 26 at
4:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25-30mph, gusty early including downslope. Easing to 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking early with buffeting gusts, including downslope. Easing, but wind and gusts remain a nuisance.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Small chance spots of rain as dusk approaches but likely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Patchy mist in sheltered valleys at dawn. Mist begins lifting upslope soon after sunrise, soon dissipating for cloud-free moors.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny, some high cloud weakening or at times covering the sun. Very good visibility, a light morning haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
13C rising to 19C.
And in the valleys
10 or 11C at dawn, rising to 23C.
Planning Outlook
Pressure rises as the weekend approaches, facilitating south-southwesterly wind; much milder temperatures arriving, likely warm in England and Wales by the weekend. Blustery wind for a few days, quite gusty too, including to lower slopes early; still feeling chilly on high Scottish tops, and strongest gusts will challenge stability. Patchy rain and hill cloud will continue to affect Scotland as well, most often in the west. Increasingly dry and sunny England and Wales, but always with a risk of cloud and some rain, including early valley mist in sheltered areas. Higher pressure is indicated into next week as well. Precise detail of the high pressure core remains uncertain - the risk of strong wind and spells of rain possible for most areas, but also extended bright and warm periods too.