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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Saturday 6th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 5th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy rain toward the south of the Highlands, and tends to become more persistent west coasts. Varied low cloud, higher breaks generally north. A swathe of rain and low cloud northern England and southern Scotland. Clusters of showery rain for Wales, heavy bursts with local thunder. Wind speeds varying.
Headline for Peak District
Windy and wettest early and late, better middle of day.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southeasterly 25-35mph early morning, stronger gusts over 40mph possible for a time, easing middle of day into afternoon for several hours to around 15-20mph, but then rising again westerly into evening to 30-35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Varying, blustery morning, feeling cool and affecting comfortable walking on exposed terrain for a time, then lessening into afternoon, but returning blustery again late in the day.
How Wet?
Morning rain, drier window, further bursts of rain later
Persistent rain and drizzle from dawn, steady rain over several hours widely into morning. Breaking up to be drier by midday, some patchy drizzle. During afternoon, showery pulses of rain return from southwest, heavier bursts may cluster for periods, mainly south, small risk thunder. Drier by late evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive in rain, some variability
Low cloud shrouds many hills above 400-500m for several hours, lower in morning especially in south and west. By afternoon, some rise of base for a time, more broken periods, but then variably lowering over tops with ragged patches around heavier rain later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, rising to 50% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Likely overcast, increasingly dull. Visibility good where dry if below cloud, but reducing in rain, becoming poor.
Temperature (at 600m)
7C rising to 10 or 11C afternoon, then dropping again into evening. Feeling near/below freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to or 14 or 15C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 7th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 5th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-30mph, periods of stronger speeds, particularly later where may be sustained at or above 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking always impacted, increasingly strenuous over high edges with time and wind chill increasing.
How Wet?
Little rain until later
A few spots of light rain may drift onto the hills from the southwest from time to time, but the hills may be dry well into the day. A rising risk as afternoon goes of increasing patchy rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Likely clearing all hills
May be fairly extensive from 500m upward in the early hours, but soon lifting and breaking, perhaps entirely above the summits by midday and through afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine in the morning is soon weakened by high cloud, increasingly so through the day. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
9C rising to 12 or 13C. Feeling just above freezing in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
8C at dawn, rising to 17C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 8th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 5th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small effect on walking, but feeling blustery and rather cool on exposed high terrain.
How Wet?
Rain then odd showers
A band of rain clears eastward early morning, then drier but a scattering of showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing hills
Early banks of cloud over higher moors, lifting and clearing by late morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun by middle of day. Visibility very good after early rain clears.
Temperature (at 600m)
7 to 9C. Feeling near freezing directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 15C afternoon, but always a little cooler in rain.
Planning Outlook
Generally unsettled next week - showers affect most hills Monday and Tuesday, lowest cloud and most persistent rain along western slopes, but with some breaks as well with sunshine. Risk of a deeper area of lower pressure from Wednesday or later bringing widespread strong winds, probably gales over many summits, with prolonged heavy rain. Temperatures trending milder again into next weekend, pressure may begin to rise in the south to give drier weather more widely with time.