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.
Tuesday'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.
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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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.
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
Tuesday 20th October 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Oct 26 at
4:53PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Damp for most, fairly widespread drizzle, rain, and low cloud; a rising risk of steady falls with heavy bursts in England and Scotland. Areas north of major hill groups see lighter, patchier rain, and north Scotland starts drier. Scotland will be windy; lighter wind southward, particularly Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Fog and rain much of the day, steady heavy falls forming
How windy? (On the summits)
East-southeasterly 20 to 25mph, may gust stronger at times, mostly early, as a lessening trend into evening is likely.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling breezy on tops and rather cool in exposure.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle
Generally damp all day, steady rain in the morning may ease into just light patches for a few hours, but a little drizzle lingering. Steady rain will return with increasingly heavy falls later.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Low cloud blanketing most hills in fog from lower elevations upward. Highest of cloud bases toward northwest of the area but rarely above any hill tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, dull and misty from many lower slopes upward.
Temperature (at 600m)
7 or 8C, little change all day or overnight. Feeling near to 0C in the wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, only slight rise to 11 or 12C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Oct 26 at
4:53PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15-25mph, dropping lighter and variable for a time, then westerly 20-30mph, may rise rapidly later to 40mph+.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small for a time, becoming more blustery with marked wind chill, some uncertainty, may deteriorate further.
How Wet?
Frequent or persistent rain
Some uncertainty, but expect rain on and off throughout the day, some more persistent falls and heavier moments, brief dry windows too then possibly more sustained heavier rain later.
Cloud on the hills?
Sometimes covering tops
Varying cloud for periods covering high tops around 500-600m in rain, mostly western hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy. Visibility good if dry below cloud, but reduced in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
4 to 6C, little change all day but may cool slightly into evening/night. Feeling near -5C if exposed to strong wind.
And in the valleys
8C at dawn, small rise to 10 or 11C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 22nd October 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Oct 26 at
4:53PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15-20mph, at times to 25mph. Later shifting south-southeasterly, greatly strengthening as evening approaches.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, some blustery moments in exposure where feeling chilly, significantly deteriorating as evening approaches.
How Wet?
Some showers, risk rain later
Showers stream from the west, locally quite frequent, but a general easing trend, a lengthy dry window likely. Evening into night, rising risk of steady, heavy rain returning from the southwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly breaking off summits
Banks of cloud perhaps fairly extensive to start, at least on high terrain, and regularly lowering during showers to 400m or below, mostly west slopes. May locally remain low, but a lifting and breaking tendency with summits increasingly clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, longer sun breaks forming. Varied visibility in showers, but increasingly very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
4 or 5C, lifting to 7C evening, staying elevated, a degree milder overnight.
And in the valleys
4C at dawn, rising to 11C afternoon, and only slightly dropping into night.
Planning Outlook
A complex weather setup into midweek with slow-moving fronts bringing areas of rain and fairly extensive low cloud over the hills. Varied wind speeds and direction, though a risk of gales quickly sweeping into England and Wales Wednesday. Thursday may offer a window of brighter weather and lessening wind, but Thursday evening into night sees a deep area of low pressure move across England & Wales with heavy rain and gales, possibly turning to snow on higher mountains. Scotland may avoid this system and just see showers mostly in the west for Friday, wintry on tops. Atlantic southwesterlies then follow into the weekend: strong wind, periods of low cloud and rain, brighter windows too but with showers in the west. Some risk of stormy conditions in Scotland. Generally unsettled weather likely prevails to the end of October.