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
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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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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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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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
Tuesday 16th December 2025
Last updated
Mon 15th Dec 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Showery in western Scotland, with hail, snow on higher mountains; fewer showers eastwards, more sun and higher cloud breaks. Strongest winds in NW Highlands, up to gale force tops. England and Wales largely dry and bright, patchy cloud western tops.
Headline for Peak District
Light-moderate breeze. Dry with sun, high cloud clears.
How windy? (On the summits)
West to northwesterly 10 to 20mph, least wind typically afternoon. Starting to strengthen onward into night, well beyond midnight over 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small. Deteriorating into night.
How Wet?
Likely dry all daytime
Remnants of overnight rain may linger up to dawn in east, but fading and clearing eastwards, leaving a dry day. Wet underfoot following previous rain, fast-flowing streams.
Cloud on the hills?
Likely to clear
Some cloud banks over higher moors at first, but likely to thin and break up to leave the hills clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early cloudy skies, high cloud tending to thin to reveal some sun, soonest in west. Visibility increasingly excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
4C. Feeling like -2C directly in the breeze.
And in the valleys
5C or perhaps locally cooler in west at dawn, rising to max 7 or 8C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 17th December 2025
Last updated
Mon 15th Dec 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 30 to 40mph, in places gusts 50mph around exposed tops and edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions over the hills, buffeting gusts around some exposed spots affecting balance.
How Wet?
Rain soon develops
Rain pushing in from the west soon from dawn, becoming fairly persistent, some heavier falls western areas, patchier east.
Cloud on the hills?
Becoming extensive
May be varied, locally clearer at first, but cloud likely to soon lower to blanket higher moors, from mid-slopes up in west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, visibility may start good in east, but increasingly murky from west.
Temperature (at 600m)
3C rising during day to 6C. Feeling like -5 to -8C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
3C at dawn, slight frost some valleys. Rising to 7 or 8C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 18th December 2025
Last updated
Mon 15th Dec 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25 to 40mph, but direction and speed may vary, possibly lower speeds for periods during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect blustery conditions, often strenuous walking and marked wind chill in exposure.
How Wet?
Risk of rain soon setting in
Dry possibly for a few hours in morning. Risk of heavy rain moving in from south during day, possibly soon persistent.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly extensive
Banks of cloud at varying heights, but if rain sets in, widely lowering to shroud hills from mid-heights upwards.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, murky in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
4 or 5C. Wind chill feeling like -5 to 7C on tops.
And in the valleys
Little variation night and day, 8 or 9C.
Planning Outlook
An unsettled southwesterly weather pattern continues mid-late this week. On Wednesday, another system sweeps in from the Atlantic bringing further rain and gales. Showery conditions then persist in western Scotland, with hail and snow on high tops. Scottish mountains often near or below freezing above 900m, only brief thawing higher up. Meanwhile, England and Wales stay mild midweek with more heavy rain likely into Thursday, then lowering to freezing on high tops for periods from Friday. A change of weather pattern is likely in the run up to Christmas, as high pressure builds northward, bringing drier weather, fog and frost more common.