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.
Winter sunshine
Bright sunshine most of the day with the mountains generally free of cloud. Snow cover on higher terrain.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Very cold
Significant wintry conditions - below freezing from lower elevations up all day, -7 or -8C highest summits, feeling like -20C or below on high tops due to wind chill. Frostbite and hypothermia risk. Substantial protective clothing is required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
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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.
Winter sunshine
Bright sunshine most of the day with the mountains generally free of cloud. Snow cover on higher terrain.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Very cold
Significant wintry conditions - below freezing from lower elevations up all day, -7 or -8C highest summits, feeling like -20C or below on high tops due to wind chill. Frostbite and hypothermia risk. Substantial protective clothing is required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 4th January 2026
Last updated
Sat 3rd Jan 26 at
3:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Snow, hail, and wind continues driving into northern Scotland with showers passing into central and western areas; snow coverage fairly widespread in the Highlands. Southern Scotland and England mostly sunny, blustery in exposure. More snow and hail showers for Wales, pushing further east afternoon. Widely very cold.
Headline for Peak District
Very cold; mostly sunny and dry
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 30-35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable wind chill over the hills. Ease of walking affected and at time strenuous on exposed summits.
How Wet?
Precipitation unlikely
Small risk of some snow showers on the hills south of Kinder Scout late in the day/after sunset.
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Chance of cloud free summits?
Nearly certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely sunny well into the day, some higher cloud starting to build afternoon though staying bright. Visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
-3 or -4C. Wind chill feeling like -12C in exposure on high tops.
And in the valleys
Terrain widely frozen, starting near -4C from dawn, staying sub-zero most valleys, up to 1C where exposed to sun.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 5th January 2026
Last updated
Sat 3rd Jan 26 at
3:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 20-30mph, a slight northwesterly shift with time a periods of lower speed, though sometimes higher as well.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable wind chill over the hills. Affecting ease of walking where exposed on tops, though at times easier.
How Wet?
Precipitation not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, some patchy cloud may drift over moors south of Kinder Scout. Visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
-3C most of the day, slightly colder early. Wind chill feeling as cold as -15C in exposure on high tops.
And in the valleys
Terrain widely frozen, starting near -5C from dawn, staying sub-zero all day, some sun-exposed valleys reaching 0C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 6th January 2026
Last updated
Sat 3rd Jan 26 at
3:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15-25mph, trending towards higher speeds afternoon, 30-35mph over exposed moors.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking becoming uncomfortable and later strenuous with significant wind chill in exposure.
How Wet?
Pulses of showery snow
Bands of showery snow drift from the west with intermittent dry periods. After nightfall, showers merging into broader areas of snow for several hours.
Cloud on the hills?
Clear periods, filling in during snow
Variable, some clear periods through rapidly filling in on high to middle terrain with passing snow showers. With time, cloud will be more persistent on high terrain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some bright/sunny spells will break out, but cloud will be extensive for periods too. Variable visibility, very good for periods, but rapidly deteriorating to very poor in snow.
Temperature (at 600m)
-2C, rising a degree afternoon, locally to 0C Lancashire Pennines. Feeling like -13C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
-4 or -5C at dawn, lifting to -2 or -1C.
Planning Outlook
Monday stays cold with terrain widely frozen; sunshine inland with continued snow showers along coasts. The weather then turns more variable: fronts begin to approach the country on Tuesday, with cloud gradually becoming widespread on high terrain from the north, an area of snow arriving widely into Scotland and tracking south into England and Wales overnight into Wednesday. Most terrain will stay frozen but a brief local lifting of freezing levels in western areas. Some sunny breaks and snow showers will follow this system. Beyond Wednesday, confidence in forecast detail is significantly lower, but another weather system is indicated for Thursday into Friday, this possibly bringing a swathe of snow, rain, and strong winds to the south and perhaps more widely.