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
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Last updated
Mon 21st Sep 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Scotland starts windy with rain in the northwest highlands, this spreading fairly widely over the highlands into afternoon and evening. Wind eases, some bright breaks in the far northwest. Feeling damp, warm, and often cloudy England and Wales, drizzle on west hills, odd patchy rain, but sun glimpses too.
Headline for Peak District
Varied cloud on high hills, rare light rain, sun breaks
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 10 to 15mph, occasional gusts 20mph but also sometimes less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Some damp air
A little fine drizzle where in cloud mainly western areas, a few drizzly spots of rain break out here and there, but amounting to little.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud tending to lift, breaks east
Varied cloud and fog banks from dawn, covering hills and in some valleys. Tending to lift upslope into the middle of the day, allowing some hills to clear, more likely in eastern areas, whilst fog may linger over western moors, variably breaking more but also returning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy start, some glimpses of sun develop with time. Misty early in day, then hazy, but visibility increasingly good out of cloud.
Temperature (at 600m)
13 to 15C, humid; little change into evening and night.
And in the valleys
13C from dawn, up to 20C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Last updated
Mon 21st Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20-25mph, some variability, shifting northwesterly, gusting 30mph over tops but later tending to lessen.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though notable variability in speed and direction though the day.
How Wet?
Periods of rain, fading away afternoon
Patchy rain around from dawn, mostly light in nature, a little fine drizzle around high tops. Rain will become more frequent for a few hours, some heavy bursts possible, then breaking again later.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly over tops, more extensive for a time
Cloud banks drifting around high tops through morning, a few breaks but also lower patches around rain, and will fill in more extensively over high terrain for a few hours. Cloud breaks up again through afternoon, little remaining later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%, rising to 90% later in the day
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of sun, more overcast for several hours, at times dull. Breaking for mostly sunny conditions later afternoon and excellent visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
13C, may rise a degree, but soon lowering, to around 9C later.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 17C afternoon, beginning to cool again as afternoon goes, finishing near 11C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 24th September 2026
Last updated
Mon 21st Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15-20mph, gradually strengthening towards 30mph later, quite gusty.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but increasingly blustery on the tops.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Some mist scattered in valleys at dawn, soon dissipating after sunrise for clear hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun, weakened by high cloud. A little early haze but visibility otherwise very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
7C rising to 12C, staying elevated into night.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, rising to 16 or 17C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A heavier swathe of rain moves east Wednesday morning, soon clearing Scotland but leaving a few showers behind, later clearing England and Wales. Southwesterly winds increase again on Thursday and rain later moves into western Scotland, but elsewhere is likely dry, bright in Wales and much of England. A variable outlook continues next weekend and beyond with high pressure building from the south at times with fairly warm and dry conditions, but Atlantic systems still pass to the north bringing occasional rain and showers toward western Scotland at least, strong wind here with sustained gales in the north. Next week remains on the unsettled side: west-southwesterly wind with bands of rain passing over most mountains, but a trend towards higher pressure brings longer settled windows into October.