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.
Friday'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.
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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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.
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
Friday 1st May 2026
Last updated
Thu 30th Apr 26 at
3:09PM
Summary for all mountain areas
As pressure falls slowly, so extensive high level cloud and bursts of rain (perhaps thundery in places later in day) will spread east - although the precise locations of the showery rain remains uncertain. Patches of low cloud, mainly near Irish Sea coasts will accompany the rain.
Headline for Peak District
Bursts of rain, possibly heavy late in day. Fairly light wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, 10 to 15mph. Will increase to 20mph toward evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Risk burst of rain; developing more widely toward evening. Small risk lightning.
Extensively dry morning before a few bursts of rain spread east. By mid or late afternoon, scattered heavy bursts with small risk thunder. In evening the rain may set in for an hour or so.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little before forming in rain evening
Patches of fog some valleys for a few hours after dawn. Otherwise the hills cloud free either throughout daylight or until evening when in and after rain, some slopes become foggy, locally from forest canopies up.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Almost certain until early evening, then 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine, becoming weak through a veil of high cloud, which will probably extend eastward. Visibility good or very good, but some haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C, up to 17C afternoon.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, rising to around 22C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 2nd May 2026
Last updated
Thu 30th Apr 26 at
3:09PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Generally southwesterly; 15 or perhaps 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Risk occasional rain
Largely or perhaps completely dry. However, risk pockets of drizzle in morning and bursts of showery rain later in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly very little.
Uncertainty at first: The hills if cloud covered may well clear quickly, although risk patches until late morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine gradually coming through with very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
13C.
And in the valleys
17 to 19C in the afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 3rd May 2026
Last updated
Thu 30th Apr 26 at
3:09PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Low confidence in forecast due to proximity of low centre. Wind direction varied, between 20 and possibly 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect considerable wind chill, and even on some lower slopes significant buffeting in gusty wind.
How Wet?
Probably raining most of daylight
A broad band of rain may well drift only slowly northwards or come to a halt, bringing many hours of steady rain. It may clear from south - but even then heavy showers may form.
Cloud on the hills?
Blanket of fog in rain; probably lifting for a while
The hills may become free of cloud for a few hours as rain clear north. In rain, although will vary, expect fog across the hills, sometimes from lower slopes, particularly eastern dales.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine may extend north. Visibility frequently poor in rain, but mostly very good later in day.
Temperature (at 600m)
8C: may feel as cold freezing point directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
Between 10 and 13C.
Planning Outlook
Less settled from the weekend onwards. Rain will be more frequent although apart from on Saturday night and Sunday (when a band of rain will move north about as far as central Scotland - the detail presently very uncertain) total rainfall will remain fairly small. Temperature levels will drop markedly, particularly on the Scottish Highlands, where overnight and mornings higher slopes will be below freezing point on Scottish Highlands - with hail and snow flurries. Overnight frosts may extend as far south as Wales again.