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.
Thursday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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
Thursday 10th September 2026
Last updated
Wed 9th Sep 26 at
4:10PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy, gales over Scottish mountains and increasingly on higher tops of England & Wales. Rain starts patchy and light but becomes persistent over western hills, extending eastwards with time. Cloud capping most high tops, lowering in rain particularly in the west.
Headline for Peak District
Wind strengthens. Dry for many hours, rain later.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, rising from 15mph at first, to 25mph middle of day, sustained 30-35mph over tops later, stronger gusts into evening 40mph in places. Lessening into night to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small early in day, but becoming noticeably breezy and starting to affect ease of walking, later more strenuous and feeling notably cool in exposure.
How Wet?
Patchy rain afternoon, steadier into evening
Most hills are dry until afternoon, rare spots from thickening cloud. A band of rain will sweep in from during afternoon, patchy initially, more persistent for a few hours into evening, steadiest rain in west.
Cloud on the hills?
Little expected until late
A few passing patches may cap high terrain in west above 500-600m, but the moors mostly clear until late in day. As evening approaches, cloud more often lowers onto the moors.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%, dropping to 50% up to dusk.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunny windows, some thin high cloud around, becoming overcast later afternoon. Good visibility, some early haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
8C rising to 12 or 13C afternoon-evening, then lowering slightly into night. Feeling like 3 to 5C in stronger wind later.
And in the valleys
7 or 8C at dawn, rising to 17C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 11th September 2026
Last updated
Wed 9th Sep 26 at
4:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20mph, easing a little.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling rather cool on tops particularly early in day.
How Wet?
Any rain unlikely
Small chance an odd spot of drizzly rain in the morning, but more likely entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud lifts off the hills
Banks of cloud at varied heights in the early morning, some ragged low patches, these soon lifting, breaking above the summits as morning goes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, a little fair weather cloud. Good visibility, though a haze building.
Temperature (at 600m)
11 or 12C, only slight rise. Feeling like 5C on tops in early wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 16C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 12th September 2026
Last updated
Wed 9th Sep 26 at
4:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 35mph, risk over 40mph higher northern areas as the day goes on.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions, may become more challenging on exposed high tops with time.
How Wet?
Rain tending to set in
Dry start, but patchy rain moving in fro the northwest may become increasingly persistent, especially Lancashire Pennines, later more widely.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little away from rain
Some cloud banks roll onto western moors, mainly around rain, risk filling in with time over higher and northern tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, some brighter skies through high cloud in south. Visibility good, slight haze, reducing in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C rising to 13C. Feeling near to freezing directly in wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Changeable west-southwesterlies prevail through mid September; often windy, gale-force winds for periods over higher terrain. A window of drier weather this Friday, then the next frontal system sweeps in overnight into Saturday with a sustained fall of rain moving southeastward, accompanied by upland gales for most places. Improving for better weather on Sunday, then wind and rain returns into Monday, staying showery into Tuesday. A mixed outlook likely continues later next week with rain most frequent in western Scotland. Temperatures varying, some cooler days especially in Scotland, but often fairly mild further south, at times quite warm and humid.