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
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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
Saturday 13th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 12th Dec 25 at
4:13PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Increasingly severe conditions Scottish Highlands: gusty storm-force winds on high terrain and becoming wet from the west. Gales in England and Wales, severe from Snowdonia towards Lakeland/north Pennines; drizzly rain on western slopes, patches drifting east. Driest south Pennines.
Headline for Peak District
Wind reaches gale force; hills often clear
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 25-30mph at dawn, trending southwesterly and gradually strengthening, reaching 40-50mph around dusk, further deteriorating into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly strenuous walking conditions on higher terrain, more arduous later in day and gusty; maintaining balance will become challenging; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Little or no rain during daylight
Substantially dry, but occasional spots of light rain or drizzle in the wind. Onward into the night, risk of rain moving in from the northwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches over tops at times
Patchy cloud on some slopes in the morning, may linger on higher western moors, but much cloud often above hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early sunshine, high cloud gradually thickening. Visibility mostly good, some haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
Steady at 4C most of the day, locally 5C on east slopes, then rising after dark, up to 7C later hours. Wind chill feeling like -7 to -10C later.
And in the valleys
4C or locally cooler at dawn, rising to 7C by evening, rising further into nighttime.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 14th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 12th Dec 25 at
4:13PM
How windy? (On the summits)
A gusty southwesterly, sustained winds between 45-50mph, may strengthen further with downslope gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strong gusty winds will challenge balance and stability all day, including downslope. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Periods of drizzly rain
Patchy drizzly rain throughout the day. May be dry for hours at a time but also a risk of brief heavier falls, greatest risk in the north.
Cloud on the hills?
Variable on high terrain
Banks come and go over high terrain, at times more sheet-like but a breaking trend as the day goes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Gradually rising to 50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some glimpses of weak sun but often cloudy. Variable visibility, often very good but deteriorating with fog and rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
6 or 7C. Feeling like -5C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
8 or 9C with little change through the day.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 15th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 12th Dec 25 at
4:13PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 30-40mph, easing slightly as the day goes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking in exposure most of the day with considerable buffeting over the high edges and wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain likely north, may be widespread
Detail uncertain: Likely often raining on northern Peak District hills through may be more widespread.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Shrouding the hills all day down to middle or lower slopes. A chance of some higher breaks southernmost Pennines but this uncertain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull. Visibility will be poor.
Temperature (at 600m)
6C. Feeling like -3 to -5C in strongest direct wind.
And in the valleys
7 or 8C with little change all day.
Planning Outlook
A brief spell of drier-brighter weather on Tuesday, but otherwise staying unsettled into next week as southwesterly winds prevail and low pressure systems pass to the northwest of Scotland; sustained gales over the mountains, severe or stormy for periods. Bands of rain will regularly pass eastward across most areas, showery in the west between wetter spells with hail at times. Expect very wet ground conditions and further flooding of streams and some rivers. Mild for the time of year, temperatures only just below freezing intermittently on higher Scottish tops, even here will experience spells above freezing with thawing, any lying snow patchy, but beware some icy surfaces on the very highest tops where some refreezing occurs. Detail becomes very uncertain after next weekend though temperatures likely to drop.