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
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.
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 near or just above freezing on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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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.
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 near or just above freezing on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 24th March 2025
Last updated
Sun 23rd Mar 25 at
4:08PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Westerly winds strengthening, reaching gale force over tops in the Highlands. Rain moves into northwest Scotland, setting in heavier during afternoon; patchy rain extending southeastwards later. Dry all daylight for England, Wales and southern Scotland, with good amounts of sunshine.
Headline for Peak District
Wind increasing afternoon. Dry with sun and broken cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 20mph from dawn, easing into middle of day to 15mph or less; turning westerly afternoon, by dusk 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Rain very unlikely
Chance an isolated pocket of drizzle easternmost hills early morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Early patchy cloud all clearing
Patchy cloud on some hills early morning, mainly eastern moors above 400-500m. Will all thin and break up by middle of day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sun developing after a dull start at least in the east. Increasingly excellent visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
3C rising to 6C.
And in the valleys
Slight frost sheltered valleys at dawn. Reaching 10 to 12C by early afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 25th March 2025
Last updated
Sun 23rd Mar 25 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling blustery and cool where exposed around higher tops.
How Wet?
A little rain in morning
Patchy rain and drizzle from before dawn into the early morning, mainly western hills, clearing southwards to become generally dry by middle of the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Covering hills for a few hours, clearing
Shrouding higher moors from dawn, above 400-500m western areas, higher cloud base eastwards. Lifting above the hills by middle of day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy morning, sun breaking through in afternoon, later increasingly sunny. Visibility reduced in rain, then very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
5 to 8C. Wind chill feeling close to freezing.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, rising to 13C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 26th March 2025
Last updated
Sun 23rd Mar 25 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, strengthening 20 to 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Becoming increasingly blustery, starting to affect comfortable walking on exposed higher areas.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hills mostly clear
Mist patches some valleys and lower hill slopes at first, briefly may drift upslope, but all dispersing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, some thin high cloud. Visibility very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
5 to 8C. Wind chill feeling near -5C as speeds increase.
And in the valleys
Close to freezing some sheltered valleys at dawn. Rising to 12 to 14C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A mixed westerly regime for the next week to ten days - fronts coming in from the west bringing spells of rain, interspersed with better days under ridges of high pressure. Rain most frequent in western Scotland. Frequently windy, periods of gale force wind over the mountains. Temperature varied, sometimes just below freezing on higher Scottish summits, with some showers of snow at times on the Munros - chillier more widely by Friday into Saturday as wind turns northwesterly for a time.