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.
Wednesday'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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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
Wednesday 17th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 16th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Southwesterly winds will be fresh to strong over the mountains. Rain widely fairly persistent in the morning, more showery for Scotland into afternoon, fading for northern England and Wales, but patchy rain lingers in south Wales. Cloud shrouding most high terrain, lowest in west, some breaks afternoon.
Headline for Peak District
Strong breeze. Early patchy rain and cloud clearing.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25mph, some stronger gusts around higher tops and some edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the hills, making walking uncomfortable in places where exposed on higher terrain.
How Wet?
Intermittent rain clearing
Patchy rain and drizzle, some showery moments occasionally in morning; the most frequent rain generally western areas. Tending to clear into afternoon to rare odd light showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Most extensive in rain, improving during day
Covering higher moors during early rain, to 400m or locally lower at times in westernmost areas in the morning. Tending to rise into afternoon, lifting from many hills, some patches slower to clear above 600m in west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 80% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, some sun may break through later afternoon. Visibility good where dry, later very good, but hazier for periods in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C rising to 15C afternoon. Feeling like 5C directly in wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 18th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 16th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 20 to 25mph, tending to strengthen, in afternoon 30mph over high tops, some varied stronger gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect comfortable walking over higher exposed tops, becoming more blustery and strenuous.
How Wet?
Drizzle and patchy rain northwest
Patchy rain and drizzle most frequent northwestern Peak District to Lancashire Pennines. Further south and east substantially dry much of day, odd spots. Chance an isolated burst of rain later.
Cloud on the hills?
Most low cloud northwest
Some varied cloud covering higher slopes, most often in areas toward northwest, above 400-500m, sometimes lower in rain. More often above 500-600m south & east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% northwest, to 60% south & east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, dull near and north of Manchester, brighter southeastward. Visibility good below cloud.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C rising to 16C. Feeling like 6 to 8C directly in wind on tops.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 22C, rather humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 19th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 16th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly, 25 to 40mph, possible stronger gusts for periods around high tops and edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous to arduous walking conditions, gusts starting to affect balance in exposure. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Possibly thundery bursts mainly later
Most likely dry possibly much of the day. Chance of odd spots from high cloud, possibly an isolated burst of rain. Likely toward evening, greater risk odd heavier bursts, possibly a thunderstorm.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Brief mist around some slopes around dawn, otherwise hills likely clear. Ragged patches later if rain develops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some strong sun, mixed with high cloud, which may thicken across the sky. Visibility good, some haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
14 to 17C, then into night likely to drop to 10C. Feeling nearer 5C directly in wind all day.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 23 to 25C afternoon, feeling very humid.
Planning Outlook
Humid southwesterly winds persist late this week, reaching gale-force over hills - affecting northern England and Wales on Thursday, then Scotland by Friday. Periods of rain, some heavy falls with possible thundery bursts mixed in. Low cloud most persistent in the west. Less windy, but still breezy into Saturday in Scotland, feeling less humid for most, but western Scottish hills at least stay cloud capped and with showery rain. Sunday is more uncertain, but a risk of some further rain pushing in from the southwest - warmer again over England and Wales. A mixed west-southwesterly pattern into next week, rain and low cloud most common in western Scotland, drier with higher cloud eastwards and more often dry for England & Wales. Near average temperatures, may rise late week in south.