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.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C 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.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C 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 16th July 2025
Last updated
Tue 15th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fine much of the day for many areas, cloud covering some hill slopes in the morning, tending to lift above many summits. A little patchy rain mostly southern Scotland and northern England in the morning, tending to fade. Isolated showers into afternoon. Mostly light winds.
Headline for Peak District
Breezy, cloudy start, a little rain; brightening up.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwest then westerly, 25mph around dawn, 15-20mph during morning, easing to 10-15mph or less afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy early in the day, feeling rather cool, then becoming fairly small.
How Wet?
Local early light rain, then dry
A little light rain or brief showers early in the day, fading out. Small risk an isolated afternoon shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing in morning
Banks of cloud on higher and western slopes during the early morning, lifting above the hills by mid-late morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% rising above 90% by late morning.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy start, becoming a patchwork of cloud and sun. Visibility increasingly excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C rising to 16C. Feeling like 6C in early breeze.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 21C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 17th July 2025
Last updated
Tue 15th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 10 to 15mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Little if any rain
Risk of some drizzly rain moving onto western hills mainly later in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, may lower
Cloud may remain mostly above hills, but as drizzle develops, cloud banks lowering over higher and particularly western moors later in day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun through high cloud. Visibility mostly good.
Temperature (at 600m)
13C rising to 16C, increasingly humid.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 22C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 18th July 2025
Last updated
Tue 15th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 10 to 15mph, occasional 20mph higher moors.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Patchy rain, local showery bursts
Spots from high cloud, occasional pulses of rain, locally heavy, moving northeastwards across the region. Chance of a thundery burst later in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud tending to rise
Covering the hills in the morning particularly toward the west, above 400-500m or lower for a time in rain. Bases tending to rise toward highest slopes around 600m and may lift just above hills, but dropping around rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little weak sun through cloud. Visibility mostly good, reduced around rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
14 to 17C, humid.
And in the valleys
15C from dawn, rising to 23C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Humid air moves in from the southwest on Thursday with drizzly rain and low cloud particularly in western regions. A mixed outlook, as slack low pressure drifts slowly over the British Isles, giving slow-moving showers and increasingly thundery downpours, these most extensive over England and Wales into the weekend. Staying fairly warm, quite humid. Often low wind speeds, but south-southeasterlies may increase at times. By next week, west to southwesterlies likely to prevail, with some rain or drizzle at times mostly western Scotland, often dry further south and east.