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.
Saturday'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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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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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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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 24th January 2026
Last updated
Fri 23rd Jan 26 at
3:35PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Gales widely across high terrain, strongest sustained speeds over Wales. Snowfall continues over east and southeast Scottish Highlands mountains, whiteout on higher terrain; rain lower down. Largely dry and clearer further northwest. Clearer also for the Lake District. Rain frequent in south Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Windy, gale or near-gale. Cloudy, some light rain.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 30 to 40mph, gusty in places around high tops and edges. Strengthening further evening into night, over 50mph some high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking in exposure, in places buffeting gusts not just on highest terrain; considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
A little rain
Patchy light rain occasionally, but small amounts.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied over tops
Covering higher tops for periods above 500-600m, may lift toward or above hills; best breaks toward the west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, dull if cloud persists. Some brighter spells with good visibility further west and northwest.
Temperature (at 600m)
2 or 3C. Directly in the wind feeling like -10C.
And in the valleys
5 or 6C, little variation night into day.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 25th January 2026
Last updated
Fri 23rd Jan 26 at
3:35PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly, speed may vary, in range 15 to 30mph, locally stronger gusts occasionally.
Effect of the wind on you?
At times fairly small, but gustier areas affecting comfortable walking. Marked wind chill in exposure on tops.
How Wet?
Patchy rain
Occasional rain and drizzle, perhaps an odd heavier showery fall.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Covering higher moors much of the day above 500m, sometimes lower in south and eastern areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, hazy. Poor visibility over many hills.
Temperature (at 600m)
1 or 2C. Feeling like -5 to -8C in the wind.
And in the valleys
4 or 5C, small change night into day.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 26th January 2026
Last updated
Fri 23rd Jan 26 at
3:35PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25-35mph. Strongest wind later in the day, strengthening further overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking will be increasingly strenuous in exposure, buffeting gusts later will challenge balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy light precipitation
Patchy sleet and snow on and off throughout the day, the precipitation light in nature. Precipitation may linger for extended periods. Low slopes to the northwest will be driest.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
A sheet of cloud shrouds the moors down to the middle or lower eastern slopes. Best chance of higher breaks in the Lancashire Pennines but unlikely breaking above 600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bright skies possible in the west early but soon overcast. Cloud and haze will limit visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
-1 or -2C. Feeling like -10C in exposure to direct wind.
And in the valleys
1 or 2C, may locally rise to 3C.
Planning Outlook
East to southeasterlies continue onward into next week, frequently strong to gale-force over the mountains, giving severe chill factor. Below freezing across high terrain in Scotland, and into early next week a lowering freezing level over hills in England and Wales. Frequent or persistent snowfall over east and southern Scottish mountains. Patchier and small amounts reaching coastal regions in west-northwest Scotland. Areas of rain and increasingly hill snow push across England and Wales as low pressure remains dominant. Low cloud often covering many hills.