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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra 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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 19th August 2025
Last updated
Mon 18th Aug 25 at
4:31PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A cooler feeling day with a rather gusty east to north-east airflow. An extensive cloud sheet, with local drizzle, covering many hills from dawn, but some westernmost hills still clear. Low cloud will burn back to eastern and northern hills, with sun most widely in the west, but low cloud persisting for parts of coastal western Scotland.
Headline for Peak District
Breezy and feeling cooler. Cloud sheet mostly above tops. Sunny breaks west.
How windy? (On the summits)
East to northeasterly 15 to 20mph, in places gusty 25mph around high tops and exposed edges; may rise late in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Noticeably breezy and feeling cool in exposure, gusts on some slopes may start to affect comfortable walking.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Local pockets of drizzle possible around cloud banks in the morning, mainly eastern moors.
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy cloud clearing
Cloud drifting over some higher moors in the morning, particularly eastern areas, cloud base around 500-600m. Lifting and breaking above the hills by late morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloud extensive, but sunny breaks best in the west and southwest. High cloud layers making the sun hazy. Visibility good, or increasingly very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
10 to 12C in morning, rising to 14C.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 20C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 20th August 2025
Last updated
Mon 18th Aug 25 at
4:31PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 20-30mph at dawn, easing to 15-25mph much of the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Comfortable walking affected at times, mostly in the morning. Feeling rather chilly in the morning.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Summits soon clear
At dawn, patchy cloud drifting around terrain above 500m, some banks drifting further downslope in northeastern areas. Soon rising off the summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, increasingly extensive. Very good visibility, some haze building through the day.
Temperature (at 600m)
8C rising to 12C. Feeling just above freezing at dawn in the wind.
And in the valleys
11C from dawn, rising to 16 to 18C, always warmest (or locally warmer) in western valleys.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 21st August 2025
Last updated
Mon 18th Aug 25 at
4:31PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-easterly 20 to 25mph in morning, occasionally higher in gusts, but hour by hour easing down to 15mph afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery and gusty with marked wind chill in the morning. Becoming mostly small into the afternoon.
How Wet?
Local drizzle, mainly morning.
Dry, bar some spots of fine drizzle in the wind at times, mainly across eastern areas in the morning, before the cloud sheet tends to thins and breaks.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive cloud sheet, but above tops.
An extensive cloud sheet will cover area through morning, but likely to be above the tops. The cloud will break into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy morning, then brightening up afternoon with sun coming through. Visibility away from local drizzle, very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
7C at dawn, lifting to 11C
And in the valleys
7 to 9C at dawn, lifting to reach 17 or 18C in the afternoon.
Planning Outlook
High pressure centred toward the northwest this week, before building overhead again toward weekend. East to northeasterly winds prevailing, gusty for periods, easing out later in week. Extensively dry with sunshine best in west, low cloud for periods northern and eastern mountains with occasional drizzle. Still very dry underfoot with significant fire risk. Turning cooler through midweek, mountain temperatures falling, chilly into the valleys and glens pre-dawn, risk slight frost in Highland glens. Fine weather likely next weekend too; will likely begin to break down from the west into the following week, but uncertainty on timings of such a transition.