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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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 2nd September 2026
Last updated
Tue 1st Sep 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Much of the Highlands sees a fine day with fairly light winds; a veil of high cloud tends to thicken, risk of some rain later. S Scotland & N England has more cloud, some rain. Heavier rain moves across Wales into Peak District, followed by showers on a strong southwesterly wind, quite humid.
Headline for Peak District
Windy. Heavy rain and low cloud for a time, then showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20mph in the morning, increasing gusts and generally rising south-southwesterly 30mph into middle of day, gusts 35-40mph possible for a few hours into afternoon. Later southwesterly around 30mph and some stronger gusts 35-40mph onward into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking increasingly impeded in exposure, at times more strenuous with buffeting gusts, feeling cool despite mild air.
How Wet?
Rain heavy for a few hours, fades later
Patchy rain drifts from the west, setting in during the morning for a few hours with heavier bursts. Will tend to break up during the afternoon from the west to become patchier and drizzly, with odd showery bursts mixed in later.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive for a time
Cloud at varied heights in the morning, briefly lifting towards summits with breaks when out of rain, lowering to become fairly extensive above 500-600m with ragged lower patches in rain. Later, tending to lift and break up, an increasing chance of clear summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Most often overcast, a few bright glimpses early and late, mainly east. Varied visibility, sometimes poor but very good when out of cloud and rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
11C rising to 15 or 16C, highest temperatures later in the day, humid. Feeling like 5 to 7C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn rising to 16 or 17C afternoon, and may approach 19C toward evening, staying very mild onward into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 3rd September 2026
Last updated
Tue 1st Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph, may ease briefly later but followed by a swathe of powerful wind later/into night, above 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure much of the day, more strenuous moments with a chilly feeling; deteriorating late/into night.
How Wet?
A little light rain
An early drizzle on high edges soon fades, followed by spotty light rain mostly northwest areas, plenty of dry windows. Later, rain sets in persistent and heavy, notably into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off tops
Much high terrain begins shrouded, lowest bases to the west where locally as low as 300-400m to start, but soon beginning to lift, clearing the summits well into the day. Later, cloud will return to the tops and lower into night.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of weak sun, more often overcast. Very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
12 or 13C, approaching 14C with time and further rising overnight. Feeling like 3 to 5C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 17C, and rising another degree or two into nighttime.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 4th September 2026
Last updated
Tue 1st Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 30 to 40mph, gusts may reach 50mph at times higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous walking conditions, buffeting gusts affecting balance in exposure. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Early rain likely clears
Overnight rain likely heavy for a time through toward dawn, then clearing to leave just residual patches of rain in west into morning. An odd passing shower thereafter, but more often dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon clearing most tops
Early cloud banks over higher moors soon likely to break above the tops, to leave cloud then above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, occasional sun mostly east. Visibility often very good by mid-morning.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C, little change all day. Directly in wind feeling like 0C.
And in the valleys
Mild 14C from dawn, but only small rise to 17 or 18C into afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A series of weather systems moves in from the Atlantic this week and next to bring spells of rain and showers, accompanied by frequently strong to gale force mountain winds. A window of better weather is likely this Saturday for Scotland and northern England, but further rain is expected to move into Wales, which then extends north by Saturday night and Sunday, possibly widely heavy rain and a risk of more powerful upland gales developing over Scotland into Sunday. Temperatures will vary, mildest toward the south, but some cooler air moves in from the north at times bringing higher Scottish tops close to freezing point.