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.
Peak District
Friday 2nd January 2026
Last updated
Thu 1st Jan 26 at
4:00PM
Bitterly cold north-northwesterly winds, gale-force over many hills, typically strongest in morning, again late in day Scotland. Frequent snow and hail northern Scotland, blizzard conditions on mountains. Showers also affect Wales. Mostly dry, sunny and clear hills N England & S Scotland. Most terrain frozen.
Windy, strongest morning, considerable chill factor. Sunshine.
Northwesterly 30 to 40mph, strongest likely mid-morning into middle of day, then tending to lessen a little afternoon. Into night tending to increase again.
Significant wind chill over the hills up to middle of day. Strenuous walking, frequent buffeting in exposure on tops; moderating a little into the afternoon.
Dry daytime
Chance of local snow and hail showers toward the west from overnight through to dawn, otherwise dry.
Little if any
Rare brief fragments higher slopes mainly morning.
90%
Mostly sunny. Visibility excellent.
-2C. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C on tops.
0 to -2C from dawn, rising to max 2C, then dropping back below freezing into the evening.
Peak District
Saturday 3rd January 2026
Last updated
Thu 1st Jan 26 at
4:00PM
North to northwesterly 30 to 40mph.
Significant wind chill over the hills. Strenuous walking conditions, frequent buffeting over exposed higher terrain.
Precipitation not expected
Hills clear
Above 90%
Generally sunny. Visibility excellent.
-3C. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C in exposure on high tops.
Terrain widely frozen, starting near -5C from dawn, staying sub-zero in some valleys, max 1 or 2C.
Peak District
Sunday 4th January 2026
Last updated
Thu 1st Jan 26 at
4:00PM
North to northwesterly 30-35mph.
Continued considerable wind chill over the hills. Affecting ease of walking where exposed on tops.
Precipitation not expected
Hills clear
Above 90%
Generally sunny. Visibility excellent.
-3C. Wind chill feeling like -12C in exposure on high tops.
Terrain widely frozen, starting near -5C from dawn, staying sub-zero in some valleys, max 1 or 2C.
Terrain extensively frozen this weekend and early next week; sub-zero temperatures from the glens upward in Scotland and some valleys inland in northern England. Substantial fresh snow accumulations in the North West Highlands and Cairngorms, heavy showers streaming in from the north also containing hail. Largely dry and sunny from central Scotland to northern England. Hail and snow showers will run into north and west Wales from the sea. Bitter northerly winds, up to gale force higher tops, lessening somewhat during Sunday. Some fluctuation of freezing level during next week, though most high terrain stays sub-zero, and as fronts come in from the west, upland snowfalls are possible more widely.