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.
Monday'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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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
Monday 27th July 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Jul 26 at
4:18PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fresh to strong west to southwesterly winds, rather cool on Scottish tops. Rain and drizzle frequent in western Scotland, patchier eastwards. Some drizzly rain for Lakes and north Wales. Low cloud affecting most western hills, higher bases eastwards.
Headline for Peak District
Blustery, largely dry, a little drizzle, some early low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 30mph, sustained speeds generally strongest around dawn, slightly lessening for a few hours, then increasing again afternoon into evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking impacted on tops, more strenuous in places where more exposed. Feeling rather cool over the tops.
How Wet?
Some drizzle and light rain mostly northwest
A little drizzle blows onto the moors from the west in the morning, this tending to ease for a time. Then becoming more widely drizzly afternoon, more persistent light rain for a few hours over the Lancashire Pennines, largely dry further south and east.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off the hills, then lowering later
At dawn, cloud banks over the high edges with varied banks to middle western slopes, notably Lancashire Pennines. Through morning, cloud lifts and clears the tops by midday. Later, lowering cloud back over hills to 500-600m, lowest in the west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90% middle of day, later 50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Varied cloud and sun in morning with very good visibility. Cloudier into afternoon, visibility mostly good, reducing locally in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
9C rising to 14C, or milder southernmost hills, reaching 16C, little change into night. Feeling like 3 to 7C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 19 to 21C, warmest south and eastern areas.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 28th July 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Jul 26 at
4:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 35mph, gusts over 40mph in places.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions over higher exposed terrain, buffeting gusts. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy rain mostly north
A little drizzly rain at times, most frequent areas toward Lancashire Pennines. More often dry south and east Peak District.
Cloud on the hills?
Covering hills mostly north & west
Banks of cloud covering higher moors particularly in western Peak District above 500m, some patches to 300-400m near/north of Manchester. Breaks in east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, some brighter periods with glimpses of sun in east. Visibility good below cloud, but poor in west in drizzle.
Temperature (at 600m)
16C rising to 19C. Feeling like 5 to 8C directly in wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 23 to 25C afternoon, rather humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 29th July 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Jul 26 at
4:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 20 to 25mph, gusty at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy on the hills, more noticeable in places, but fairly small effect on walking.
How Wet?
Most or all day dry
Small risk of an isolated thundery burst of rain late in the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Hills likely clear
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and varied high cloud, may fill in across the sky for periods. Visibility very good, distant slight haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
15C rising to 22C, chance of nearer 25C afternoon.
And in the valleys
16C from dawn, soon above 20C, rising to 28C afternoon, some valleys in south may rise above 30C; feeling humid.
Planning Outlook
Southwesterly winds will bring rain to most places early this week, some more prolonged heavier falls for western Scotland into Tuesday, accompanied by gales over high terrain, severe on Scottish tops, but rather humid for all, warm for England and Wales. Cooler air toward northwest Scotland moves across all of Scotland by Wednesday. Showery rain through mid-late week, some heavy and possibly thundery bursts, mainly Scotland. Likely drier for Wales and southern Pennines. Remaining very uncertain detail toward next weekend and early the following week, but indications favour a broad zone of low pressure bringing areas of rain and heavy showers through early August.