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.
Tuesday'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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C 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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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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C 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 May 2026
Last updated
Mon 18th May 26 at
3:55PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Frequent rain nearly everywhere all day, the rain most persistent west where hill-cloud fills in to low slopes with little improvement. A risk of localised hail and thunder in afternoon showery rain, increasingly wet underfoot, and with slippery rock surfaces. Very windy, gusty gales early including downslope.
Headline for Peak District
Often raining; windy, gale force in the morning
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 35-45mph and gusty early; shifting southwesterly, easing for a time to 25-35mph, restrengthening later to 30-35mph, and likely deteriorating further overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking with buffeting and wind chill in exposure early; balance will challenged for a few hours. An easing trend with time, but walking remains at least impeded in exposure all day.
How Wet?
Often raining
Frequent showers affect the hills most of the day, at times merging into broader areas of rain; most frequent or persistent western slopes, and perhaps more widely persistent early hours. Risk isolated hail and lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, improving
Cloud shrouds the hills to the low slopes at dawn and into morning. With time, a general lifting trend; may at times lift to the high tops with a brief summit break, but returning to at least middle slopes during rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of sun here and there. Often poor visibility but improvements during dry windows.
Temperature (at 600m)
6 or 7C rising to 11C, perhaps staying slightly cooler Lancashire Pennines. Temperature varies a few degrees in and out of rain. Feeling like -3 to -6C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
7 or 8C at dawn rising to 14C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 20th May 2026
Last updated
Mon 18th May 26 at
3:55PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 25-35mph; risk of a swathe of stronger wind afternoon, up to 45mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in exposure most of the day, moments of strenuous walking and feeling chilly; risk deteriorating for a few hours.
How Wet?
Periods of rain
Rain will come and go for much of the day; feeling humid even during the drier windows and a lingering drizzle is possible on the summits. Easing tendency later afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Regular breaks off summits
Fairly extensive early to middle slopes and locally lower to the west. Bases rise through morning to the high summits, breaks off summits likely during dry windows, particularly later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun. Variable visibility, starting mostly poor but improving during dry windows.
Temperature (at 600m)
7C rising to 11 or 12C. Feeling just above freezing in strongest direct wind.
And in the valleys
8C from dawn, rising to 15C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 21st May 2026
Last updated
Mon 18th May 26 at
3:55PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph. Gusty, particularly early with powerful gusts downslope to the east approaching 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure and feeling cool. Buffeting gusts will affect stability, particularly early and not just high terrain.
How Wet?
Early rain, some drizzle
Patchy rain from before dawn lingers for a few hours. Once passed a few spots of drizzly rain continue to affect the hills but dry periods increasingly common and extended.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive early, lifting off the summits
Cloud shrouds the moors from dawn, locally into sheltered valleys. As rain breaks cloud bases lifts, largely to or above the tops and also breaking up with time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull with poor visibility for several morning hours, the cloud breaking for sunny glimpses and better visibility with time.
Temperature (at 600m)
8C rising to 14C. Feeling as cool as 5C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 19C.
Planning Outlook
Damp southwesterlies establish by mid-week; regular periods of rain with only glimpses of sunshine. Wettest on western hills where drizzle may persist between rain and low cloud clings to the hills. Expect slippery exposed rock surfaces and rare (if any) exposed tops in Scotland before the weekend. Indications of rising pressure later in the week, bringing milder and drier conditions to England and Wales. However, some drizzle and low cloud may continue to affect western hills, outbreaks of rain as well, but rising chances of clear hills. Pressure may continue to rise into the weekend, allowing for warmer and sunnier conditions, but some fronts and lingering humidity will continue to bring cloud and rain here and there.