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.
Sunday'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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate 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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 10th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 9th May 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Increasingly windy across the Highlands, rain and some sleet or snow on high tops moving in from the northwest, becoming persistent. By late in the day, snow falling in northern areas to lowering elevations. Chilly NE'ly wind England & Wales tends to ease, a largely fine day, early light rain east Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Gusty wind easing. Largely dry, some sun, tops clear.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 25mph and notably gusty early in day, tending to lessen gradually, to 15-20mph afternoon-evening. Shifting north-northwesterly by evening, then rising again into night to 25-30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery with considerable wind chill in the morning. Gusty spots may affect comfortable walking for a time. Becoming fairly small later in day, but deteriorating again after dark.
How Wet?
Soon generally dry
Local spots of drizzle or light rain from dawn, soon fading to leave a dry day. Then onward later into night, some showery rain develops from north.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon lifting
Some patchy cloud banks may graze higher moors early morning, but lifting above the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, patchy sunshine breaking through. Visibility very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
2C rising to 7C afternoon. Then dropping overnight toward 1C. Feeling as cold as -6C directly in the wind in morning, near 0C afternoon.
And in the valleys
6C at dawn, rising to 13C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 11th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 9th May 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 15-20mph, may be 25mph early morning, dropping occasionally less into afternoon-evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but distinctly chilly over the higher tops especially in the morning.
How Wet?
Local showers possible
Risk patchy showers moving southwards, sleet on highest tops if these occur in morning. One or two local showers into afternoon, but many places dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little or lifting above hills
Any early cloud banks briefly on higher moors soon lifting above the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine develops. Visibility excellent.
Temperature (at 600m)
1 or 2C early morning, rising to 6C afternoon. Feeling like -5C in the wind in morning.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, rising to 11C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 12th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 9th May 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25 to 35mph, squally gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Very blustery across the hills, at times uncomfortable walking on exposed higher terrain. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain for a time, showers
A band of showery rain moving southeast during the day, may be frequent rain over an hour or more western hills. Then scattered showers afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little
Most cloud above the hills, briefly drifting onto higher moors around showery rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun. Visibility often very good, but reduced in rain or showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
4 to 6C. Feeling like -5C directly in the wind on high tops.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, rising to 12C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Notably chilly across the hills for this time of year during the week ahead as air from the north-northwest prevails. Frequently near or below freezing over Scottish Munros, and at times dropping to freezing on high tops in England and Wales. Wind speed will vary, but increasing at times to gale force on hills, giving significant chill factor. Broadly showery, heavy bursts with hail and thunder in places, also often falling as snow on higher mountains, at least in Scotland, intermittently elsewhere. Some more persistent precipitation especially northwest Scotland. Also some drier windows - varying locally day-to-day - away from showers cloud will lift above hills and visibility will be very good.