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.
Saturday'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.
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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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.
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
Saturday 29th August 2026
Last updated
Fri 28th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Northerly winds bring cloud and some light rain to northern Scotland, but winds fall light for much of the Highlands - varied low cloud banks tend to rise, isolated showers possible afternoon. Rain for Wales from early morning, extending further north over England during the day, often heavy, risk thunder.
Headline for Peak District
Rain sets in, heavy bursts. Varied low cloud and wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest 15-20mph around dawn, soon southerly easing a little to 10-15mph, then shifting to easterly into afternoon, speeds varying 10 to 20mph, but sudden stronger gusts around heavier rain. By evening, rising to north-northwesterly 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small most of the day, occasional gustier spells possible, trending breezier later in the day.
How Wet?
Rain develops increasingly, sets in often heavier from middle of day
Patchy rain from dawn mainly in west, whilst eastern hills see a few dry hours. Rain develops during morning from southwest, setting in widely into afternoon, some heavier bursts on and off, with chance of isolated thunder and lightning. Breaking into showery rain only into evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Blanket cloud over high terrain most of the day, bases widely lowering to lower slopes and locally into valleys during rain. A brief early rise in bases may approach the tops during the morning, but high summits may not clear cloud.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast most or all day. Visibility becoming good for a time in morning if dry, but widely poor during rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
12 or 13C, little change all day.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 17C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 30th August 2026
Last updated
Fri 28th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 15-25mph, tending to strengthen with gusts 30mph in showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though comfort of walking becomes affected in highest wind speed, becoming more noticeably blustery.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, becoming frequent and heavy
A little patchy rain drifting from the west in the morning, tending to increase in frequency and intensity with time and during afternoon setting in for heavier bursts with risk of hail and thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off the summits for a time
Fairly extensive in the morning, lifting with time and increasingly clearing above the summits, though some variability as patchy rain comes and goes. Cloud lowers onto high terrain again later as rain sets in.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of cloud and sun, good visibility for a time, but later trending more overcast, visibility deteriorates as rain sets in.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C rising to 14C. Feeling like 5C as wind increases.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn rising to 20C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 31st August 2026
Last updated
Fri 28th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25-30mph, risk strengthening 35-40mph during afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over hills, making walking uncomfortable on exposed high terrain, feeling rather cool.
How Wet?
Rain on and off
Showery rain most frequent in western areas, becoming more widespread into middle of day, brief heavier moments passing eastwards, fading later from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowest west in morning, clearing tops
Covering higher slopes with some lower banks in western areas early in day. The base tending to rise higher and clear most hills middle of day into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, rare glimpses of sun. Visibility good away from showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
10 to 12C. Feeling like 2 to 4C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 18C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A generally unsettled outlook through the extended weekend and into the start of September with frequent rain and strong winds. Areas of low pressure and frontal systems move in from the Atlantic. Dropping cooler, notably chilly over Scottish mountains into Tuesday, close to freezing point on highest summits with significant wind chill in strong westerlies. A brief window of better conditions into Wednesday soon deteriorates from the west as southwesterly winds strengthen, reaching gale force over the mountains frequently in the second half of the week. Heavy rain most prolonged in the west where increasingly wet underfoot. Likely staying unsettled into next weekend and the following week.