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
Tuesday 21st January 2025
Last updated
Mon 20th Jan 25 at
4:00PM
Below freezing on Scottish tops. Noticeably chilly in the breeze. A cluster of showers with hill snow moves across the Highlands early in the day, but clears to be often dry and bright. Showers continue near to western coasts, some moving inland. A slow-moving front over England & north Wales brings grey and damp conditions.
Damp, rain mostly northwest; low cloud. Moderate breeze.
Southwesterly 15-20mph, in places 25mph on exposed higher moors and near some edges.
Mostly small. Stronger breezes beginning to impede easy walking. Marked wind chill where exposed.
Light rain most persistent northwest
Drizzly rain on and off, most persistent on western hills near and north of the M62. Feeling generally damp where in cloud, but amounting to very little on eastern moors.
Most hills often shrouded
Fairly extensive low cloud over the hills, lowest bases in western areas, to 300m in drizzly areas. Mostly above 500m further east, sometimes lifting higher.
20%
Little or no sunshine; dull north & west. Slight haze, mistier where drizzly.
3C. Wind chill feeling like -5C.
2C from dawn, rising to 5 or 6C.
Peak District
Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Last updated
Mon 20th Jan 25 at
4:00PM
Variable direction, 10mph and lower.
Little to none
Little precipitation expected
Possibility of early morning light rain, clearing soon after dawn. Otherwise dry.
Sometimes on high terrain, breaks possible
Cloud bases often just above high terrain, sometimes reaching high terrain and lower. Intermittent cloud breaks possible.
50%
Glimpses of weak sun possible during cloud breaks. Mostly good visibility out of cloud, though rather hazy.
2C, some cooler areas near 0C.
1C, rising to 4C. Some areas stay cooler.
Peak District
Thursday 23rd January 2025
Last updated
Mon 20th Jan 25 at
4:00PM
Southerly turning west-southwesterly; speeds likely increasing 30 to 45mph, risk 55-60mph for a time, suddenly squally.
Increasingly arduous conditions, frequent buffeting where exposed; gusts may knock you over. Significant wind chill.
Rain and summit sleet setting in
Largely dry start, perhaps all morning especially toward east. Increasing risk with time of abruptly heavy rain developing from the west, turning to sleet then snow on highest tops around 600m. Showers by evening.
Varied, local persistent low cloud
Varied cloud banks in the morning, most persistent south-facing slopes, to some lower elevations. Locally lifting for a time, but often covering higher tops, filling in further in rain.
30%
Mostly cloudy, high-cloud thickening to obscure any local weak sun. Visibility locally good away from cloud banks, reducing in rain.
2C. Wind chill feeling like -8 to -12C.
1 or 2C from dawn, rising to 5C.
Deteriorating later this week - a series of storm systems coming in from the Atlantic through late January bringing frequently severe conditions to the mountains. Thursday sees winds reach gale force on many tops with a spell of heavy rain and upland snow developing from the west. By Friday, severe conditions from lower elevations upward, hurricane-force winds over the mountains, plus extensive rain and hill snow. Gales continue into Saturday, severe for the Highlands. Snow is likely to accumulate over Scottish mountains during the next week or so with only brief thawing. More variable temperatures for England and Wales with cycles of freeze and thaw. Atlantic patterns likely prevail into early February.