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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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.
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.
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
Saturday 19th September 2026
Last updated
Fri 18th Sep 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Challenging conditions over high terrain with gale-force winds extensive; feeling notably cold in exposure. Showery rain, most frequent western Scotland. Persistent rain for Wales tends to clear southward and the strongest winds will lessen here.
Headline for Peak District
Windy, up to gale-force high tops; occasional showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 40mph, strongest in the morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions on higher exposed areas, buffeting gusts in places in the morning with considerable wind chill. Moderating, but still feeling breezy on tops in afternoon.
How Wet?
Light rain and showers fading
Showery rain mostly western hills in the morning, locally more frequent light rain for periods early morning. Fading to leave scattered brief showers passing eastwards during the rest of the daytime.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting higher up and clearing
Some cloud banks over higher slopes from dawn, may linger for a few hours above 500-600m, lowest in west, but rising above all tops with time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, occasional sun develops mostly in east. Visibility good where dry, slight haze toward west, reduced in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
10 to 12C, trending slightly cooler later in the daytime. Feeling near to 0C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, up to 17C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 20th September 2026
Last updated
Fri 18th Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30-35mph early morning, tending to lessen gradually to 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions moderating but still blustery and affecting on comfortable walking on tops. Feeling cool.
How Wet?
Little or no rain
Local drizzly showers possible over western hills early in day, but mostly dry.
Cloud on the hills?
All clearing
Any early patchy cloud over higher western moors soon lifting above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken cloud and sunshine; thin high cloud may thicken later. Visibility very good, early slight haze west.
Temperature (at 600m)
8C rising to 10C, then tending to rise further onward into night. Feeling near/below 0C in stronger wind.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 15C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 21st September 2026
Last updated
Fri 18th Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 30mph, gusty in places around high tops and some edges, tending to ease a little during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy, starting to affect comfortable walking in places over exposed high terrain.
How Wet?
Local drizzle
Occasional drizzle, most common northwestern Peak District to Lancashire Pennines.
Cloud on the hills?
Most extensive morning, may clear
Blanket cloud shrouding much high terrain in the morning, to mid-slopes or lower in western areas. Some higher breaks eastwards above 500m. During the day, cloud may slowly thin and break up.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mainly east in morning, then sunshine tending to break through more during afternoon. Visibility improving from misty to hazy, then good later.
Temperature (at 600m)
13 to 15C, little change into night; quite humid, but still feeling like 7C if directly in wind.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 20C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Improving on Sunday as gale-force winds on Scottish mountains gradually lessen and showers become fewer. Warm and humid into early next week, on Monday extensive low cloud and drizzly rain particularly in the west. High pressure to the south will generally dominate the extended outlook particularly for England & Wales with more often drier and warmer conditions through late September into early October. Fine weather likely extends across Scotland for periods too, but a more changeable autumnal mix may continue especially further northwest with rain and stronger winds at times.