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.
Wednesday'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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
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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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 15th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 14th Jul 26 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Warm across the hills with strong sunshine. Fog for lower eastern areas from dawn - Scottish hills above the fog, whilst low cloud banks drift onto hill slopes over Pennines for a few hours. Easterly breeze, strongest for south Pennines & Wales. Extremely dry ground, beware of fire.
Headline for Peak District
Early fog / low cloud clears for warm sunshine. Gusty breeze.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 15 to 20mph, some gusty spots 25mph around tops and edges, locally downslope to west in morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling breezy over the hills, fairly small effect on walking, but some more notable gusty areas mainly early in day.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Early fog banks on hill slopes clearing
From dawn, some fog over higher moors mainly eastern areas above 400-500m, some patches on sheltered lower slopes; highest ground at 600m may be briefly near top of the layer; soon all thinning and dispersing in morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% at first becoming 100%.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early fog banks, then strong sunshine all day, a little thin fair-weather cloud. Visibility excellent, some early haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
10 to 13C from dawn (coolest if in cloud), rising to 20C afternoon.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 24 to 27C afternoon, warmest western valleys.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 16th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 14th Jul 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly, later northeasterly; 10 to 15mph, occasional gusts 20mph early in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Soon clear
Early patchy cloud banks may drift over the moors from dawn, soon thinning and dispersing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon practically certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine over the hills dawn til dusk, occasional thin high cloud. Visibility very good, slight haze possible.
Temperature (at 600m)
14C from dawn, rising to 20C.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 25 to 27C afternoon, warmest southwestern valleys.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 17th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 14th Jul 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North to northeasterly 10 to 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Any early patchy mist around hill slopes soon clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Practically certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine, patchy fair-weather cloud and thin high cloud. Visibility very good, slight low-level haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
14C rising to 18C afternoon.
And in the valleys
13C from dawn, rising to 23 to 25C afternoon, warmest toward west.
Planning Outlook
Settled summer weather continues into the weekend and next week as high pressure dominates. Warm temperatures on the hills in midweek will trend cooler from the north from Friday into the weekend, dropping below 10C on summits for periods, mainly Scottish mountains. Most persistently cooler in the north where some cloud will be drawn over the tops at times, occasional light showery rain. Otherwise generally ongoing dry weather, with good amounts of sun and many hill tops often clear of cloud. Continuing very high risk of fire with extremely dry ground conditions. A change of weather pattern late in the month brings scope for rain and thundery showers.