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.
Tuesday'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.
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.
Mild
Air temperature +5C or above 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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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.
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.
Mild
Air temperature +5C or above 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
Tuesday 25th March 2025
Last updated
Mon 24th Mar 25 at
3:40PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fine weather for Scotland, sunshine best toward the south and east, chance of a brief shower northwest. Chilly breezes over higher terrain. A front clearing southwards over England & Wales brings a little rain and cloud covering the hills, but improving from the north.
Headline for Peak District
Starting dull and damp, improving, sunnier later. Moderate breeze.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling blustery and cool where exposed around higher tops.
How Wet?
A little rain in morning
Patchy rain and drizzle from before dawn into the early morning, mainly western hills, clearing southwards to become generally dry by middle of the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Covering hills for a few hours, clearing
Shrouding higher moors from dawn, above 400-500m western areas, higher cloud base eastwards. Lifting above the hills by middle of day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% at first, rising above 90% by afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy morning, sun breaking through in afternoon, later increasingly sunny. Visibility reduced in rain, then very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
5 to 8C. Wind chill feeling close to freezing.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, rising to 13C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 26th March 2025
Last updated
Mon 24th Mar 25 at
3:40PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, strengthening 15 to 20mph, increasing a little, particularly northern Peak.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, starting to feel more blustery later on tops, mainly toward north.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hills mostly clear
Mist patches some valleys and lower hill slopes at first, briefly may drift upslope, but all dispersing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, some thin high cloud. Visibility very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
5 to 8C.
And in the valleys
Close to freezing some sheltered valleys at dawn. Rising to 12 to 14C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 27th March 2025
Last updated
Mon 24th Mar 25 at
3:40PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20 to 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect comfortable walking in places on exposed higher terrain.
How Wet?
Rain or drizzle on and off
Light rain and drizzle, mostly western hills, particularly toward and north of the M62, persistent at times. Small amounts of rain in the wind elsewhere.
Cloud on the hills?
Covering hills, lowest in west
Likely to cover higher moors much of the day, lowest cloud in west and northern areas, bases 400-500m. Higher cloud further east, mostly above 500m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sun, glimpses eastern moors. Misty or murky some western areas, good visibility below cloud south and east.
Temperature (at 600m)
6 to 8C. Wind chill feeling near 0C on higher tops.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, rising to 13C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Westerly winds prevailing from midweek through to the weekend - often gale force over the mountains, particularly Scotland. Spells of rain, most persistent in western Scotland. Temperatures near or just above freezing on Scottish tops midweek, then widely chillier by Friday into the weekend - sub-zero on all hills above 800m, with showers of snow on hills and sometimes hail. An improving trend by Sunday into early next week high pressure starts to rebuild, bringing dry weather and lighter winds for most places.