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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
Bright sunshine
Beware of sunburn from bright spring sunshine, despite feeling cool in any breeze on higher terrain.
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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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
Bright sunshine
Beware of sunburn from bright spring sunshine, despite feeling cool in any breeze on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 7th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Apr 26 at
3:53PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy mist in some sheltered valleys at dawn, soon dissipating for sunshine and cloud-free hills, locally hazy. Mild temperatures, including to summits, particularly Wales where summits may be several degrees warmer than mid-slopes. High cloud builds, thickest north and west, some rain northwest Scotland later.
Headline for Peak District
Blustery, notable gusts; sunny, some high cloud and haze
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southeasterly 20 to 30mph, very gusty in places around some tops and downslope to the north-northwest, reaching 35mph, and may trend slightly stronger late in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Variable, in places fairly small, but walking impeded in exposure, sudden buffeting gusts around some tops and lower slopes to the northwest will challenge balance.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Patchy mist some valleys at first, this soon dissipating for clear hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bright sunshine, some thin high cloud around, this tending to build with time though remaining sunny well into the day. Visibility good, but rather hazy views.
Temperature (at 600m)
6 or 7C at dawn, a notable temperature inversion early. Rising to 12C, staying elevated into nighttime on upper slopes. Directly in the stronger wind, feeling just above freezing despite warm air.
And in the valleys
3C at dawn, soon rising in morning, reaching 16C afternoon, locally a degree or two warmer western valleys.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 8th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Apr 26 at
3:53PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 10 to 15mph, speed may vary, tending to increase as evening approaches.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Most likely dry. Small chance of an isolated shower, mainly later in daytime.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Patchy mist in some valleys at dawn, possible fragments onto some hill slopes, but the hills soon all clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Variable cloud and sun. Visibility good, but hazy views.
Temperature (at 600m)
11C rising to 15C; starting several degrees cooler in the valleys.
And in the valleys
6 or 7C at dawn, rising to 18C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 9th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Apr 26 at
3:53PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20-30mph at dawn, shifting northwesterly and strengthening to 30-40mph, strong downslope gusts to east.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking increasingly strenuous with a notable wind chill, arduous moments in exposure with considerable buffeting.
How Wet?
Several hours of rain, showers later
Early patchy rain gradually merges into a broader area of rain for several hours, passing east for a brief dry periods afternoon, but then followed by showers, snow to 500-600m.
Cloud on the hills?
Covering high terrain early, then clearing
The tops likely in cloud through much of the morning, bases reaching as low as 400-500m during heaviest rain. Cloud lifts and breaks afternoon as rain ceases for clear hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% morning, rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy much of the morning, visibility poor during rain. Sunshine breaking out afternoon with very good visibility.
Temperature (at 600m)
7 or 8C, cooling to 3C. Feeling as cold as -10C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, cooling to 6C.
Planning Outlook
Variable temperature in the near term: warm on Wednesday for England & Wales at least, becoming cooler over western Scotland as a cold front sweeps eastward; more widely cooler Thursday with freezing temperatures on high terrain and snow showers; milder by Friday with some sun in England and Wales, settling on near-average temperatures over the weekend. A changeable mix of weather during this period with some rain and showers with snow or hail on the hills, and often windy late week into the weekend in Scotland. More settled England and Wales but a few windy, wet spells will affect these areas too. Into the following week, first indications of high pressure building, winds shifted easterly brining some rain to eastern areas but often sunny with lighter wind and near-average temperatures.