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.
Thursday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Thursday 17th September 2026
Last updated
Wed 16th Sep 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong westerly winds, gales widely on Scottish mountains; cool air and significant wind chill factor. Showery rain with heavy bursts mixed in most frequent in western Scotland, but tending to extend eastward. Showers develop more often for northern England too. Fewer showers for Wales after early rain clears.
Headline for Peak District
Windy over hills, feeling cool; rain at dawn then passing showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25 to 35mph, notable gusts, trending towards higher speeds afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery with buffeting gusts in exposure, some more strenuous moments increasingly; notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Light showers
A band of rain over most hills soon clearing southeastward from dawn, followed by showers drifting onto the hills from the west. Total rainfall amounting to little and dry windows likely, least rain southern hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon clear
Ragged cloud at varied heights in the morning soon lifts and breaks above the tops for clear hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun. Good visibility, a little haze.
Temperature (at 600m)
9 to 11C, varying within this window. Feeling like 1 to 3C in strongest direct wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising towards 13 or 14C, but will variably lower around showers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 18th September 2026
Last updated
Wed 16th Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25-35mph; turning southwesterly, strengthening to a gusty 35-40mph, or briefly stronger.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in exposure, more strenuous later with buffeting gusts affecting stability; notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain develops afternoon
A few spots of drizzly rain, mostly early, but largely dry for a few hours through middle of day, then patchy rain arrives from the west, steadier rain later afternoon onward, some heavier falls northwest areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Clear for a time, returning in rain
Ragged cloud at varied heights in the morning, particularly west slopes, but lifting and breaking above the summits. As patchy rain returns, banks return to high tops, and will tend to lower later afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% lowering to 50%, further deteriorating toward evening.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early patchy sunshine, trending overcast with time. Hazy at best, visibility deteriorating later as cloud and rain arrive.
Temperature (at 600m)
7C rising to 12C afternoon, rising slightly further evening into night. Feeling like 2 to 4C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn rising to 15C afternoon, only slight drop (if any) into night, feeling more humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 19th September 2026
Last updated
Wed 16th Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions on higher exposed areas, buffeting gusts in places. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Passing showers
Occasional light showery rain mostly western hills, brief showers passing eastwards.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting higher up and may clear
Some cloud banks over higher slopes particularly in the west from dawn, but lifting during morning to higher slopes, or above all hills if dry.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun, more often in east. Visibility good where dry, slight haze toward west, reduced in showers.
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.
Planning Outlook
Sustained gale-force winds continue extensively on the mountains into the weekend, southwesterly turning westerly with time. Frequent rain over western hills, showers passing eastwards, tending to fade during Sunday as higher pressure begins to build from the south, allowing wind speeds to lessen too over England & Wales. Warmer into early next week, though higher humidity brings more cloud some drizzly rain to the west. A generally more promising forecast for late September as high pressure nearby offers drier and warmer weather for more places. Weather systems grazing past Scotland to the north still bring locally stronger winds and occasional rain mainly to the northwest.