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.
Monday'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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate 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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 11th May 2026
Last updated
Sun 10th May 26 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cold northerly breezes, but a bright day with broken cloud lifting above the mountains and some sun. Scattered showers with snow flurries on hills. A band of showers moves south over Wales in the morning. Later in the day, westerly winds increase and cloud thickens in western Scotland with drizzly rain arriving.
Headline for Peak District
Chilly wind, showery rain at first clears, hills clear, some sun.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 25mph early morning, easing gradually, 15-20mph by early afternoon, dropping occasionally less late afternoon-evening. Then increasing into night west-northwesterly toward 25-30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but distinctly chilly over the higher tops especially in the morning, blustery for a few hours early in day.
How Wet?
Early showers soon clearing
From dawn into early morning, showery rain moving southwards over an hour or so, sleet on highest tops, clearing by mid-morning. One or two isolated light showers possible toward evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little or lifting above hills
Early cloud banks briefly on higher moors soon lifting above the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine develops. Visibility excellent, reduced briefly in early showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
1C early morning, rising to 5C afternoon. Feeling like -5C in the wind in morning.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, rising to 10 or 11C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Tuesday 12th May 2026
Last updated
Sun 10th May 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25 to 35mph, squally gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Very blustery across the hills, at times uncomfortable walking on exposed higher terrain. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain for a time, showers
A band of showery rain moving southeast during the day, may be frequent rain over an hour or more western hills. Then scattered showers afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little
Most cloud above the hills, briefly drifting onto higher moors around showery rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun. Visibility often very good, but reduced in rain or showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
4 to 6C. Feeling like -5C directly in the wind on high tops.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, rising to 12C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 13th May 2026
Last updated
Sun 10th May 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to northwesterly 25 to 30mph, nearer 35mph early in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Significant wind chill, very blustery particularly in the morning on high terrain, strenuous walking, buffeting gusts.
How Wet?
Showery, hail, possible sleet
Showers all day, most frequent toward west early morning, but forming increasingly widely, heavy bursts with hail, risk isolated thunder; may fall as sleet on highest tops around 600m early in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Rarely forming on tops
Patches of cloud grazing higher western slopes in the morning, soon mostly above 600m, then most cloud often above the hills, brief ragged patches near showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Brief bursts of sun and intermittently excellent visibility, but suddenly very poor during showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
2C rising to 5C. Wind chill feeling as cold as -10C in morning, -5C afternoon.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, rising to max 11C afternoon, but several degrees cooler in showers.
Planning Outlook
Notably chilly for mid-May across the hills this week as air from the north-northwest prevails. Frequently near or below freezing over Scottish Munros, and at times dropping to freezing on high tops in England and Wales. Wind speed will vary, but increasing at times to gale force on hills, giving significant chill factor. Broadly showery, heavy bursts with hail and thunder in places, also often falling as snow on higher mountains, at least in Scotland, intermittently elsewhere. Some more persistent precipitation especially northwest Scotland. Also some drier windows - varying locally day-to-day - away from showers cloud will lift above hills and visibility will be very good. Less windy and fewer showers suggested by next weekend into early next week.