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.
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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
Tuesday 20th January 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Jan 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong southeasterlies, gusting gale-force Scottish mountains, strengthening widely. Gales all day for Wales, severe on high tops, increasingly northern England also. Some light rain and hill snow flurries, mostly eastern Scotland, fading with rising cloud base. Heavier rain develops in south Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Increasingly windy, gales develop. Cloud lifts above hills.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 30mph, strengthening with time to 40mph, gusts 50mph around high tops and near some western edges.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly strenuous walking over hills, gusts knocking you off balance, becoming more challenging walking with time. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Little or no rain much of daytime
Occasional drizzly rain early in day, but becoming mostly dry then until after dark later in evening, when rain then moves up from the southwest into first part of night.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting and clearing during morning
Shrouding most high terrain at first, soon tending to rise to upper slopes with breaks forming above the hills, largely clear middle of day into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy start, misty for a time, but visibility becoming very good and sun breaking through for periods; later high cloud starting to move in from south.
Temperature (at 600m)
3 or 4C. Wind chill feeling like -7 to -10C.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, rising to 8C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 21st January 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25 to 40mph, speed likely to vary during the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking in exposure over the tops, frequent buffeting gusts near some edges. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Generally damp, rain at times
Rain on and off, likely persistently drizzly across the hills. By evening, risk heavier pulses of rain moving in from south.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Covering the hills widely above 400-500m, but risk to some lower slopes in morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, poor visibility in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
2C. Wind chill feeling like -7 to -10C where exposed on higher areas.
And in the valleys
5 or 6C, small variation night into day.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 22nd January 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 35 to 45mph, very gusty in places around exposed edges and tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking on higher terrain, gusts knocking you off balance not just on tops. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, risk more frequent
Rain on and off, may be small amounts, but risk more persistent over a few hours. Less toward the west.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive higher moors
Covering higher slopes much of the day above 500-600m, some higher breaks toward western areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, some brighter moments mainly western areas where visibility good below cloud, some haze likely.
Temperature (at 600m)
2 or 3C. Wind chill feels as cold as -12C.
And in the valleys
Small change around 5 or 6C night into day.
Planning Outlook
Strong east to southeasterlies continue beyond midweek, sustained gales over most mountains with powerful gusts downslope toward west. Near or just below freezing on higher tops - colder air is likely to move into Scotland at least late in the week, much mountain terrain then frozen with severe chill factor. Scope for substantial snowfalls over eastern Scottish hills later this week. Sleet or snow mostly higher tops in England and Wales, may fall lower over the weekend. Low cloud often covering many hills across Britain, clearer and drier toward western coasts. Circulating low pressure and cold air likely into next week, with further snowfalls likely.