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.
Wednesday'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.
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.
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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.
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.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Wednesday 19th August 2026
Last updated
Tue 18th Aug 26 at
4:27PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Slow-moving showers across Scotland, trending more frequent and heavy afternoon with thundery downpours; light wind but gusty around showers. Showers in England, most frequent and heavy early and into night in northern areas with thunder risk. Scattered showers and sun in Wales on a westerly wind.
Headline for Peak District
Showers, occasionally clustering; breezy and gusty
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 20 to 25mph, gusty in rain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Gusty conditions affecting ease of walking, feeling rather cool.
How Wet?
Showers
A scattering of showers passing west to east during the day, occasionally coming in clusters. Heavier bursts increasingly probable through afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Variably lowering onto high edges
Occasional patches of cloud capping higher slopes, mostly during and just after rain locally, most common toward north. A layer of cloud will more extensively shroud the high western edges just in the morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Most often cloudy, but occasional glimpses of sun breaking out. Visibility mostly good.
Temperature (at 600m)
10C rising to 13C. Feeling like 4 to 7C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 17C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Thursday 20th August 2026
Last updated
Tue 18th Aug 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly turning north later northeasterly, speed likely varying 10 to 25mph, likely strongest later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small for periods, but feeling noticeably cool if exposed to fresher breeze on tops.
How Wet?
Frequent rain, some heavy/thundery
Some patchy rain in the morning, with time developing more widely into frequent or persistent rain, thundery downpours mixed in. Beware sudden, rapid rise of steams.
Cloud on the hills?
Sometimes covering tops
Varied cloud base, lowering onto higher moors mostly around 500-600m in rain, and perhaps more widely extensive for several afternoon hours as rain develops more widely.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% lowering to 30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, rare sun breaking through. Visibility good at times, but poor in rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
10 to 12C, notably cooling into night. Feeling like 4 to 6C in stronger wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 16C early afternoon, soon beginning to cool again.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 21st August 2026
Last updated
Tue 18th Aug 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 10mph and sometimes less; some gusts may form around later showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible.
How Wet?
Afternoon showers
The morning is likely dry. Through afternoon, a rising risk of showery outbreaks, some local heavy falls forming
Cloud on the hills?
Largely clear
Around dawn, patchy mist around at varied elevations, including in valleys (not necessarily covering tops), this dissipating for clear hills. A rising chance of cloud banks lowering onto the high edges where rain develops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%, lowering to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun through high cloud, trending often cloudy for several afternoon hours. Good visibility, may variably deteriorate with arrival of rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
8C rising to 12C.
And in the valleys
8C rising to 17C.
Planning Outlook
As the weekend approaches, wind will shift northerly, moving showers and afternoon thundery downpours further south with time. Generally lighter wind but gusts will be common around showers. Temperature lowering later this week too, dropping close to freezing on high Scottish tops on Friday morning (chance of sleet/snow here) and frost may occur in Highland glens over a couple of nights. More often dry with few lighter showers over the weekend as higher pressure builds into the southwest. Conditions remain on the drier, brighter side early next week, pressure dropping again as the week goes: periods of cloud and rain for most hill groups, and perhaps some stronger wind at times. Detail beyond the weekend is uncertain, and there may well be windows of better weather through the week too.