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.
Snow and rain mix
Precipitation falling mostly as snow on higher terrain, rain on low-to-middle elevations, may turn to sleet or rain higher up.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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.
Snow and rain mix
Precipitation falling mostly as snow on higher terrain, rain on low-to-middle elevations, may turn to sleet or rain higher up.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Thursday 12th February 2026
Last updated
Thu 12th Feb 26 at
7:42AM
Summary for all mountain areas
Very cold in Scotland with strong wind. Snow in the central/south highlands, some improvement from the north. Blustery too in north England, cloudy with patchy morning snow, later more frequent. South Pennines and north Wales see rain and snow with lighter wind. Blustery with patchy rain south Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Chilly and breezy; patchy rain turns to snow on high terrain
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly, 20-30mph, though may be lighter and variable at times, greatest chance in the south.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking often strenuous in exposure with significant wind chill, best chance of small effects near and south of Kinder Scout.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, greater chance afternoon
Patchy rain, rarely heavy, gradually turning to snow on the high tops and as low as 450m by dusk.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Cloud soon fills in across high terrain with bases often lowering towards the middle slopes during rain. Bases likely vary but breaks to summits unlikely.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Likely overcast. Poor visibility in fog and rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
Around 2C just before dawn, soon cooling, 0C afternoon, dropping further into and overnight. Feeling as cold as -6 to -10C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, fairly steady for a time then lowering, towards near 2C by evening, dropping further overnight.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Friday 13th February 2026
Last updated
Thu 12th Feb 26 at
7:42AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 30-40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking often arduous in exposure with stability persistently challenged. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Often snowing
Snow often affecting the hills, a few breaks here and there appearing with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive early, improving
Cloud shrouding most hills above 500m in the morning. A lifting trend with time, perhaps clearing the hills substantially, though cloud may linger for longer: timing uncertain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some busts of weak sun appearing with time. Variable visibility, good at times but turning poor during precipitation.
Temperature (at 600m)
-2 or -3C. Feeling as cold as -18C in exposure.
And in the valleys
0 or 1C, little change all day.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 14th February 2026
Last updated
Thu 12th Feb 26 at
7:42AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly to start, shifting west, then southwesterly, largely near 15mph, deteriorating later and overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small
How Wet?
No precipitation expected during daylight
Overnight, snow arrives from the west, gradually spreading widely, falling as rain to increasingly higher elevations.
Cloud on the hills?
Any cloud unlikely
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine with very good visibility, though some haze. High cloud approaches from the west later.
Temperature (at 600m)
-2C, rising, up to 0C in strongest sun exposure.
And in the valleys
-3C from dawn, rising as high as 3C where exposed to sun.
Planning Outlook
Colder for all areas during the transition into the weekend, mountain terrain frozen to increasingly lower elevations - soonest toward the north and east of Scotland. A widespread frost early on Saturday. Northeasterly wind will be dominant - the distribution of snow showers shifting with time from eastern hills to more north-facing mountains, particularly Scotland. Brighter than recently with sunshine and clearer hills later Friday and Saturday. Gales with heavy snow (rain to increasingly higher elevations) overnight into Sunday brings a return to unsettled weather for the following week - wet and windy periods come and go, freezing levels rising (high Scotland terrain stays frozen), then lowering again during periods of northwesterly wind.