Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Peak District

Confidence

High for an unsettled week to come but lower for timings of arrival and clearance of any more persistent rain, especially later Thursday/early Friday.

Sunrise: Sunset:
Sunrise: Sunset:
Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.

Mountain weather forecast

Cloudy with light rain and drizzle. Extensive hill fog.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Weather symbols Fog Drizzle Light rain Drizzle Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 600m)
Chance of precipitation
60%
70%
80%
70%
30%
20%

Wind direction and speed

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m SE 23mph knots
SE
23mph
SE 24mph knots
SE
24mph
SE 22mph knots
SE
22mph
S 19mph knots
S
19mph
S 20mph knots
S
20mph
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph
300m
300m SE 19mph knots
SE
19mph
SE 20mph knots
SE
20mph
S 19mph knots
S
19mph
S 15mph knots
S
15mph
S 13mph knots
S
13mph
S 13mph knots
S
13mph
Valley
Valley SE 9mph knots
SE
9mph
SE 10mph knots
SE
10mph
SE 10mph knots
SE
10mph
S 9mph knots
S
9mph
S 8mph knots
S
8mph
S 8mph knots
S
8mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 33mph 34mph 31mph 27mph 29mph 29mph
300m
300m 31mph 31mph 28mph 23mph 22mph 21mph
Valley
Valley 24mph 24mph 22mph 19mph 20mph 20mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 5 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
3300m
3200m
3100m
3300m
3300m
3400m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Tricky navigation conditions across many areas, with potential for gusts around 35mph possible over ridges and summits later.

Weather

A cloudy day with outbreaks of mainly light rain and drizzle at times throughout the day. Some clearer spells are expected to develop for a time in the evening

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

Near zero for much of the day, rising to 40% in the evening

Low cloud and visibility

Periods or persistent cloud above about 300-500m, with patches below on southern slopes, but cloud more occasional above about 600m for a time in the evening. Visibility likely to be moderate falling to poor in rain/drizzle and very poor in hill fog.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast