Mountain weather
Yellow warning

Yellow weather warning in force for Peak District

Peak District Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for unsettled with an east to southeast flow, but lowering for timing detail of worst of conditions.

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This evening forecast

Overcast with occasional light patchy snow and low level rain. Cold at height in fresh easterly summit winds. Freezing level 400m.

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Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

hazard 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.

hazard Severe Chill Effect
Wind significantly lowers the ‘feels-like’ temperature relative to the actual temperature, with even moderate winds significantly adding to the chilling effect. Strong winds can result in a severe and debilitating wind chill many degrees below the actual temperature. This effect will be enhanced in rain or wet snow. Without protection, prolonged exposure could result in frost nip or frostbite on exposed parts of the body and/or hypothermia.

Mountain weather forecast

Occasional patchy light rain by day. Summit winds occasionally fresh.

Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Light snow Light snow Light snow Cloudy Light rain Overcast Light rain Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
(at 600m)
90% 90% 50% 20% 30% 20% 30% 30%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m E
14
E
10
SE
10
SE
14
SE
15
E
16
E
17
E
21
300m NE
6
E
4
E
5
SE
5
SE
11
E
14
E
12
E
17
Valley E
8
E
6
E
5
E
6
E
8
E
10
E
10
E
12
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m 21 16 13 18 21 21 23 29
300m 9 9 9 11 17 20 20 24
Valley 19 15 11 12 15 21 23 27

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m
-1°
-1°
300m
Valley
Freezing Level
400m
500m
900m
1,000m
1,100m
1,000m
1,000m
1,000m

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m
-7°
-5°
-4°
-2°
-2°
-3°
-3°
-4°
300m
-2°
-1°
-1°
Valley
-2°
-1°

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Difficult conditions in the hill fog with severe wind chill at height. Gusts may be 10-15mph higher than the figures stated above at higher levels.

Weather

Periods of rain, and initially summit snow overnight, with outbreaks turning light and patchy before dawn. A rather cloudy day with some patchy light rain or drizzle developing.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

20-30% by day

Low cloud and visibility

Moderate or poor in rain, very poor in snow and within cloud with bases quite extensive from around 500m.

Recent rainfall

Location: Cat & Fiddle (Midway between Buxton and Macclesfield)
Altitude: 511m
Last 24 hoursLast 48 hoursLast 72 hours
1mm10.2mm18.1mm
Measurement date:

Rainfall data provided by the Environment Agency. The Met Office is not responsible for content provided by third parties and may remove this data without warning.

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Mountain weather information

Weather

Periods of snow, below 500m rain, which turn heavy at times. Strong, perhaps gale force, summit winds.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

10-20%

Maximum wind speed expected

Easterly 25-35 mph with gusts reaching 40-50mph across more exposed ridges and summits.

Temperature

  • At 600m Zero to plus 1 Celsius
  • Valley Plus 2 rising to 5 Celsius for the afternoon
  • Freezing level 600-800m by day

Low cloud and visibility

Moderate or poor in rain, very poor in snow and within cloud with bases quite extensive from around 500m.

Mountain weather information

Fri 6 Feb

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Periods of rain summit snow, occasionally heavy. Fresh to strong easterly summit winds.

Sat 7 Feb

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Occasional rain and summit snow, most persistent in the east. Fresh easterly summit winds.

Sun 8 Feb

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Occasional rain, most persistent in the east. Fresh easterly summit winds.

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Summit specific forecast

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