Mountain weather

Peak District Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High confidence for an unsettled, windy and rather cold spell with weather fronts moving in from the Atlantic, but some uncertainty in the timings. Saturday looks the most promising day for drier and brighter weather.

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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 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.

hazard Gales
Gale force winds (gusts over 50mph) make walking difficult and strenuous with a potential to be blown over by gusts. There is often a marked increase in winds through cols or on exposed ridges and summits. Distances can take longer to cover and compass bearings become harder to follow accurately.
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.

Mountain weather forecast

Bright spells and a few wintry showers. Cold and windy.

Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Light snow Light snow Light rain Sleet Heavy snow Heavy snow
Chance of precipitation
(at 600m)
30% 30% 40% 40% 50% 70%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m SW
30
SW
36
SW
33
SW
30
SW
21
SW
14
300m SW
23
SW
24
SW
24
SW
22
SW
15
SW
11
Valley SW
13
SW
14
SW
17
SW
16
W
11
SW
6
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m 36 44 41 39 26 18
300m 29 30 33 30 21 15
Valley 31 29 32 30 22 14

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

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m
-10°
-9°
-7°
-6°
-7°
-6°
300m
-5°
-3°
-2°
-1°
-2°
-2°
Valley
-3°
-1°
-1°

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

A cold day with a severe wind chill on the tops. Snow may make it slippery underfoot.

Weather

A mainly dry start with bright spells and a few brief showers, wintry above 300m. The showers will become more frequent in the afternoon and evening, merging into longer spells of rain and snow.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

80%, becoming 30% in the afternoon.

Low cloud and visibility

Mainly good visibility but briefly a few km or less in any showers with patchy summit cloud. Cloud becoming extensive above 400m in the afternoon.

Recent rainfall

Location: Cat & Fiddle (Midway between Buxton and Macclesfield)
Altitude: 511m
Last 24 hoursLast 48 hoursLast 72 hours
33.2mm33.7mm35.1mm
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

Mostly dry with sunny or clear spells. Just one or two showers possible, wintry above 400m. Cold and breezy on the tops.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

90%.

Maximum wind speed expected

West or SW 20mph gusts 30mph.

Temperature

  • At 600m 0C rising to 2C.
  • Valley Plus 2C rising to 8C.
  • Freezing level 600m, rising above summits.

Low cloud and visibility

Mainly good visibility. Some brief reductions in any showers.

Mountain weather information

Sun 15 Mar

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Outbreaks of rain overnight and to start the morning. Bright spells and blustery showers following, wintry above 600m. Strong to gale force southwest winds. Freezing level above summits, falling to 600m later.

Mon 16 Mar

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Mainly dry with wintry showers dying out then outbreaks of rain and summit snow arriving later. Remaining cold and windy. Freezing level 400m rising above summits.

Tue 17 Mar

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Cloudy but possibly largely dry with a chance of some outbreaks of rain. Strong winds likely. Milder with freezing level above summits.

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Summit specific forecast

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