Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Peak District

Confidence

High confidence for changeable conditions but lower confidence for cloud and rainfall detail.

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 outbreaks of rain spreading east, these perhaps heavy at times.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy Rain
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
50%
60%
80%
70%

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 W 11mph knots
W
11mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
W 13mph knots
W
13mph
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph
300m
300m SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 10mph knots
W
10mph
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph
Valley
Valley SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 13mph 15mph 17mph 16mph 14mph 20mph
300m
300m 10mph 12mph 13mph 11mph 10mph 15mph
Valley
Valley 6mph 12mph 14mph 11mph 9mph 15mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m -2 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius 1 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 2 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 4 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
900m
1000m
1200m
1400m
1600m
1600m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing to add.

Weather

Partly cloudy with bright or sunny spells, with an odd shower possible at first, although largely dry. Cloud will soon increase from the west this morning, with outbreaks of rain spreading east this afternoon. The rain will be mostly light this afternoon, probably becoming heavy at times this evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

90% through daylight hours, lowering to 60% from late afternoon.

Low cloud and visibility

Cloud should remain above summits for most daylight hours but will lower from late afternoon, with occasional summit cloud developing, bases 600-700m. Very good visibility with clear views of distant hills, this reducing to hazy conditions or poor in rain and cloud from late afternoon.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast