Mountain weather

Peak District

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Peak District Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for changeable weather for the next few days. Low for rainfall detail on a daily basis.

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This evening forecast

Dry and cloudy with cloud down to 300 to 600 shrouding the summits

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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.
Mountain hazards explained

Mountain weather forecast

Cold and cloudy with rain at times

Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
 Drizzle Heavy rain Cloudy Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Fog Fog
Chance of precipitation
(at 600m)
 50% 50% 50% 60% 40% 60% 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 SE
17
 SE
17
 SE
17
 SE
13
 SE
13
 SE
10
 SE
12
 SE
11
300m SE
14
 SE
12
 SE
11
 SE
10
 SE
11
 SE
7
 SE
7
 SE
6
Valley SE
8
 SE
8
 SE
7
 SE
6
 SE
6
 SE
5
 SE
6
 E
5
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 23 23 23 19 18 14 17 16
300m 23 20 19 18 17 13 13 12
Valley 20 20 18 16 14 11 14 12

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
300m
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
5°
5°
Valley
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
5°
5°
Freezing Level
1,100m
1,200m
1,100m
1,100m
1,100m
1,100m
1,100m
1,100m

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m
-3°
-3°
-2°
-2°
-1°
0°
-1°
-1°
300m
1°
1°
2°
2°
2°
4°
3°
3°
Valley
2°
2°
3°
3°
4°
5°
3°
3°

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing to add

Weather

A cold and overcast day with spells of rain, this dying out from the south in the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

30%, best chance across the west of the area

Low cloud and visibility

Poor in widespread low cloud down to 300 to 600 metres for most of the day. Cloud may occasionally break across the west of the area.

Recent rainfall

Location: Cat & Fiddle (Midway between Buxton and Macclesfield)
Altitude: 511m
Last 24 hoursLast 48 hoursLast 72 hours
0.7mm2.1mm2.3mm
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

After a dry start rain will spread from the south by late morning, then linger for the rest of the day.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

30%

Maximum wind speed expected

Southeast 10 mph

Temperature

  • At 600m Plus 4 Celsius
  • Valley Plus 4 rising to 6 Celsius
  • Freezing level Above summits

Low cloud and visibility

Poor in widespread hill fog down to 200 to 600 metres for most of the day, highest cloud bases across the west of the area

Mountain weather information

Mon 19 Jan

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After a dry start rain will spread from the west through the morning. Drier and somewhat colder weather spreading from the west through the afternoon. Further rain likely later in the evening.

Tue 20 Jan

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Remaining unsettled with further spells of rain.

Wed 21 Jan

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Little change, unsettled with further rain at times.

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Mountain weather explained

Summit specific forecast

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The Peak District is home to a wide variety of magnificent hills, moors, outcrops and gritstone edges.

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