Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Peak District

Confidence

Moderate confidence in the overall weather situation, with low confidence in any details of precipitation.

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 patchy light rain or drizzle possible.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Light rain Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
60%
30%
30%
20%
20%
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 19mph knots
W
19mph
W 20mph knots
W
20mph
W 22mph knots
W
22mph
W 22mph knots
W
22mph
W 19mph knots
W
19mph
W 16mph knots
W
16mph
300m
300m W 13mph knots
W
13mph
W 15mph knots
W
15mph
W 18mph knots
W
18mph
W 17mph knots
W
17mph
W 14mph knots
W
14mph
W 10mph knots
W
10mph
Valley
Valley W 8mph knots
W
8mph
W 11mph knots
W
11mph
W 13mph knots
W
13mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
W 10mph knots
W
10mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 23mph 25mph 29mph 29mph 26mph 21mph
300m
300m 19mph 21mph 24mph 23mph 21mph 15mph
Valley
Valley 19mph 20mph 24mph 23mph 20mph 15mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 10 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 15 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2600m
2400m
2500m
2500m
2300m
2200m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Cooler and windier than in previous days, so this will feel very different for those on the summits. The winds may be blustery with some stronger gusts than is forecast in the model, and so walkers should be prepared for this.

Weather

Low cloud likely at first, with some hill fog and outbreaks of rain a possibility. The cloud will quickly lift in the morning, though it will likely stay cloudy for much of the day. Scattered showers are then likely through the day, and a band of rain is expected to move in during the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

30% becoming 80% by mid-morning.

Low cloud and visibility

Broken low cloud of 300-400m likely at first, lifting above summits by mid-morning. Visibility will generally good, but very poor in any hill fog, and moderate to poor in the showers.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast