Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Peak District

Confidence

Generally high for the main story through this period with settled conditions. Some uncertainty in day-to-day cloud and patchy rain amounts.

Sunrise: Sunset:
Sunrise: Sunset:
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

Mainly cloudy and dry. Cold on the tops.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light rain
Chance of
precipitation
(at 600m)
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
20%
30%
60%
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 E 17mph knots
E
17mph
E 12mph knots
E
12mph
E 11mph knots
E
11mph
E 7mph knots
E
7mph
E 5mph knots
E
5mph
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph
300m
300m E 8mph knots
E
8mph
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph
E 8mph knots
E
8mph
E 5mph knots
E
5mph
N 3mph knots
N
3mph
W 2mph knots
W
2mph
Valley
Valley E 3mph knots
E
3mph
E 4mph knots
E
4mph
E 6mph knots
E
6mph
E 4mph knots
E
4mph
E 2mph knots
E
2mph
N 1mph knots
N
1mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 26mph 16mph 14mph 10mph 8mph 6mph
300m
300m 11mph 8mph 10mph 7mph 4mph 3mph
Valley
Valley 12mph 11mph 12mph 8mph 5mph 3mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 0 degrees Celsius 1 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 5 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
1800m
1800m
1800m
1900m
1800m
1700m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Feeling cold on the tops in the easterly breeze so good warm and windproof clothing will be required, but winds slowly easing.

Weather

A lot of cloudy but dry weather through the day with just a little brightness at times. There will also be a few showers around. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle spread up from the southeast during the late afternoon and into the evening..

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

40% at first, becoming 70%, lowering to 40% later.

Low cloud and visibility

Mainly good visibility but becoming moderate to poor in rain later. Cloud above 500m initally, lifting through the day but likely sitting on the highest summits through the day, before lowering again later to around 400m at times.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast