Mountain weather
Peak District
Confidence
High confidence for a settled start to the week. Low confidence for exact details from Thursday.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 10 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 11 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Cloudy with the odd spot of light rain. Cloud quite widespread down to 500-600m. Cloud and rain will gradually clear south later in the evening to leave some dry spells by midnight.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Dry with sunny spells. Light winds.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
20%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 10mph knots
W
10mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph |
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300m
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300m | W 10mph knots
W
10mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 6mph knots
W
6mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
N 3mph knots
N
3mph |
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Valley
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Valley | NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
N 4mph knots
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4mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 15mph | 14mph | 12mph | 11mph | 10mph | 10mph | 7mph | 7mph |
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300m
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300m | 13mph | 13mph | 10mph | 11mph | 11mph | 10mph | 8mph | 7mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 14mph | 13mph | 10mph | 10mph | 10mph | 10mph | 10mph | 9mph |
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600m
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600m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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300m
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300m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2600m
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2000m
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1800m
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1900m
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1900m
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2000m
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2000m
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2000m
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600m
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600m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2600m
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2000m
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1800m
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1900m
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1900m
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2000m
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2000m
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2000m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add.
Weather
Cloudy overnight perhaps with the odd spot of light rain. Dry with sunny spells in the morning. Bright or hazy sunshine through the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70% soon becoming 90% or higher.
Low cloud and visibility
Mostly clear summits and excellent visibilities with the cloud layer staying above summits. Some patches of cloud possible around summit height at first, with some mist or fog patches forming in valleys through the early hours, clearing soon after dawn.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Dry with good prolonged sunny spells. High-level cloud will turn the sunshine hazy at times. Warm or very warm, a good bit warmer than Monday. Freshening southerly winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
100%
Maximum wind speed expected
Winds veering southerly and steadily increasing to 20-30mph through the middle of the day.
Temperature
- At 600m Plus 10C rising to plus 21C by day.
- Valley Plus 14C rising to plus 27C by day.
- Freezing level Well above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Summits clear and good or excellent visibilities with the cloudy layer well above the summits.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Wed 12 Aug
Dry, bright start. Sunny spells and the chance of the odd shower later. Warm or very warm. Moderate south to southwest winds.
Thu 13 Aug
Warm sunny spells and a few showers. Light to moderate west to southwest winds.
Fri 14 Aug
Sunny spells and a few showers. Light to moderate west to northwest winds.
Summit specific forecast
The Peak District is home to a wide variety of magnificent hills, moors, outcrops and gritstone edges.