Mountain weather
Peak District
Confidence
High for settled conditions with mostly light winds. Lower for any rainfall details.
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Sat 18 JulSunrise:Sunset:
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Sun 19 JulSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Mostly dry but cloudy, sunny spells later.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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<5%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | NE 14mph knots
NE
14mph |
NE 10mph knots
NE
10mph |
N 9mph knots
N
9mph |
NE 12mph knots
NE
12mph |
NE 14mph knots
NE
14mph |
NE 11mph knots
NE
11mph |
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300m
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300m | NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph |
N 5mph knots
N
5mph |
N 8mph knots
N
8mph |
NE 10mph knots
NE
10mph |
NE 12mph knots
NE
12mph |
E 7mph knots
E
7mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 2mph knots
W
2mph |
N 2mph knots
N
2mph |
N 5mph knots
N
5mph |
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph |
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph |
E 4mph knots
E
4mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 17mph | 13mph | 13mph | 16mph | 18mph | 16mph |
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300m
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300m | 8mph | 7mph | 11mph | 14mph | 17mph | 12mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 3mph | 5mph | 10mph | 14mph | 16mph | 13mph |
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600m
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600m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°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 | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2300m
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2500m
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2300m
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2300m
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2100m
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2100m
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Time
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12:00
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2300m
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2500m
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2300m
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2300m
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2100m
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2100m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A nice day on the hills, with a gentle northeasterly breeze. A risk of strong sunshine through the second half of the day as cloud lifts and breaks to leave sunny spells. Sun protection advised.
Weather
Cloudy this morning, apart for perhaps some early sunny spells across western areas. The cloud will gradually break this afternoon to leave sunny spells by the end of the day. A very low chance of a little light rain this morning.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80% at first increasing 100%
Low cloud and visibility
Chance of cloud bases occasionally covering the highest peaks until mid-morning, mainly across eastern areas, then cloud bases lifting above the peaks. Visibility generally good with views of distant peaks, although hazy conditions are possible at first, and poor visibility with hill fog.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Partly cloudy to start the day, then becoming largely sunny from late morning. Dry and clear through the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
>95%
Maximum wind speed expected
Northerly 10 mph gusting 15 mph.
Temperature
- At 600m Plus 8 Celsius becoming plus 16 Celsius
- Valley Plus 16 Celsius becoming plus 23 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Any cloud should be well above summits. Visibility generally good with views of distant peaks, although rather hazy conditions are possible at first.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 20 Jul
A cloudy day on Monday with northerly winds. Sunny intervals late in the day before becoming cloudy again overnight. Warm.
Tue 21 Jul
Largely cloudy and dry with a gentle northerly breeze. Warm.
Wed 22 Jul
Northerly or northwesterly breeze continuing. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or showers at times, though low confidence. Warm.
Mountain weather information
Mon 20 Jul
A cloudy day on Monday with northerly winds. Sunny intervals late in the day before becoming cloudy again overnight. Warm.
Tue 21 Jul
Largely cloudy and dry with a gentle northerly breeze. Warm.
Wed 22 Jul
Northerly or northwesterly breeze continuing. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or showers at times, though low confidence. Warm.
Summit specific forecast
The Peak District is home to a wide variety of magnificent hills, moors, outcrops and gritstone edges.