Mountain weather
Peak District
Confidence
High for main theme of fresher weather and mostly dry weather next few days.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
A mostly fine evening with some sunshine and variable cloud amounts. Small chance of thundery shower at first.
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
Cloudy morning with showers fading. Drier and brighter afternoon. Feeling fresher.
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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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50%
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50%
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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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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | SW 20mph knots
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20mph |
SW 20mph knots
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20mph |
SW 18mph knots
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18mph |
SW 20mph knots
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20mph |
SW 21mph knots
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21mph |
W 22mph knots
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22mph |
W 22mph knots
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22mph |
SW 16mph knots
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16mph |
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300m
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300m | S 12mph knots
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12mph |
SW 16mph knots
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16mph |
SW 14mph knots
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14mph |
SW 16mph knots
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16mph |
SW 18mph knots
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18mph |
W 19mph knots
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19mph |
W 18mph knots
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18mph |
SW 12mph knots
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12mph |
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Valley
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Valley | S 7mph knots
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7mph |
SW 10mph knots
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10mph |
SW 9mph knots
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9mph |
SW 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 13mph knots
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13mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
SW 10mph knots
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Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 28mph | 26mph | 25mph | 27mph | 29mph | 30mph | 30mph | 25mph |
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300m
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300m | 20mph | 22mph | 20mph | 23mph | 25mph | 27mph | 26mph | 21mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 20mph | 23mph | 19mph | 23mph | 25mph | 27mph | 27mph | 22mph |
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600m
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600m | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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300m
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300m | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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600m
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600m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Noticeably cooler at height than recent days, given brisk winds and fresher conditions. Note high UV in strong sunshine.
Weather
Perhaps a fine start, still warm, but cloud making inroads from the west introducing a little rain for a time. Likely becoming drier, brighter and fresher from the west through Sunday morning, with a fine afternoon and evening expected. Markedly less hot, but still some warm sunshine. The UV index will remain high.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% increasing to greater than 90%.
Low cloud and visibility
Broken cloud bases around 400 metres on west-facing ground soon lifting and dispersing. Visibility good or very good, but moderate in showers and poor or very poor in any cloud covering summits.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Mainly fine with some sunny spells, the best of these in the morning. Cloud amounts increasing later, with late rain possible to end the day. Light to moderate westerly winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80% or more for much of the day.
Maximum wind speed expected
Westerly with 20-25mph gusts in afternoon.
Temperature
- At 600m Plus 11 degrees Celsius rising to plus 17 degrees Celsius in afternoon.
- Valley Plus 14 degrees Celsius rising to plus 21 degrees Celsius in afternoon.
- Freezing level Well above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Scattered or broken bases around 700m in the early hours of the morning, mainly around dawn.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Tue 30 Jun
A more unsettled day - cloudier with showery rain spreading eastwards. Light winds becoming mainly southwesterly.
Wed 1 Jul
Cloudy start with some lower cloud bases likely. Chance of showers at first. Sunny spells developing through morning. Sunshine increasingly hazy in afternoon with thickening cloud but probably staying dry. Light to moderate westerly winds.
Thu 2 Jul
Similar start again on Thursday with some cloud perhaps covering summits for a time before soon lifting and breaking after dawn. Some sunshine and variable cloud through Thursday, with rather brisk westerly or northwesterly winds, and a few showers are likely.
Summit specific forecast
The Peak District is home to a wide variety of magnificent hills, moors, outcrops and gritstone edges.