Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Peak District

Confidence

High confidence for a lot of dry weather as high pressure builds over the north of the United Kingdom. The main forecasting uncertainty will be for cloud details, especially today (Sunday).

Sunrise: Sunset:
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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

Dry and bright start, then low cloud and patchy rain arriving.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Drizzle Drizzle Fog Clear night
Chance of
precipitation
(at 600m)
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
60%
60%
30%
10%

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 NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph
N 7mph knots
N
7mph
NE 11mph knots
NE
11mph
NE 16mph knots
NE
16mph
NE 16mph knots
NE
16mph
NE 15mph knots
NE
15mph
300m
300m SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph
Valley
Valley N 2mph knots
N
2mph
E 1mph knots
E
1mph
N 3mph knots
N
3mph
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 11mph 10mph 14mph 22mph 23mph 22mph
300m
300m 7mph 5mph 8mph 14mph 16mph 17mph
Valley
Valley 8mph 6mph 8mph 16mph 21mph 19mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 4 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 1 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
1700m
2200m
2200m
1900m
1600m
1400m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Navigation will be difficult at times due to valley fog at first then fog on high ground developing from late morning onwards.

Weather

Fog developing in the valleys and on low slopes this morning but summits remaining cloud free. Cloud and patchy rain or drizzle will spread southwards from late morning before clearing by the evening or overnight. Dry with clear spells overnight.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

90% at first, then becoming 10% from late morning as low cloud spreads south.

Low cloud and visibility

Areas of fog in the valleys and lower slopes this morning, will reduce the visibility at low levels. Clear conditions on high slopes with good visibility there. Cloud and fog becoming extensive above 300m or 400m from late morning, reducing the visibility to poor or very poor.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast