Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Peak District

Confidence

High for settled conditions with mostly light winds. Lower for any rainfall details.

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Strong Sunlight
Harmful UV levels from sunlight increase with altitude giving a greater risk of sunburn and eye damage, even on some overcast days. On breezy days, the cooling effect of wind on exposed skin may disguise any feeling of sunburn until it is too late. If there is snow cover, glare increases the effect of UV rays especially on the eyes. It is advisable to wear sun block, protective clothing such as a long-sleeved top and hat and have good quality eye protection.

Mountain weather forecast

Mostly dry but cloudy, sunny spells later.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny Clear night
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
<5%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
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 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
300m
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
Valley
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

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 17mph 13mph 13mph 16mph 18mph 16mph
300m
300m 8mph 7mph 11mph 14mph 17mph 12mph
Valley
Valley 3mph 5mph 10mph 14mph 16mph 13mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 6 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 11 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 13 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2300m
2500m
2300m
2300m
2100m
2100m

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.

Summit specific forecast