Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Peak District

Confidence

High initially for ongoing light winds and fine but often cloudy conditions. Low for any potential showers on Thursday. High confidence for more unsettled conditions over the weekend but low to the extent and duration of any rainfall.

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.

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

Cloudy but mostly dry with occasional sunny spells and light winds.

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

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 SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
W 11mph knots
W
11mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
300m
300m SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph
Valley
Valley SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph
W 6mph knots
W
6mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph

Wind gust

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

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 14 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius 19 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 16 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 20 degrees Celsius 20 degrees Celsius 19 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2700m
2700m
2800m
3100m
3100m
3100m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

A further fine and dry day but often cloudy. Sunny spells will develop this afternoon so appropriate sun protection will be needed.

Weather

Patchy low cloud and mist initially, mainly across the west of the area, rapidly lifting and clearing by mid-morning. Remaining largely cloudy with cloud bases above the summits and sunny spells developing this afternoon. Potential for a very isolated light rain shower at times.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

60 % at first, becoming greater than 95 % by mid-morning.

Low cloud and visibility

Broken low cloud above around 300-400m initially, but lifting/breaking rapidly through the morning. Poor to very poor visibilities initially but improving too good to very good with distant hills visible.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast