Mountain weather
Peak District
Confidence
High for the unsettled weather. Lower for details of cloud and rain or shower distribution throughout.
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Sat 29 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Sun 30 AugSunrise: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.
Poor Visibility
Heavy Persistent Rain
Thunderstorms
Mountain weather forecast
Dry start but cloud soon thickening with rain arriving, heavy at times.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
10%
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50%
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70%
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90%
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90%
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60%
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Wind direction and speed
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Time
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Time |
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12:00
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21:00
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600m
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600m | SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SE 9mph knots
SE
9mph |
E 12mph knots
E
12mph |
E 12mph knots
E
12mph |
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
SE 8mph knots
SE
8mph |
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph |
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
S 6mph knots
S
6mph |
SE 5mph knots
SE
5mph |
E 5mph knots
E
5mph |
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph |
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
Wind gust
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Time
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Time |
06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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21:00
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600m
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600m | 21mph | 13mph | 12mph | 16mph | 17mph | 11mph |
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300m
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300m | 19mph | 11mph | 11mph | 12mph | 12mph | 9mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 18mph | 10mph | 10mph | 12mph | 14mph | 9mph |
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Time
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Time |
06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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18:00
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21:00
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600m
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600m | ||||||
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300m
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300m | ||||||
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Valley
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Valley | ||||||
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2800m
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2800m
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2900m
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3100m
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3100m
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3000m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Although the day may start dry perhaps with some brightness, conditions will deteriorate with navigation at height becoming challenging. Also becoming very wet this afternoon, with waterproofs likely to become soaked and slippery ground underfoot. Good navigational skills required in hill fog.
Weather
Dry to start perhaps with some early brightness, but cloud soon thickening as rain approaches from the southwest. Rain arriving mid to late morning, becoming often heavy and persisting through the afternoon and probably this evening as well. Low risk of thunderstorms, particularly this afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60% becoming 20% later this morning.
Low cloud and visibility
Areas of cloud base 400-600m, becoming widespread later this morning. Visibility hazy to poor in rain, very poor in low cloud covering the hills, but occasionally good with distant hills visible outside of rain and cloud.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Cloudy with patchy light rain during the early hours, and widespread hill fog. Becoming largely dry by the end of the night. Then isolated showers arrive from the west through the morning as hill fog lifts and bright or sunny spells develop. The showers will become occasionally heavy and sometimes thundery through the afternoon, ahead of a band of heavy showers moving east late afternoon, with a risk of hail and lightning, gusty winds and also merging to give longer spells of rain. Isolated heavy and perhaps thundery showers follow through the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
10% improving 90% through the morning, although dipping to 60% in heavy showers.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly 10-15 mph, gusting 25 mph.
Temperature
- At 600m Plus 12C to plus 14C
- Valley Plus 11C becoming plus 21C
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Widespread cloud base 400-600m lifting and breaking during the morning, but cloud still touching higher summits, especially near heavy showers. Very poor visibility initially with hill fog, then improving good or very good outside of showers with distant hills visible. Temporarily decreasing with heavy showers for only nearby hills to be visible.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 31 Aug
Scattered heavy and perhaps thundery showers, these gradually easing to become lighter through the afternoon then dying away through the evening. Fresh westerly winds.
Tue 1 Sep
Scattered showers, some possibly heavy and thundery. Lighter winds than of late.
Wed 2 Sep
Showers, some heavy and perhaps thundery. Strong west or southwest winds developing.
Mountain weather information
Mon 31 Aug
Scattered heavy and perhaps thundery showers, these gradually easing to become lighter through the afternoon then dying away through the evening. Fresh westerly winds.
Tue 1 Sep
Scattered showers, some possibly heavy and thundery. Lighter winds than of late.
Wed 2 Sep
Showers, some heavy and perhaps thundery. Strong west or southwest winds developing.
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summits
Other points of interest
Cluster of multiple stations