Mountain weather
Peak District
Confidence
High for a wet and windy day. Moderate for shower detail. Moderate for further spells of rain mid-week, then becoming drier and warmer Friday. Low confidence for evolution into the weekend.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 19 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 20 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Any showers soon dying out this evening. Cloud increasing, with rain arriving before midnight.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy with heavy rain to start, then heavy showers and a few sunny spells later with a risk of thunderstorms.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
80%
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80%
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80%
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60%
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40%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | S 19mph knots
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19mph |
SE 22mph knots
SE
22mph |
SE 24mph knots
SE
24mph |
S 20mph knots
S
20mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
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300m
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300m | SE 15mph knots
SE
15mph |
SE 18mph knots
SE
18mph |
SE 20mph knots
SE
20mph |
S 16mph knots
S
16mph |
S 17mph knots
S
17mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SE 10mph knots
SE
10mph |
SE 11mph knots
SE
11mph |
SE 13mph knots
SE
13mph |
S 11mph knots
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11mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 26mph | 31mph | 33mph | 27mph | 27mph | 26mph | 24mph | 29mph |
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300m
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300m | 23mph | 28mph | 30mph | 24mph | 25mph | 24mph | 22mph | 23mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 22mph | 26mph | 28mph | 22mph | 23mph | 21mph | 21mph | 21mph |
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Valley
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1800m
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1900m
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2200m
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2000m
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2000m
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2100m
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1900m
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1900m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Feeling cool over summits, very wet throughout, with slippery conditions and potential significant surface runoff and swollen watercourses. Waterproofs necessary, though these may become soaked.
Weather
Extensive low cloud and persistent, occasionally heavy, rain will extend across the park through much of the morning. This clearing through late morning, to frequent heavy showers through the afternoon, with a chance of a few thundery downpours, these easing into the evening and overnight.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% to start, becoming 90% by lunchtime.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive low cloud (bases down to around 400m) through the morning, lifting and breaking later in the morning with cloud then above the summits through the afternoon. Visibility generally very poor to start, improving to very good later in the day, though reducing to poor or very poor in showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Windy and cloudy with outbreaks of rain through the morning, perhaps some embedded heavy showers. Rain may then clear for a time around midday with some bright spells, followed by a further band of showery rain in the afternoon and early evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40% becoming 80% by midday.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly 15-20mph gusting to 30-35mph.
Temperature
- At 600m Plus 7 Celsius, becoming plus 11 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 10 Celsius, becoming plus 16 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive cloud down to 400m through the morning, lifting above summits in the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Thu 21 May
A cloudy start with overnight rain soon clearing. Becoming drier and brighter into the afternoon. Windy to start, easing later. Feeling warmer. Freezing level above summits.
Fri 22 May
A largely dry and bright day with fair weather cloud. A risk of thundery showers toward the end of the afternoon and evening. Becoming warm. Freezing level above summits.
Sat 23 May
Low confidence but probably rather cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Warm, with freezing level above summits.
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summits
Other points of interest
Cluster of multiple stations