Mountain weather

Peak District Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for the mobile nature of the westerly weather patterns through Tuesday then for high pressure extending from the northeast thereafter, but lowering for the transitional timing detail.

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This evening forecast

A few isolated light showers mixed with clear spells. Light winds. Freezing level 700m.

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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.

hazard 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.

hazard Gales
Gale force winds (gusts over 50mph) make walking difficult and strenuous with a potential to be blown over by gusts. There is often a marked increase in winds through cols or on exposed ridges and summits. Distances can take longer to cover and compass bearings become harder to follow accurately.
hazard Severe Chill Effect
Wind significantly lowers the ‘feels-like’ temperature relative to the actual temperature, with even moderate winds significantly adding to the chilling effect. Strong winds can result in a severe and debilitating wind chill many degrees below the actual temperature. This effect will be enhanced in rain or wet snow. Without protection, prolonged exposure could result in frost nip or frostbite on exposed parts of the body and/or hypothermia.

Mountain weather forecast

Rain and snow clearing to showers late afternoon. Strong summit winds.

Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Sleet shower (day) Sleet shower (day) Heavy snow shower (night)
Chance of precipitation
(at 600m)
<05% 10% 20% 70% 90% 40% 50% 70%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m SW
14
SW
17
SW
22
SW
25
SW
31
W
28
W
26
W
26
300m S
10
SW
13
S
16
S
22
SW
25
W
20
W
19
W
18
Valley S
6
S
7
S
10
S
13
SW
16
W
14
W
14
W
12
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m 21 25 32 36 41 37 36 36
300m 18 21 26 32 35 28 27 26
Valley 18 20 24 28 33 29 31 25

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m
300m
Valley
Freezing Level
700m
800m
800m
1,400m
1,500m
900m
800m
600m

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m
-4°
-4°
-5°
-4°
-2°
-3°
-5°
-8°
300m
-1°
-2°
-1°
-3°
Valley
-1°

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Some chance of gales across most exposed ridges and summits.

Weather

A cloudy start with some patchy light snow, which turns heavier and more persistent from late morning, before clearing to scattered showers around late afternoon, which persist for the evening. Snow level 600m lifting above summits late morning, lowering 600m again in early evening showers, before penetrating to quite low levels towards midnight.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

50% at first, lowering 10% by late morning, then lifting 80% by late afternoon

Low cloud and visibility

Good or very good becoming moderate or poor in rain and showers, very poor in snow and within cloud, which will be quite extensive from 500m during the morning, before lifting and breaking late afternoon.

Recent rainfall

Location: Cat & Fiddle (Midway between Buxton and Macclesfield)
Altitude: 511m
Last 24 hoursLast 48 hoursLast 72 hours
3mm35.5mm36.7mm
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Mountain weather information

Weather

Beginning with brighter spells and only a few isolated showers, these wintry above 500m. Cloud thickening from the west to bring periods of light to moderate rain from around midday, which turns patchy for the evening. Fresh to strong summit winds.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

80% at dawn becoming 10% from mid-day

Maximum wind speed expected

West or southwest mean 20-25mph, with gusts reaching 40mph across more exposed ridges and summits.

Temperature

  • At 600m Zero Celsius increasing 5 Celsius for the afternoon
  • Valley Plus 1 Celsius increasing 9 Celsius for the afternoon
  • Freezing level 600m lifting above summits by mid-morning

Low cloud and visibility

Good or very good becoming moderate or poor in rain and showers, very poor in early snow showers and within cloud, which becomes extensive from 500m from late morning.

Mountain weather information

Tue 17 Mar

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Cloudy with patchy rain and fresh summit winds. Freezing level above summits.

Wed 18 Mar

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Mainly dry with brighter spells increasing into the afternoon. Light winds. Freezing level above summits.

Thu 19 Mar

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Dry with bright and sunny spells. Light winds. Freezing level above summits.

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Summit specific forecast

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