Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Peak District

Confidence

High for largely settled conditions with a slow moving high over Scotland, although lower for cloud amounts.

Sunrise: Sunset:
Sunrise: Sunset:
Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

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

Sunny spells and a few, mainly morning, showers. Fresh northeasterly winds.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Weather symbols Light rain showers (night) Light rain showers (night) Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 600m)
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
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 18mph knots
NE
18mph
NE 18mph knots
NE
18mph
NE 20mph knots
NE
20mph
NE 18mph knots
NE
18mph
NE 18mph knots
NE
18mph
NE 18mph knots
NE
18mph
300m
300m NE 10mph knots
NE
10mph
NE 12mph knots
NE
12mph
NE 14mph knots
NE
14mph
NE 13mph knots
NE
13mph
NE 13mph knots
NE
13mph
NE 14mph knots
NE
14mph
Valley
Valley NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 23mph 24mph 27mph 24mph 25mph 25mph
300m
300m 14mph 16mph 20mph 18mph 19mph 21mph
Valley
Valley 14mph 17mph 20mph 19mph 20mph 23mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 0 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius 1 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 5 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
1300m
1200m
1200m
1200m
1300m
1300m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Feeling rather cold at height with occasionally strong winds over the higher peaks.

Weather

Variable cloud with scattered light showers overnight. Some brighter intervals developing into the afternoon and evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

Around 60% through the morning becoming close to 100% in the afternoon.

Low cloud and visibility

Occasional or periods of cloud above about 600m through the morning becoming little or no cloud below the summits through the afternoon and evening. Away from cloud visibility good or very good, reducing briefly in showers.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast