Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Peak District

Confidence

High confidence for the generally settled conditions with unusually high temperatures. Lower confidence in the risk of some patchy low cloud on Sunday morning.

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.

Mountain weather forecast

Generally dry, warm and sunny.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Clear night
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
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 SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
W 11mph knots
W
11mph
W 11mph knots
W
11mph
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
S 6mph knots
S
6mph
300m
300m E 3mph knots
E
3mph
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph
S 4mph knots
S
4mph
Valley
Valley E 1mph knots
E
1mph
W 3mph knots
W
3mph
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph
W 4mph knots
W
4mph
E 3mph knots
E
3mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 7mph 10mph 14mph 15mph 11mph 8mph
300m
300m 3mph 7mph 10mph 11mph 7mph 5mph
Valley
Valley 3mph 5mph 9mph 11mph 8mph 5mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 10 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 13 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius 20 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 13 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 19 degrees Celsius 20 degrees Celsius 21 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2300m
2100m
2200m
2400m
2700m
3000m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

The dry, sunny conditions will mean that high UV is a significant risk so appropriate sun protection should be used. The temperatures will be higher than usual for this time of year, and so walkers should be prepared for this with plenty of water and appropriate layers for the cooler temperatures on the summits.

Weather

Some patchy low cloud or mist possible at first, which will quickly dissipate on Sunday morning to leave a fine, dry day with plenty of sunshine and light variable winds.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

70% at first quickly becoming >95%.

Low cloud and visibility

A low chance of some occasional low cloud at first with bases 100-300m, this quickly lifting to above summits early in the morning. Visibility will generally be very good or excellent, though may be moderate to poor in any low cloud first thing in the morning.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast