Mountain weather

Peak District Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for southeast flow persisting also for relatively unsettled from Wednesday, but lowering for timing detail of worst of conditions.

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This evening forecast

Rain turning more persistent late evening. Moderate southeasterly summit winds. Freezing level around 1300m.

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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 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.
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.

Mountain weather forecast

Mainly dry by day with some bright spells. Summit winds strengthening.

Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy (night) Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Light rain
Chance of precipitation
(at 600m)
80% 30% 10% 10% 10% 00% 20% 30%

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 S
19
S
19
S
20
SE
21
SE
27
SE
29
SE
28
SE
28
300m S
15
S
16
S
16
SE
16
SE
23
SE
24
SE
22
SE
24
Valley S
9
SE
9
SE
8
SE
9
SE
14
SE
16
SE
15
SE
17
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 25 25 26 28 37 39 37 38
300m 22 23 25 25 33 35 33 35
Valley 21 22 21 23 30 34 33 37

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
1,300m
1,200m
1,000m
1,100m
900m
1,100m
1,100m
1,200m

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

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Severe wind chill effect restricted to higher routes.

Weather

Hill fog and occasional rain at first overnight, turning largely dry by dawn as the cloud becomes more broken. Largely dry by day with occasional brighter spells appearing. Cloud gradually thickening from the west through the evening bringing occasional rain towards late evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

80% by day.

Low cloud and visibility

Good or very good, becoming moderate or poor in rain, very poor within cloud with bases occasionally lowering 600m.

Recent rainfall

Location: Cat & Fiddle (Midway between Buxton and Macclesfield)
Altitude: 511m
Last 24 hoursLast 48 hoursLast 72 hours
5.7mm6.5mm11.8mm
Measurement date:

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Mountain weather information

Weather

Best chance of drier, brighter conditions expected early to mid-morning, on a rather cloudy day with occasional rain which turns heavy at times. Strong southeast summit winds bringing severe wind chill to higher peaks.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

50% becoming 25% from mid-morning

Maximum wind speed expected

Southeast mean 30mph with gusts reaching 45mph across exposed ridges and summits.

Temperature

  • At 600m Plus 3-4 Celsius
  • Valley Plus 4 Celsius increasing 8 Celsius for the afternoon
  • Freezing level Above summits

Low cloud and visibility

Good or very good, becoming moderate or poor in rain, very poor within cloud with bases becoming quite extensive from 600m from mid-morning with patches lower down for the afternoon.

Mountain weather information

Thu 22 Jan

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Dull with rain, most of this light. Fresh to strong southeast summit winds bringing a severe wind chill to higher peaks. Freezing level above all summits.

Fri 23 Jan

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Mainly dry and occasionally bright start, then occasional rain developing from late morning. Moderate to fresh southeast summit winds bringing a severe wind chill to highest peaks. Freezing level above all summits.

Sat 24 Jan

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Mainly cloudy with some patchy light rain and summit snow. Light easterly winds.

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Summit specific forecast

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