Mountain weather

Peak District Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for east to southeast flow persisting also for quite unsettled, but lowering for timing detail of worst of conditions.

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This evening forecast

Patchy rain merging to longer spells of light to moderate rain late evening. Cold at height in fresh easterly summit winds and a freezing level around 1000m.

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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 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

Cloudy with occasional light to moderate rain Moderate summit winds.

Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
(at 600m)
80% 70% 60% 70% 70% 60% 80% 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 E
22
E
20
E
16
SE
17
SE
18
SE
16
S
14
S
12
300m E
17
E
15
SE
12
SE
13
SE
14
SE
12
SE
10
S
9
Valley E
13
E
11
E
9
SE
9
SE
10
SE
8
SE
7
S
7
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 29 27 23 24 25 23 21 17
300m 25 22 19 21 22 19 17 14
Valley 28 24 20 21 20 18 17 15

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
1,100m
1,100m
1,100m
1,100m
1,100m
1,100m
1,100m
1,100m

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

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Navigation challenging in the quite extensive hill fog.

Weather

Cloudy to overcast with occasional spells of light to moderate rain throughout.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

25%

Low cloud and visibility

Good or very good, becoming moderate or poor in rain, very poor within cloud with bases quiet extensive from 500m

Recent rainfall

Location: Cat & Fiddle (Midway between Buxton and Macclesfield)
Altitude: 511m
Last 24 hoursLast 48 hoursLast 72 hours
1.6mm1.9mm2mm
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Rainfall data provided by the Environment Agency. The Met Office is not responsible for content provided by third parties and may remove this data without warning.

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Mountain weather information

Weather

Cloudy start with occasional rain showers. Outbreaks dwindling by late morning as some limited brighter spells develop. Area of rain and lowering cloud feeding from the west late afternoon and through the evening. Relatively light winds.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

30% at dawn lifting 75% for a time around mid-day

Maximum wind speed expected

South or southeast 15mph or less

Temperature

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

Low cloud and visibility

Good or very good, becoming moderate or poor in rain and snow, very poor within cloud with bases quiet extensive from 500m early and late in the day

Mountain weather information

Mon 2 Feb

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Patchy light rain and summit sleet. Moderate to fresh summit winds. Freezing level 900-1000 metres.

Tue 3 Feb

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Occasional rain and summit sleet. Fresh east or southeast summit winds. Freezing level 900 metres.

Wed 4 Feb

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Occasional rain and summit sleet. Fresh east or southeast summit winds. Freezing level 900 metres.

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Summit specific forecast

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