Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Peak District

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Confidence

High confidence for overall settled conditions. Moderate confidence for the amount of sunshine which will break through the high cloud. Low confidence for any precipitation on Sunday.

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.
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Mountain hazards explained

Mountain weather forecast

Hazy sunshine, turning increasingly cloudy later.

Time
 Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
 Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
 Chance of precipitation
<5%
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 15mph knots
SW
15mph
 W 14mph knots
W
14mph
 W 15mph knots
W
15mph
 W 16mph knots
W
16mph
 W 16mph knots
W
16mph
 W 12mph knots
W
12mph
300m
 300m SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
 W 9mph knots
W
9mph
 W 11mph knots
W
11mph
 W 14mph knots
W
14mph
 W 13mph knots
W
13mph
 W 8mph knots
W
8mph
Valley
 Valley SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph
 W 5mph knots
W
5mph
 W 9mph knots
W
9mph
 W 10mph knots
W
10mph
 NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph
 W 4mph knots
W
4mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
 Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
 600m 20mph 18mph 20mph 21mph 21mph 17mph
300m
 300m 13mph 12mph 15mph 18mph 18mph 12mph
Valley
 Valley 11mph 9mph 15mph 17mph 17mph 12mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
 Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
 600m 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
300m
 300m 13 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius
Valley
 Valley 14 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 20 degrees Celsius 19 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
3200m
3200m
3200m
2900m
2800m
3000m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

A fine day, and despite some cloud cover, UV-levels will remain high. Appropriate sun-protection recommended.

Weather

Likely dry with sunny spells, although any sunshine will likely be hazy. Cloud could thicken a little in the afternoon, perhaps bringing a few isolated outbreaks of rain, mainly in the north and most likely after dark.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

100% becoming 80% from late afternoon.

Low cloud and visibility

Cloud will be largely above summits, but could briefly see some patches form around 600m from late afternoon. Mainly good or very good views expected, with any rainfall unlikely to bring significant reductions by day, but perhaps reducing visibility to moderate at time from late afternoon onwards.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast

The Peak District is home to a wide variety of magnificent hills, moors, outcrops and gritstone edges.

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