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Peak District: forecast weather

Friday, 10 February 2012: dawn to dusk

Printable view Forecast issued: 0459 on Friday, 10 February 2012

Overview for Friday

Any early morning light sleet or snow clearing to leave a dry but mostly cloudy day. Cold.

Hazards	Risk	Explanation
Blizzards	No Risk
Heavy snow	No Risk
Storm force winds	No Risk
Gales	No Risk
Severe chill effect	High	30 mph winds and subzero temperatures, brings the risk of severe wind chill if unprepared.
Persistent and extensive hill fog	High	Overcast and persistent hill fog above around 300-400m lifting and clearing during the morning.
Thunderstorms	No Risk
Heavy persistent rain	No Risk
Strong Sunlight	No Risk

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Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Friday
Dawn to 0900	0900 to 1200	1200 to 1500	1500 to dusk
Dull	Dull	Cloudy	Sunny intervals
10%	10%	0%	0%

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Friday

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Perhaps a little sleet or snow in places at first, this mainly in the west and south of the Park but becoming generally dry, although staying cloudy for the most part. Any brightness is likely to be confined to eastern parts of the Park. Icy conditions likely, especially at first and on higher peaks, where snow cover remains.

Visibility

Mainly moderate or good, but poor in or near hill fog, especially during the morning.

Hill fog

Likely to be widespread above 300-400m at first but lifting and breaking to ragged or well broken above 500 metres by the afternoon.

Maximum winds above 400m

Southerly or southeasterly 30 mph.

Temperature

Valleys	Rising to no higher than plus 2 Celsius.
600 m	Minus 4 Celsius.
Freezing level	around 300m.

Saturday

Weather

A very cold but dry day with plenty of sunshine, perhaps turning hazy later. Some early morning cloud is possible perhaps leading to some hill fog for a time. Winds will become generally light and rather more variable in direction. Icy conditions where any lying snow remains.

Visibility

Good to very good.

Hill fog

Perhaps some well broken hill fog to around 300m at first, but quickly clearing.

Maximum winds above 400m

Variable 10 to 15 mph.

Temperature

Valleys	Minus 7, struggling to reach zero Celsius at best.
600 m	Minus 3 Celsius.
Freezing level	all levels.

Outlook

Sunday

A cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and sleet perhaps wintry on the highest peaks at times. Hill fog is likely, largely from mid levels upwards. Winds will be generally light once again and variable in direction. The freezing level may creep just above the summits later.

Monday

Another cloudy but increasingly windy day, with outbreaks of rain or drizzle developing, and with the freezing level above the summits. Less cold than of late, allowing any remaining snow and ice cover to thaw.

Tuesday

A brighter day with sunny intervals and with scattered showers, these especially in the north and west of the Park. A strong northerly or northwesterly wind will be accompanied by falling temperatures, bringing an increasing risk of wind chill.

Cat & Fiddle (midway between Buxton and Macclesfield)

Altitude 511 metres

Rainfall measured at 03:00 Friday, 10 February 2012

Last 24 hours 4.2 mm
Last 48 hours 4.2 mm
Last 72 hours 4.4 mm

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.