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Peak District: latest pressure

Saturday, 4 February 2012: dawn to dusk

Printable view Forecast issued: 0415 on Saturday, 4 February 2012

Overview for Saturday

A dry frosty start and morning. Cloud will increase with snow spreading from the west together with strong winds or gales.

Hazards	Risk	Explanation
Blizzards	Medium	With heavy snow over hill tops later and gales blizzard conditions are possible.
Heavy snow	High	Snow will become occasionally heavy and persistent later.
Storm force winds	No Risk
Gales	High	Strong south to southwest winds will gust increase to gale over peaks and ridges.
Severe chill effect	High	There will be a severe wind chill in gales and freezing conditions later.
Persistent and extensive hill fog	High	Hill fog will become widespread later.
Thunderstorms	No Risk
Heavy persistent rain	No Risk
Strong Sunlight	No Risk

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Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Saturday
Dawn to 0900	0900 to 1200	1200 to 1500	1500 to dusk
Sunny intervals	Cloudy	Light snow	Heavy snow
0%	10%	30-50%	70-90%

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Saturday

Weather

A dry frosty start and morning. Cloud will increase with outbreaks of snow spreading from the west soon after midday. This will become occasionally heavy during the afternoon with blizzard conditions in exposed areas. Becoming misty with widespread hill fog. Icy, snowy conditions are expected underfoot with a severe wind chill developing.

Visibility

Good at first, but becoming poor or very poor in hill fog and snow.

Hill fog

Cloud bases will be mainly above the tops at first. Cloud bases lowering to 300 metres later in the afternoon.

Maximum winds above 400m

Southerly winds will increase to strong to gale with speeds 30 to 40 mph, and gusts to 50 or 60 mph later.

Temperature

Valleys	Minus 4 rising to zero Celsius
600 m	Minus 1 or minus 2 Celsius
Freezing level	All level will be below freezing or around freezing later.

Sunday

Weather

A frosty start with lying snow and widespread icy surfaces. Some mist and valley freezing fog patches. Much of the day will be dry with bright or sunny spells. Cloud will though increase later with some patchy light rain, sleet or snow. Snow will fall on slopes above about 400 metres. Still feeling very cold with icy conditions.

Visibility

Locally poor or very poor in patchy mist and valley fog at first. Becoming very poor in hill fog later. Otherwise good.

Hill fog

Apart from some early morning mist and low cloud the hills will become free of cloud for a time during the day. Then hill fog forming on slopes above 400 metres later.

Maximum winds above 400m

Northwesterly light or moderate with speeds 15 to 25 mph over peaks.

Temperature

Valleys	Minus 4 Celsius rising to plus 3 Celsius
600 m	Minus 2 Celsius
Freezing level	All levels will be below freezing at first, rising to 300 metres later in the day.

Outlook

Monday

Remaining cold with lying snow. Some light rain, with sleet or snow possible on peaks at times. Cloud will be broken with patchy hill fog. Winds light and variable.

Tuesday

Turning a little less cold, but with rain, cloud and widespread hill fog. Lying snow will be slow to clear. Strong to gale southwesterly winds on peaks.

Wednesday

Further rain and strong to gale force winds are expected through the day. Hill fog will be widespread.

Cat & Fiddle (midway between Buxton and Macclesfield)

Altitude 511 metres

Rainfall measured at 03:00 Saturday, 04 February 2012

Last 24 hours 0.4 mm
Last 48 hours 0.4 mm
Last 72 hours 0.4 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.