Mountain weather

Peak District Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for showery conditions on Friday then mainly dry from Saturday onwards but confidence decreasing through the weekend so please keep up to date with the forecast.

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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 Gales
Gale force winds (gusts over 50mph) make walking difficult and strenuous with a potential to be blown over by gusts. There is often a marked increase in winds through cols or on exposed ridges and summits. Distances can take longer to cover and compass bearings become harder to follow accurately.
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.
hazard Thunderstorms
Lightning is a significant mountain hazard which can result in serious injury or death. Mountain terrain often leaves one highly exposed to lightning strikes. Hail may give unpleasant conditions with torrential rain and localised flash flooding also possible, mainly in Summer months.

Mountain weather forecast

Showers developing, some heavy and thundery in the afternoon. Cold and breezy at height.

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Weather
(at 600m)
Fog Light rain Light shower (day) Heavy shower (day) Heavy shower (day) Partly cloudy (night)
Chance of precipitation
(at 600m)
20% 40% 60% 60% 40% 30%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m SW
19
S
17
S
19
S
23
SW
22
SW
21
300m S
14
S
15
S
15
S
17
SW
15
S
14
Valley S
6
S
10
S
12
S
13
SW
11
S
10
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m 27 23 27 32 31 32
300m 22 21 22 25 23 24
Valley 21 20 23 26 24 24

Altitude above mean sea level
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600m
300m
Valley
10°
10°
Freezing Level
900m
1,000m
1,100m
1,200m
1,100m
1,100m

Altitude above mean sea level
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600m
-3°
-2°
-1°
-2°
300m
Valley

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Mild in the valleys but feeling rather cold on the tops with a marked wind chill on the tops, especially in the showers.

Weather

A dry and bright start but cloud increasing through the morning with showers breaking out. Some showers in the afternoon could be heavy with hail and a small chance of lightning. Becoming dry with clear spells in the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

60%. Cloud will come and go from the summits at times.

Low cloud and visibility

Patchy cloud and fog, locally down to 400m in showers. Outside of low cloud, visibility mainly good, reducing to a few km or less in showers.

Recent rainfall

Location: Cat & Fiddle (Midway between Buxton and Macclesfield)
Altitude: 511m
Last 24 hoursLast 48 hoursLast 72 hours
14.8mm17.9mm26mm
Measurement date:

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

Clear spells and patchy mist overnight. This will clear during then morning then a few isolated showers developing. Becoming dry with lengthening spells of sunshine in the afternoon then a dry, clear evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

40% at first then becoming 80%.

Maximum wind speed expected

Southerly 15mph gusts 25mph.

Temperature

  • At 600m Plus 3C rising to 7C.
  • Valley Plus 5C rising to 11 or 12C.
  • Freezing level Above the summits.

Low cloud and visibility

Patchy low cloud and fog above 500m at first, gradually lifting. Otherwise mostly good visibility with patchy summit fog in showers.

Mountain weather information

Sun 31 Mar

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Dry with bright spells but still feeling rather chilly on the tops. Light south-easterly winds. Freezing level above summits.

Mon 1 Apr

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Bright spells and a few showers. Light easterly winds.

Tue 2 Apr

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Mainly dry but showers may develop through the afternoon. Light southerly winds.

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Summit specific forecast

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