
Peak District Mountain weather forecast table
Confidence
High confidence for some rain and strong winds at times, but with some calmer, drier interludes. Moderate confidence for Thursday's rainfall with the potential for heavy rain and gales.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Gales
Poor Visibility
Heavy Persistent Rain
Mountain weather forecast
A mainly dry, bright day with strongest winds easing. A risk of persistent rain later.
06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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Weather (at 600m) |
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Chance of precipitation (at 600m) |
10% | <05% | <05% | <05% | 20% | 40% |
06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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600m |
SW
30
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SW
25
|
SW
23
|
SW
20
|
S
19
|
S
21
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300m |
SW
21
|
SW
18
|
SW
17
|
SW
15
|
S
13
|
S
14
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Valley |
SW
13
|
SW
12
|
SW
12
|
S
11
|
S
8
|
S
9
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06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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600m | 37 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
300m | 30 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
Valley | 29 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 |
06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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600m |
10°
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10°
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11°
|
11°
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11°
|
10°
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300m |
12°
|
13°
|
13°
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14°
|
13°
|
12°
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Valley |
13°
|
14°
|
14°
|
15°
|
14°
|
13°
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Freezing Level |
2,300m
|
1,900m
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1,700m
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1,900m
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2,200m
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2,700m
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06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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600m |
5°
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6°
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7°
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8°
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7°
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6°
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300m |
9°
|
9°
|
10°
|
11°
|
11°
|
10°
|
Valley |
11°
|
12°
|
12°
|
13°
|
12°
|
11°
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Winds on summits may exceed those indicated in the tables above, especially early on. Walking conditions are expected to be tricky given strong winds, particularly early in the day. A risk of heavy, persistent rain into the evening would bring poor visibility and disorientating conditions as cloud thickens.
Weather
Gale force winds continuing overnight, though slowly easing. Mainly dry and bright in the daytime, with winds easing a little through the middle of the day, but still remaining fairly strong. Turning cloudier during the late afternoon and evening, with a risk for a more persistent and widespread period of rain to develop in the evening. This could be heavy at times.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90%, but falling to 60% by the evening.
Low cloud and visibility
Cloud generally above summits through the morning, but a few small patches of cloud possible on the highest Peaks at first. A chance for more widespread low cloud to develop during the evening with extensive bases 400-500m and patches below this. Visibility generally very good, but becoming moderate or poor if persistent rain develops.
Recent rainfall
Last 24 hours | Last 48 hours | Last 72 hours |
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N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Mountain weather information
Weather
Rain clearing overnight with winds easing a little, though probably still mostly cloudy around dawn. Early cloud soon clearing to leave a generally dry, bright and rather windy day. Just a small chance of the odd, blustery afternoon shower developing inland. Fine through the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90%.
Maximum wind speed expected
Westerly 20-25mph, gusting 35mph.
Temperature
- At 600m Plus 10 degrees Celsius.
- Valley Plus 11 increasing Plus 17 degrees Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
A few small patches of cloud may cover high western Peaks through the early morning, otherwise fine. Visibility will be good or very good.
Mountain weather information
Sat 30 Sep
Largely fine to start, though a few valley mist and fog patches are possible early morning. Probably remaining dry through the day. Clouding over into the evening with strengthening southerly winds and a chance persistent rain developing.
Sun 1 Oct
Overnight rain and strong winds probably clearing early morning. Sunny spells and isolated blustery showers following.
Mon 2 Oct
Probably rather breezy with a chance of showers, or a longer spell of rain during the day.
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summit forecast map
The Peak District is home to a wide variety of magnificent hills, moors, outcrops and gritstone edges.
The National Park itself covers an area of 555 square miles with a high point on Kinder Scout of 636 metres. Despite its name, the landscape generally lacks sharp peaks, being characterised by rounded hills and gritstone escarpments.
Despite what its name may suggest, the Peak District is similar in geography to the more gentle Yorkshire Dales. Its highest point is Kinder Scout, although Bleaklow Head (610 metres) and Black Hill (582 metres) offer great alternatives while losing little in terms of total elevation. Black Hill is a point of interest with its covering of peat and lack of vegetation giving the peak its name. However, conservation work has since transformed the peak so that large areas of the bare peat are now covered with native shrubs.
While the Peak District may lack sharp elevations, the whole area covers huge upland stretches, meaning that much of the National Park is on land that's more than 300 metres above sea level.