Peak District
The southernmost Pennines, covering the entire Peak District National Park, also extending north to hills accessed from Hebden Bridge, and including the hills immediately north of Manchester.
Saturday's Forecast
Moderate breeze, fairly small impact, but chilly
A noticeable breeze, feeling distinctly chilly. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Drizzle
Light rain or drizzle, total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Very murky conditions, the mountains shrouded in fog, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
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Moderate breeze, fairly small impact, but chilly
A noticeable breeze, feeling distinctly chilly. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Drizzle
Light rain or drizzle, total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Very murky conditions, the mountains shrouded in fog, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Saturday 4th May 2024
Last updated
Fri 3rd May 24 at
4:45PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A broad and very slack area of low pressure will edge north bringing extensive low cloud and areas of drizzle, with again bursts of heavy, perhaps locally thundery rain, developing into Scotland. Best breaks in cloud and sun in the northwest Highlands, and clearer, brighter conditions developing for southern Wales.
Headline for Peak District
Morning low cloud and drizzle, tending to slowly clear from south in the afternoon.
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 10 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Morning drizzle and rain clearing
Drizzly at first in hill fog, plus bursts of rain for a time, but likely to clear away northwestwards slowly during the afternoon. Then generally dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive at first, lifting and clearing
Blanket fog from many mid-slopes upward from dawn, for much of the morning into early afternoon. Then likely to lift and break up gradually from the south as the afternoon progresses leaving hills largely clear by late afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 80% by late afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, then some sun coming out through high cloud from mid afternoon. Murky in morning, but visibility becoming generally good in afternoon, possible slight haze persisting.
Temperature (at 600m)
7 to 10C.
And in the valleys
8C at dawn, rising to max 16C.
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Sunday 5th May 2024
Last updated
Fri 3rd May 24 at
4:45PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 10 to 15mph in the morning, but tending to drop in the afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Mostly dry
Bar an isolated shower or two, dry conditions will prevail through the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly clear
A few patches of cloud here and there on some slopes in the morning, but will disperse to leave the hills clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A mix of cloud and patchy sun. Visibility good or at times very good.
Temperature (at 600m)
8C lifting to 11C
And in the valleys
Lifting to 17 to 19C
Viewing Forecast For
Peak District
Monday 6th May 2024
Last updated
Fri 3rd May 24 at
4:45PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East to northeast 5 to 15mph, risk though of higher gusts around any heavy showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small, but scope for local sudden gusts of in and around any heavy, perhaps thundery, showers.
How Wet?
Showers breaking out, some heavy.
After a mostly dry morning, clouds will bubble up towards and into the afternoon with the risk of scattered showers, some heavy.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud lifting off the tops.
Banks of low cloud at varying heights from dawn, some hills perhaps clear. Bases will tend to rise of the tops and clear, but reforming in showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Lifting to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy periods, but also spells where the sun breaks through. Visibility good or very good at times, but poor in any heavy showers.
Temperature (at 600m)
10 or 11C
And in the valleys
17 to 19C
Planning Outlook
Slow-moving weather patterns continue through the Bank Holiday weekend as a weak zone of low pressure dominates over the British Isles. There will remain uncertainty of local day-to-day detail, but most likely the wind often light and temperatures generally mild, but less warm than midweek in western Scotland. Sunday into Monday, will see varied zones of heavy showers forming, local thunderstorms, but some places escaping often dry with the best sunny breaks for coastal areas as the convection builds inland. High pressure then tends to build from the west into midweek to bring a fair amount of dry weather, although rain bearing fronts may return to the northwest at times.