Met Office: Peak District: latest pressure

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Overview for Friday

Cold and windy with scattered heavy showers, wet snow at highest levels, risk of hail and thunder. A few sunny intervals. Showers mostly dying away later.

Hazards	Risk	Explanation
Blizzards	No Risk
Heavy snow	No Risk
Storm force winds	No Risk
Gales	High	For much of the day above about 400 metres.
Severe chill effect	High	In rain and wet snow at higher levels.
Persistent and extensive hill fog	No Risk
Thunderstorms	Medium	Occasional lightning in heaviest showers chiefly in the afternoon in the east.
Heavy persistent rain	No Risk

Hazards

Risk

Explanation

Blizzards

No Risk

Heavy snow

No Risk

Storm force winds

No Risk

Gales

High

For much of the day above about 400 metres.

Severe chill effect

High

In rain and wet snow at higher levels.

Persistent and extensive hill fog

No Risk

Thunderstorms

Medium

Occasional lightning in heaviest showers chiefly in the afternoon in the east.

Heavy persistent rain

No Risk

Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Friday
Dawn to 0900	0900 to 1200	1200 to 1500	1500 to dusk
Heavy rain showers	Hail showers	Hail showers	Hail showers
40%	60%	60%	40%

Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Friday

Dawn to 0900

0900 to 1200

1200 to 1500

1500 to dusk

Heavy rain showers

Hail showers

40%

60%

40%

Detailed mountain weather forecast: Peak District

Friday
Saturday
Outlook

Friday

Weather

Occasional sunny intervals with scattered rain and hail showers, wet snow above 500 metres, perhaps temporary accumulations on highest peaks. Showers becoming much lighter and almost dying away towards dusk.

Visibility

Good away from showers and hill fog.

Hill fog

Occasional fog above 500 metres chiefly in showers, but lifting above summits later.

Maximum winds above 400m

North-northwest veering north-northeast, 30-40mph gusts 50-60mph over highest peaks and ridges.

Temperature

Valleys	Plus 3-5 Celsius rising 7 to 9 Celsius for a time.
600 m	Plus 3 Celsius falling to zero later.
Freezing level	Just above summits, falling to about 600 metres by dusk.

Saturday

Weather

Isolated light showers but essentially dry with sunny spells. Variable sometimes large amounts of cloud. Strong northwesterly winds at higher levels.

Visibility

Good or very good.

Hill fog

Occasional fog above about 600 metres.

Maximum winds above 400m

Northwesterly 20-30 mph gusts 30-40mph.

Temperature

Valleys	Plus 5 to plus 9 Celsius
600 m	Plus 3 Celsius
Freezing level	Just above summits.

Outlook

Sunday

Isolated light showers but essentially dry. Often cloudy with occasional fog above 500 metres, but some bright or sunny spells especially in the southeast. Freezing level above summits. Good or very good visibility. Strong northwesterly winds at higher levels.

Monday

Perhaps some bright or sunny intervals at times otherwise mostly cloudy but mainly dry. Northwesterly winds continuing, still quite strong at highest levels. Occasional fog at higher levels. Freezing level above summits.