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.
Peak District
Friday 30th October 2020
Last updated
Friday 30th October 2020 at
8:07 AM
A weak ridge of high pressure will bring a spell of relatively benign conditions to S Scotland and into England and Wales. However, showers will affect NW Scotland and there is uncertainty in the extent that strong winds, rain and low cloud clear from the NW across Wales.
Windy at first. Rain clearing.
Southwesterly 35mph after dawn. A transition to 20 or 25mph will extend south. By dusk, little wind at all.
Walking arduous before from north conditions ease.
Rain clearing, probably morning
Occasional rain and drizzle morning will then clear away southwards, although patches may persist southern Peak District until mid afternoon.
Blanket fog almost all hills, before mostly or all clearing
Almost blanket fog above 300 or 400m western hills and 450m east morning, will probably mostly or all lift middle of day but south of Manchester, clear only slowly through the afternoon.
20% morning, rising progressively to 90% north and 30% south by mid afternoon
A little sunshine in the afternoon. Visibility intermittently poor before becoming good.
10C; may drop toward 7C.
14 to 16C, warmest eastern dales.
Peak District
Saturday 31st October 2020
Last updated
Friday 30th October 2020 at
8:07 AM
Low confidence in this forecast: South veering southwesterly 45 to 60mph, strongest in morning.
Walking, or perhaps general mobility, may be very difficult on higher areas, and wind chill severe. Sudden powerful gusts even lower slopes.
Widespread rain
Rain, may fall most of daylight, although may clear to give a substantially dry afternoon.
Threat almost blanket fog
Cloud base typically 300 to 450m.
20%
Little or no sunshine. Visibility extensively very poor in rain.
10C
15C.
Peak District
Sunday 1st November 2020
Last updated
Friday 30th October 2020 at
8:07 AM
Southwesterly 40 to 50mph, although for periods 55mph in morning.
Walking sometimes difficult and wind chill significant where exposed on higher areas.
Intermittent rain
Rain after dawn will clear to give several hours of dry weather, although risk rain again from dusk. Very wet underfoot.
May clear temporarily
Extensive cloud on the hills will lift to 550m or intermittently 650m.
50%
Occasional sun for a few hours after dull start. Hazy, and at times misty in rain.
6C
11C.
A series of deep Atlantic lows and their associated bands of rain and severe gale or storm force upland winds will affect Britain until early next week. It will then turn much drier, although some uncertainty as weak fronts may still affect northwest Scotland.