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.... Weather Forecast for Buxton & The Peak District: ...
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ROAD WORKS REPORTS: .Macclesfield Main Road is to close at nighttime - Monday 18th May to Saturday 23rd May for "geotechnical investigations" between the junction with the A53 at the Ladmanlow turning and the A537/A54 junction turning towards Congleton.
AND The A6 is closing between Disley and Alders Lane near High Lane for " surface dressing" (weather dependant!) Sunday 10th May daytime 07.30 to 17.30, then Monday 11th May to Wednesday 13th May nighttime 19.00 to 06.00, then Sunday 17th May to Tuesday 19th May nighttime 19.00 to 06.00 PLEASE NOTE! This will have severe effect on bus services along the route - CLICK HERE for what is planned for buses. Thank you Neil Thorpe for the update on days and times!
Thank you Kate Clark for the note about the B5053 Road being closed for Severn Trent to "fit a water meter"- this is the road from Brierlow Bar up past Lhoist towards Earl Sterndale - signs at the site show a closure from 18th May to 22nd May (5 days) The online Roads Website says "11th May to 22nd May" Does anyone care about motorists trying to get to work and other places!
AND .. .For those who use the Rivelin Valley, A57 route into Sheffield, there is to be a total closure in place. to repair a landslip - just near the Wyming Brook/Rivelin Valley Reservoirs - the road will be completely closed for seven weeks, from Monday 20th April to Friday 5th June. Thank you Roger and Nick Hart for the updates on this.
AND - from DCC " Dukes Drive in Buxton will be closed for 10 days sometime between Monday 20th April and 14th August - 10 days in 16 weeks!"
AND The B5470 Macclesfield to Whaley Bridge Road UPDATE: - the council is expecting the road to be back open by ..... LATEST UPDATE ... July, 2026.......
...................................... .......Good Morning .....Pollen Index..... LOW ... UV Index.....MEDIUM .......... Weather Forecast...
Thursday:
Thursday: fairly cool and cloudy, but mainly dry - moderate south easterly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 13°C.
Thursday Evening and Night: some patchy showers likely in the evening - drier conditions for nighttime - moderate south easterly winds - frost free - Minimum temperature 7°C.
Friday:
Friday: dry periods, some brightness - and scattered showers - fairly light south easterly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 15°C.
Friday Evening and Night: patchy showers and some clearer periods - fairly light south easterly winds - frost free - Minimum temperature 7°C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Saturday: dry and bright spells, and patchy showers - moderate north easterly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 15°C.
Sunday: cool and mainly dry with some brightness - moderate north easterly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 12°C.
Monday: cool with dry and bright spells, and patchy light showers - moderate north easterly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 10°C...................
PHOTOGRAPHS: ...Delighted to receive your photographs (please send to Michael - email mh@22mh.com) to display on this site - anything about this lovely area we live in - which will be of interest to viewers of buxtonweather.co.uk - I will always credit the sender - (and I may take the liberty of adding some local information, and local history!). Photos relating to our weather, local events, our wonderful Peak District scenery, local animals and birds, love of the great outdoors - or what have you!! I may delay posting photos, through extreme weather events - will save them for once things calm down again! (My website providers go bananas when 20, 30, 40,000 page loads, land on the site in 8 hours!) Please click on a photo to see the full size versions of all the photos - then just click the back arrow at the top left, to come back to here:
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........We have a Blue Tit building a nest (well Monday it
brought nesting stuff in - and Tuesday it threw it all out
again, so now, less hopeful! ) (Still visiting through the
day - stuff in, stuff out!) ...NOW have eggs ! Happy Days ! ............likely have lots of birds of your own - but
if you want to watch birds at a feeder, in a tree in our garden
- CLICK HERE! - you may see a warning that it is "NOT SECURE" - but of course
I am not asking you for credit cards of anything like that so it
is NOT a security risk - some may still find that the
feed is blocked - please try another browser like Edge or
similar to see if that helps -
CLICK HERE!
-Things to do in BUXTON - "Explore Buxton" Click Here !! - -Or Our Local Paper - Buxton Advertiser - Click Here!! .......- -Like to read a quick, one page guide, to the joys of Buxton? - (Written recently by the Sunday Times) - and why you should visit this lovely Town!? CLICK HERE...
....................Met Office - Longer Range
Forecast, for the entire UK Met Office.:
........Monday 11 May - Wednesday 20 May
Changeable and at times rather unsettled conditions look to dominate through the middle part of May, with low pressure often close by. This means periods of rain or showers, some of which could be heavy, for many places, though some drier interludes are also expected. For the most part, temperatures are likely to be close to or perhaps a little below normal, though depending on the position of low pressure relative to the UK, there is the chance of brief warmer mroe humid interludes extending north from the near continent. With this would be the chance of some thunderstorms, these most likely affecting parts of England and Wales.
Thursday 21 May - Thursday 4 Jun
Low pressure systems are likely to still be close by to the UK at the start of this period. This means showers or longer spells of rain are likely at times, these heavy in places, with the wettest conditions probably towards the northwest by this stage. There will, however, probably be some dry and warm interludes, these more likely towards the south, although temperatures are likely to be close to normal overall. Later in the period, more settled and drier conditions may develop, as high pressure establishes itself over or to the west of the UK, with temperatures perhaps rising a little above normal, especially in the west. Should this happen, eastern parts may be on the cool side with a predominant flow off the North Sea.................
........Monday 11 May - Wednesday 20 May
Changeable and at times rather unsettled conditions look to dominate through the middle part of May, with low pressure often close by. This means periods of rain or showers, some of which could be heavy, for many places, though some drier interludes are also expected. For the most part, temperatures are likely to be close to or perhaps a little below normal, though depending on the position of low pressure relative to the UK, there is the chance of brief warmer mroe humid interludes extending north from the near continent. With this would be the chance of some thunderstorms, these most likely affecting parts of England and Wales.
Thursday 21 May - Thursday 4 Jun
Low pressure systems are likely to still be close by to the UK at the start of this period. This means showers or longer spells of rain are likely at times, these heavy in places, with the wettest conditions probably towards the northwest by this stage. There will, however, probably be some dry and warm interludes, these more likely towards the south, although temperatures are likely to be close to normal overall. Later in the period, more settled and drier conditions may develop, as high pressure establishes itself over or to the west of the UK, with temperatures perhaps rising a little above normal, especially in the west. Should this happen, eastern parts may be on the cool side with a predominant flow off the North Sea.................
As well as my own weather station in Harpur Hill in Buxton, at www.buxtonweather.co.uk I am proud to be a member of the Team of Volunteers, manning the Met Office Climatological Station, on the Slopes, near the Crescent in Buxton - would you like to know more about that weather station? - what it does - and its incredible 150+ years history? - If so please CLICK HERE
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Weather Station Maintained by Michael Hilton, Buxton, Derbyshire |
Conditions At: 11:09 on 7/5/26 |
Outside, Shade Temperature 9.1 °C |
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| Dew Point | 5.8°C | ||
| Humidity | 80% | ||
| Barometer (corrected to sea level) |
1017mB Rate 0.13mB/hr |
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| Wind Figures: | |||
| Wind Speed | 5mph | ||
| Wind Direction | SSE | ||
| Wind Chill (How the temperature actually "feels") | 8.0 °C | ||
| Wind Currently Gusting To | 12mph | ||
| Peak Wind Gust Today | 13mph at 8:33 | ||
| Rainfall Figures: | |||
| Rainfall Today (Since Midnight) | 0.0 mm | ||
| Rainfall in the last hour | 0.0 mm | ||
| Total Rainfall in May | 6.4 mm | ||
| Total Rainfall in April | 34.6 mm (1.36 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in March | 115.6 mm (4.55 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in February | 194.6 mm (7.65 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in January | 173.6 mm (6.83 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in 2025 | 1319.4 mm (51.95 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in December | 192.0mm (7.56 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in November | 216.8mm (8.54 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in October | 189.2mm (7.45 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in September | 237.0mm (9.33 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in August | 44.2 mm (1.74 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in July | 66.8 mm (2.63 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in June | 76.2 mm (3.00 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in May | 61.2 mm (2.41 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in April | 18.8 mm (0.74 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in 2024 | 1549.8 mm (61.02 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in 2023 | 1787 .8 mm (70.39 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in 2022 | 1370.0 mm (53.94 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in 2021 | 1612.2 mm (63.48 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in 2020 | 1531.86 mm (60.31 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in 2019 | 1424.2 mm (56.07 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in 2018 | 1038.8 mm (40.90 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in 2017 | 1250.4 mm (49.23 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in 2016 | 1055.2 mm (41.54 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in 2015 | 1191.20 mm (46.90 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in 2014 (For earlier figures see the link top left) | 1245.60 mm (49.04 inches) | ||
| Sunshine Figures: | |||
| Sunshine hours on Wednesday (Sunrise to Sunset) (Updated after Sunset) | 5 . 17 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in May (Updated after Sunset) | 22 . 21 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in April (Updated after Sunset) | 206 . 10 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in March (Updated after Sunset) | 122 . 98 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in February (Updated after Sunset) | 29 . 25 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in January (Updated after Sunset) | 32 . 13 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in 2025 | 1502 .81 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in December (Updated after Sunset) | 25 . 50 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in November (Updated after Sunset) | 51 . 43 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in October (Updated after Sunset) | 55 . 69 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in September (Updated after Sunset) | 116 . 16 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in August (Updated after Sunset) | 151 . 46 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in July (Updated after Sunset) | 163 . 59 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in June (Updated after Sunset) | 195 . 70 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in May (Updated after Sunset) | 225 . 43 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in April (Updated after Sunset) | 229 . 57 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in 2023 | 1280 .03 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in 2022 | 1414.14 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in 2021 | 1242.25 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in 2020 | 1330.53 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in 2019 | 1316.47 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in 2018 | 1431.27 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in 2017 | 1096 . 00 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in 2016 | 1219 . 59 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in 2015 | 1239 . 88 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in 2014(For earlier figures see the link top left) | 1226 . 69 Hours | ||
| Monthly Average Temperatures: | |||
| Average Temp in April | 8 . 64°C | ||
| Average Temp in March | 6 . 63°C | ||
| Average Temp in February | 4 . 53°C | ||
| Average Temp in January | 2 . 71°C | ||
| Average Temp in 2025 | 9. 61 °C | ||
| Average Temp in December | 5 . 49°C | ||
| Average Temp in November | 6 . 57°C | ||
| Average Temp in October | 9 . 75°C | ||
| Average Temp in September | 11 . 91°C | ||
| Average Temp in August | 15 . 90°C | ||
| Average Temp in July | 16 . 36°C | ||
| Average Temp in June | 15 . 41°C | ||
| Average Temp in May | 12 . 15°C | ||
| Average Temp in April | 9 . 53°C | ||
| Average Temp in March | 6 . 65°C | ||
| Average Temp in 2024 | 9. 32 °C | ||
| Average Temp in 2023 | 9. 52 °C | ||
| Average Temp in 2022 | 9. 63 °C | ||
| Average Temp in 2021 | 8. 66 °C | ||
| Average Temp in 2020 | 8. 93 °C | ||
| Average Temp in 2019 | 8. 65 °C | ||
| Average Temp in 2018 | 8. 87 °C | ||
| Average Temp in 2017 | 9. 60 °C | ||
| Average Temp in 2016 | 8. 95 °C | ||
| Average Temp in 2015 | 8. 54 °C | ||
| Average Temp in 2014 ( For earlier figures see the link top left) | 9. 24 °C | ||
| Today's Temperature Extremes: | |||
| High Temperature | 9.2°C at 11:03 | ||
| Low Temperature | 3.8°C at 5:34 | ||
| Other Extremes (Since March 2003) | |||
| High Temperature |
36.3°C at 15.02 on 19th July
2022 (Previous highs were 34.3°C at 17.13 on 18th July 2022 , 31.90°C on 25th July 2019 and 30.7°C at 15.51 on 9th August 2003) |
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| Low Temperature |
-11.0°C at 07:35 on 20th December 2010 |
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| Highest Daily Rainfall (Midnight to Midnight) |
79 mm (3.11 inches) on 20th October
2023 Previous highest was 77 mm (3.03 inches) on 10th August 2004 |
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| Highest Monthly Rainfall |
308
mm (12.13 inches) in February 2020 (Previous highest was 287mm (11.30 inches)in August 2004) |
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| Highest Daily Sunshine Hours |
16.50 Hours on 14th June 2023
Previous highest was 16.36 Hours on 27th June 2018 |
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| Highest Monthly Sunshine Hours | 281. 87 Hours in July 2006 | ||
| Highest Wind Speed Gust | 88.08 mph on 21st January 2012 | ||
| Astronomical Data | |||
| Sunrise | 5:21 | ||
| Sunset | 20:46 | ||
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| Moonrise | 2:03 | ||
| Moonset | 8:44 | ||
