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.... Weather Forecast for Buxton & The Peak District: ...
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..............ROADS SIT REP: UPDATE 14.00.. some quite heavy snow showers through lunchtime, put 2cm of snow on the ground and caused some local road problems, now in a drier spell and road surfaces are mainly clear - but there are more showers to come ...............- UPDATE 10.15 Heavy sleet/Hail/snow but there are dry spells too - little in the ground - nothing on the roads ......................Update 08.00 - Sleety showers - No Snow on the ground in Buxton...................... 06.00 Wednesday - The torrential rain on Monday evening, with very strong winds, all turned more wintry through the early hours, and that has left just a roadside covering of wet snow on the highest routes, and nothing at lower levels by dawn - all routes, including high level routes, are clear.
...............ROAD WORKS REPORTS: The Wormhill to Millers Dale road is closed. Water works at Chee Tor cottage just above Wormhill Hall entrance. Ongoing till Friday " Thank you Angie Taylor for the update
AND ..A5004 Long Hill - temp lights daily between the Shady Oak and Elnor Lane - verges and pavement works - Thank you Gary Critchlow for the update.
AND .Goyts Lane (or Sandy Lane as we know it) - the road down into the Goyt Valley from the A5004 Long Hill, Road above Cold Springs, is closed for cattle grid repairs until Thursday April 2nd - Thank you Gary Critchlow for the update...
AND . DCC are closing the A621 Road which runs from Baslow at the Golden Gates Roundabout, up to Owler Bar Roundabout, on weekdays only, from Wednesday 19th March to Wednesday 25th March, from 09.30 to 15.00 for road repairs.
AND .The A6 will be closed overnight from 19.00 to 05.00 from the top of The Taddington By Pass, to The the A6 junction with the A6020 at Ashford in the Water - Monday 23rd March to Saturday 28th March, for pothole repairs. Thank you Roger Hart for this update
AND ...Severn Trent will have temporary lights on the A6 Fairfield Road, just below Queens Road, on Easter Sunday April 5th 09.30 to 17.00.
AND ... There are Multiway Lights at the New Mills Newtown traffic lights on the A6 / A6015 junction - from Monday 23rd February - scheduled to last to 14th April. They are refurbishing the traffic lights and upgrading the traffic system to "help keep the flow of traffic moving and help speed up the bus network".
AND The B5470 Macclesfield to Whaley Bridge Road UPDATE: - the council is expecting the road to be back open by ..... LATEST UPDATE ... August, 2026.......
........................................Good Morning ...........Weather Forecast .......
Wednesday:
Wednesday: a very cold day, with wintry/hail/snow showers, some may be heavy, and some drier spells - showers turning more to sleet later in the day, with some bright periods developing - strong westerly winds gusting to 45mph+ - Maximum Air Temperature 4°C.- BEWARE!...with Wind Chill this will feel like -2°C.!
Wednesday Evening and Night: a cold night - wintry showers through early evening clearing later and dry clear periods developing - strong westerly winds easing overnight - a ground frost and an air frost in many places - Minimum temperature -1°C.- BEWARE!...with Wind Chill this will feel like -5°C.!
Thursday:
Thursday: a cold day - mainly dry with bright periods - moderate north westerly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 7°C.
Thursday Evening and Night: a cold night - mainly dry with clear periods - moderate westerly winds - just about frost free - Minimum temperature 4°C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Friday: a cool day with showers - some dry bright periods too, later - moderate westerly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 8°C.
Saturday: a cool day - showers and some dry bright periods too at times - quite lively north westerly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 7°C.
Sunday: a cool day with showers - moderate north westerly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 8°C....................
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..............ROADS SIT REP: UPDATE 14.00.. some quite heavy snow showers through lunchtime, put 2cm of snow on the ground and caused some local road problems, now in a drier spell and road surfaces are mainly clear - but there are more showers to come ...............- UPDATE 10.15 Heavy sleet/Hail/snow but there are dry spells too - little in the ground - nothing on the roads ......................Update 08.00 - Sleety showers - No Snow on the ground in Buxton...................... 06.00 Wednesday - The torrential rain on Monday evening, with very strong winds, all turned more wintry through the early hours, and that has left just a roadside covering of wet snow on the highest routes, and nothing at lower levels by dawn - all routes, including high level routes, are clear.
...............ROAD WORKS REPORTS: The Wormhill to Millers Dale road is closed. Water works at Chee Tor cottage just above Wormhill Hall entrance. Ongoing till Friday " Thank you Angie Taylor for the update
AND ..A5004 Long Hill - temp lights daily between the Shady Oak and Elnor Lane - verges and pavement works - Thank you Gary Critchlow for the update.
AND .Goyts Lane (or Sandy Lane as we know it) - the road down into the Goyt Valley from the A5004 Long Hill, Road above Cold Springs, is closed for cattle grid repairs until Thursday April 2nd - Thank you Gary Critchlow for the update...
AND . DCC are closing the A621 Road which runs from Baslow at the Golden Gates Roundabout, up to Owler Bar Roundabout, on weekdays only, from Wednesday 19th March to Wednesday 25th March, from 09.30 to 15.00 for road repairs.
AND .The A6 will be closed overnight from 19.00 to 05.00 from the top of The Taddington By Pass, to The the A6 junction with the A6020 at Ashford in the Water - Monday 23rd March to Saturday 28th March, for pothole repairs. Thank you Roger Hart for this update
AND ...Severn Trent will have temporary lights on the A6 Fairfield Road, just below Queens Road, on Easter Sunday April 5th 09.30 to 17.00.
AND ... There are Multiway Lights at the New Mills Newtown traffic lights on the A6 / A6015 junction - from Monday 23rd February - scheduled to last to 14th April. They are refurbishing the traffic lights and upgrading the traffic system to "help keep the flow of traffic moving and help speed up the bus network".
AND The B5470 Macclesfield to Whaley Bridge Road UPDATE: - the council is expecting the road to be back open by ..... LATEST UPDATE ... August, 2026.......
........................................Good Morning ...........Weather Forecast .......
Wednesday:
Wednesday: a very cold day, with wintry/hail/snow showers, some may be heavy, and some drier spells - showers turning more to sleet later in the day, with some bright periods developing - strong westerly winds gusting to 45mph+ - Maximum Air Temperature 4°C.- BEWARE!...with Wind Chill this will feel like -2°C.!
Wednesday Evening and Night: a cold night - wintry showers through early evening clearing later and dry clear periods developing - strong westerly winds easing overnight - a ground frost and an air frost in many places - Minimum temperature -1°C.- BEWARE!...with Wind Chill this will feel like -5°C.!
Thursday:
Thursday: a cold day - mainly dry with bright periods - moderate north westerly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 7°C.
Thursday Evening and Night: a cold night - mainly dry with clear periods - moderate westerly winds - just about frost free - Minimum temperature 4°C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Friday: a cool day with showers - some dry bright periods too, later - moderate westerly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 8°C.
Saturday: a cool day - showers and some dry bright periods too at times - quite lively north westerly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 7°C.
Sunday: a cool day with showers - moderate north westerly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 8°C....................
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....................Met Office - Longer Range
Forecast, for the entire UK Met Office.:
..........Sunday 29 Mar - Tuesday 7 Apr
A broadly changeable pattern will continue, at least through the first part of this period, as further frontal systems move across parts of the UK, bringing rain and stronger winds at times. Weather fronts are likely to be more active across northern areas, meaning the wettest and windiest conditions are more likely here. As they come south, often running in to a ridge of higher pressure extending from the southwest, fronts will generally weaken and rainfall amounts will be smaller. This area of high pressure is likely to become increasingly dominant through the period, with more settled conditions perhaps becoming more prevalent across the UK. In this setup, temperatures will probably pan out close to average overall, with some overnight frost where skies are clear and winds light.
Wednesday 8 Apr - Wednesday 22 Apr
High pressure will likely be more dominant at the start of this period, the centre of which transferring from somewhere west or southwest of the UK to somewhere north of the UK. As such, plenty of dry weather seems most likely, but with changes in wind direction leading to some quite marked differences in cloud amounts and temperature from day to day. Moving further into April, there is a chance that high pressure will become less dominant and thus there is a greater chance of more places seeing some rain and possible stronger winds from time to time. Overall, temperatures will likely be near to average..................
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..........Sunday 29 Mar - Tuesday 7 Apr
A broadly changeable pattern will continue, at least through the first part of this period, as further frontal systems move across parts of the UK, bringing rain and stronger winds at times. Weather fronts are likely to be more active across northern areas, meaning the wettest and windiest conditions are more likely here. As they come south, often running in to a ridge of higher pressure extending from the southwest, fronts will generally weaken and rainfall amounts will be smaller. This area of high pressure is likely to become increasingly dominant through the period, with more settled conditions perhaps becoming more prevalent across the UK. In this setup, temperatures will probably pan out close to average overall, with some overnight frost where skies are clear and winds light.
Wednesday 8 Apr - Wednesday 22 Apr
High pressure will likely be more dominant at the start of this period, the centre of which transferring from somewhere west or southwest of the UK to somewhere north of the UK. As such, plenty of dry weather seems most likely, but with changes in wind direction leading to some quite marked differences in cloud amounts and temperature from day to day. Moving further into April, there is a chance that high pressure will become less dominant and thus there is a greater chance of more places seeing some rain and possible stronger winds from time to time. Overall, temperatures will likely be near to average..................
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Conditions At: 18:15 on 25/3/26 |
Outside, Shade Temperature 2.9 °C |
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| Dew Point | 0.8°C | ||
| Humidity | 86% | ||
| Barometer (corrected to sea level) |
1013mB Rate 0.74mB/hr |
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| Wind Figures: | |||
| Wind Speed | 11mph | ||
| Wind Direction | WNW | ||
| Wind Chill (How the temperature actually "feels") | -1.2 °C | ||
| Wind Currently Gusting To | 38mph | ||
| Peak Wind Gust Today | 51mph at 11:22 | ||
| Rainfall Figures: | |||
| Rainfall Today (Since Midnight) | 10.8 mm | ||
| Rainfall in the last hour | 0.0 mm | ||
| Total Rainfall in March | 93.6 mm | ||
| Total Rainfall in February | 194.4 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 March | 24.4 mm (0.96 inches) | ||
| Total Rainfall in February | 53.0 mm (2.09 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 Tuesday (Sunrise to Sunset) (Updated after Sunset) | 0 . 70 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in March (Updated after Sunset) | 100 . 32 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 March (Updated after Sunset) | 177 . 18 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in February (Updated after Sunset) | 62 . 55 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in 2024 | 1010 .19 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 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 February | 3 . 57°C | ||
| Average Temp in January | 1 . 96°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 | 4.7°C at 9:41 | ||
| Low Temperature | 0.6°C at 12:17 | ||
| 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 | 5:56 | ||
| Sunset | 18:28 | ||
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| Moonrise | 8:48 | ||
| Moonset | 2:40 | ||
