UK Mountain Weather Forecasts for Peak District, Lake District, and Highlands

Mountain forecasts are issued twice daily for the UK's main mountain areas with the highest visitor figures. The data includes detailed forecasts for days one and two covering weather, visibility, hill fog, wind speeds, temperatures, and freezing levels, plus a five-day outlook. The Met Office provides this data, which was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Plan hiking and climbing trips based on detailed hazard risk and weather symbol summaries.
• Model microclimates in mountain regions using temperature data at valley and 900m levels.
• Assess outdoor safety risks based on forecasts for hill fog, visibility, and maximum wind speeds above specified altitudes.
• Generate regional weather outlooks using the summary text provided for days three to five.

Strengths

• Forecasts are issued twice per day, providing frequent updates.
• Covers specific, high-visitation UK mountain areas including Peak District, Lake District, Snowdonia, Yorkshire Dales, Brecon Beacons, and West and East Highlands.
• Provides detailed parameters like maximum wind speeds at altitude-specific thresholds (e.g., 600m for East and West Highlands) and temperature at two levels.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The optional 'National Park Authority information' text field will not always be present, creating potential data gaps.

Provenance

Source

Met Office

Collection Method

Weather forecasts issued by the national meteorological service.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:42.295095; forecasts are issued twice daily.

Geography

UK mountain areas: Peak District, Lake District, Snowdonia, Yorkshire Dales, Brecon Beacons, West Highlands, East Highlands.