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.... Weather Forecast for Buxton & The Peak District: ...
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..ROAD CONDITIONS: UPDATE : we have no snow on the ground on Monday.
ROAD WORKS REPORTS: New footpaths are being installed along west side (by Ripon Gardens/Keepmoat ) of the A515 out of Buxton - SO there will be temporary traffic lights (this may be done in two sections) along this stretch of road from Central Drive to The B&Q Turning, from Monday February 16th until the footpaths are finished - that is expected to be by Friday March 13th.
AND ..A623 Sparrowpit to Baslow Road - closing at nights from Manchester Bends/ Manchester Road junction to Tideswell Crossroads - 19.00 to 0600 from Tuesday 17th February to Friday 20th February.
AND ... "Long delays being reported on the A6 at Dove Holes with four way temporary lights on Friday - the lights at the Dale Road Crossroads are being replaced - possibly going on to 20th February!
AND ... After the melee at Dove Holes traffic light replacement - which has been causing long delays for weeks, NOW, similar is about to take place - again with Multiway Lights - this time DCC again, at the New Mills Newtown traffic lights on the A6 - this will be from Monday 23rd February - scheduled to last to 14th April.
AND .. TRAINS... Please note that a major update is taking place at Piccadilly Station Manchester and that affects Buxton Trains - ...... From Saturday 14th February to Sunday 22nd February there will be a rail replacement bus service from Piccadilly to Stockport and trains will run a reduced frequency service between Stockport, Hazel Grove and Buxton. AND on Sunday 1st March and Sunday 22nd March there will be a replacement bus service to 13.00 hrs (Thank you Joe Brown for the update)
AND ...Via Gellia - UPDATE ....Ash dieback road closure Work to remove trees affected by ash dieback disease along the Via Gellia road (A5012) is nearing completion. The final section between Cromford and Bonsall will close on Monday 9 February 2026. From Monday (9 February), work will move to another section and a road closure will be in place between the junction with B5036, Cromford Hill to Clatterway from 8am to 4pm. This will allow contractors to remove the remaining trees at risk of causing a danger to road users on the Via Gellia. Signed diversions will be in place. Work on the Cromford to Clatterway section is expected to take around three days to complete and the section of road between Clatterway (Bonsall) and Ryder Point will re-open on Monday (9 February) to coincide with this work and allow access to Bonsall. The section of road between Ryder Point and Grangemill is expected to re-open completely during the afternoon or evening of Friday 27 February, weather permitting, signalling the project’s completion..
AND The B5470 Macclesfield to Whaley Bridge Road UPDATE: - the council is expecting the road to be back open by June, 2026.....
.................................................Good Evening .............Weather Forecast .......
Monday Evening and Night: cold and cloudy with showers - some heavy and turning wintry - drier periods developing through nighttime - quite brisk north westerly winds - a ground and air frost - Minimum temperature -1°C.- BEWARE!...with Wind Chill this will feel like -5°C.!
Tuesday:
Tuesday: cold and mainly dry with bright and sunny periods - moderate north easterly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 3°C.
Tuesday Evening and Night: cold and mainly dry with some clearer periods - moderate south easterly winds - a ground and air frost - Minimum temperature -1°C.- BEWARE!...with Wind Chill this will feel like -5°C.!
Wednesday:
Wednesday: cold and cloudy with some drier periods - and patchy wintry showers - these will fall as snow over higher ground - brisk south easterly winds gusting to 30mph - Maximum Air Temperature 2°C.
Wednesday Evening and Night: cold with patchy wintry showers - brisk south easterly winds - a ground and air frost - Minimum temperature -°C.- BEWARE!...with Wind Chill this will feel like -5°C.!
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday
Thursday: cold and cloudy with patchy wintry showers - these will fall as snow over higher ground - some drier periods - quite lively south easterly winds - Maximum Air Temperature °C.
Friday: cold and cloudy with wintry / rain showers - quite lively south westerly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 5°C.
Saturday: more mild - and cloudy with rain showers - brisk south westerly 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:
..ROAD CONDITIONS: UPDATE : we have no snow on the ground on Monday.
ROAD WORKS REPORTS: New footpaths are being installed along west side (by Ripon Gardens/Keepmoat ) of the A515 out of Buxton - SO there will be temporary traffic lights (this may be done in two sections) along this stretch of road from Central Drive to The B&Q Turning, from Monday February 16th until the footpaths are finished - that is expected to be by Friday March 13th.
AND ..A623 Sparrowpit to Baslow Road - closing at nights from Manchester Bends/ Manchester Road junction to Tideswell Crossroads - 19.00 to 0600 from Tuesday 17th February to Friday 20th February.
AND ... "Long delays being reported on the A6 at Dove Holes with four way temporary lights on Friday - the lights at the Dale Road Crossroads are being replaced - possibly going on to 20th February!
AND ... After the melee at Dove Holes traffic light replacement - which has been causing long delays for weeks, NOW, similar is about to take place - again with Multiway Lights - this time DCC again, at the New Mills Newtown traffic lights on the A6 - this will be from Monday 23rd February - scheduled to last to 14th April.
AND .. TRAINS... Please note that a major update is taking place at Piccadilly Station Manchester and that affects Buxton Trains - ...... From Saturday 14th February to Sunday 22nd February there will be a rail replacement bus service from Piccadilly to Stockport and trains will run a reduced frequency service between Stockport, Hazel Grove and Buxton. AND on Sunday 1st March and Sunday 22nd March there will be a replacement bus service to 13.00 hrs (Thank you Joe Brown for the update)
AND ...Via Gellia - UPDATE ....Ash dieback road closure Work to remove trees affected by ash dieback disease along the Via Gellia road (A5012) is nearing completion. The final section between Cromford and Bonsall will close on Monday 9 February 2026. From Monday (9 February), work will move to another section and a road closure will be in place between the junction with B5036, Cromford Hill to Clatterway from 8am to 4pm. This will allow contractors to remove the remaining trees at risk of causing a danger to road users on the Via Gellia. Signed diversions will be in place. Work on the Cromford to Clatterway section is expected to take around three days to complete and the section of road between Clatterway (Bonsall) and Ryder Point will re-open on Monday (9 February) to coincide with this work and allow access to Bonsall. The section of road between Ryder Point and Grangemill is expected to re-open completely during the afternoon or evening of Friday 27 February, weather permitting, signalling the project’s completion..
AND The B5470 Macclesfield to Whaley Bridge Road UPDATE: - the council is expecting the road to be back open by June, 2026.....
.................................................Good Evening .............Weather Forecast .......
Monday Evening and Night: cold and cloudy with showers - some heavy and turning wintry - drier periods developing through nighttime - quite brisk north westerly winds - a ground and air frost - Minimum temperature -1°C.- BEWARE!...with Wind Chill this will feel like -5°C.!
Tuesday:
Tuesday: cold and mainly dry with bright and sunny periods - moderate north easterly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 3°C.
Tuesday Evening and Night: cold and mainly dry with some clearer periods - moderate south easterly winds - a ground and air frost - Minimum temperature -1°C.- BEWARE!...with Wind Chill this will feel like -5°C.!
Wednesday:
Wednesday: cold and cloudy with some drier periods - and patchy wintry showers - these will fall as snow over higher ground - brisk south easterly winds gusting to 30mph - Maximum Air Temperature 2°C.
Wednesday Evening and Night: cold with patchy wintry showers - brisk south easterly winds - a ground and air frost - Minimum temperature -°C.- BEWARE!...with Wind Chill this will feel like -5°C.!
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday
Thursday: cold and cloudy with patchy wintry showers - these will fall as snow over higher ground - some drier periods - quite lively south easterly winds - Maximum Air Temperature °C.
Friday: cold and cloudy with wintry / rain showers - quite lively south westerly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 5°C.
Saturday: more mild - and cloudy with rain showers - brisk south westerly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 10°C............................................
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....................Met Office - Longer Range
Forecast, for the entire UK Met Office.:
..................Friday 20 Feb - Sunday 1 Mar
Showers or longer spells of rain, as well as occasional strong winds, are most likely at first as Atlantic low pressure systems dominate in the vicinity of the UK. Some heavy rain is likely in places, with some snow probable at times, mainly on high ground in the north. Temperatures varying from around, or a little above, average especially in the south to cold at times, mainly in the north. Although unsettled weather is likely to dominate at first, there will be some drier interludes between weather systems. These drier interludes will become increasingly likely and perhaps more prolonged through the period.
Monday 2 Mar - Monday 16 Mar
Confidence in the dominant weather patterns during this period is low. There are signals for both periods of unsettled conditions, bringing a risk of heavy rain and possibly strong winds, and periods of drier, more settled weather, which may mean slightly colder conditions. The more settled pattern is looking slightly more probable early in this period, with more unsettled conditions currently looking slightly more likely towards the end...........................
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..................Friday 20 Feb - Sunday 1 Mar
Showers or longer spells of rain, as well as occasional strong winds, are most likely at first as Atlantic low pressure systems dominate in the vicinity of the UK. Some heavy rain is likely in places, with some snow probable at times, mainly on high ground in the north. Temperatures varying from around, or a little above, average especially in the south to cold at times, mainly in the north. Although unsettled weather is likely to dominate at first, there will be some drier interludes between weather systems. These drier interludes will become increasingly likely and perhaps more prolonged through the period.
Monday 2 Mar - Monday 16 Mar
Confidence in the dominant weather patterns during this period is low. There are signals for both periods of unsettled conditions, bringing a risk of heavy rain and possibly strong winds, and periods of drier, more settled weather, which may mean slightly colder conditions. The more settled pattern is looking slightly more probable early in this period, with more unsettled conditions currently looking slightly more likely towards the end...........................
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Conditions At: 21:01 on 16/2/26 |
Outside, Shade Temperature 2.7 °C |
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| Dew Point | 1.4°C | ||
| Humidity | 91% | ||
| Barometer (corrected to sea level) |
1002mB Rate 0.78mB/hr |
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| Wind Figures: | |||
| Wind Speed | 18mph | ||
| Wind Direction | NNW | ||
| Wind Chill (How the temperature actually "feels") | -2.8 °C | ||
| Wind Currently Gusting To | 27mph | ||
| Peak Wind Gust Today | 47mph at 20:05 | ||
| Rainfall Figures: | |||
| Rainfall Today (Since Midnight) | 21.0 mm | ||
| Rainfall in the last hour | 0.0 mm | ||
| Total Rainfall in February | 132.8 mm | ||
| 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 January | 139.8 mm (5.50 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 Sunday (Sunrise to Sunset) (Updated after Sunset) | 0 . 02 Hours | ||
| Sun Hours in February (Updated after Sunset) | 6 . 11 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 January (Updated after Sunset) | 48 . 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 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 December | 5 . 84°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 | 4.5°C at 12:25 | ||
| Low Temperature | 1.4°C at 9:19 | ||
| 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 | 7:21 | ||
| Sunset | 17:18 | ||
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| Moonrise | 7:19 | ||
| Moonset | 16:06 | ||
