Grindleford Circular via Chatsworth House walk

Met Office Forecast

Yorkshire

Patchy fog clearing to sunshine. Fog and cloud returning overnight.

Today:

Cloud and fog likely lingering near coasts and the Humber throughout. Further north any fog patches will clear through the morning to bright and sunny spells. Feeling rather mild with light winds and in any direct sunshine. Maximum Temperature 11C.

Tonight:

Fog and low cloud soon reforming this evening spreading to all parts overnight with a risk of frost and patches of freezing fog. Rather cold, especially in the west. Minimum Temperature -1C.

Tuesday:

Mostly cloudy on Tuesday with early widespread fog lifting into low cloud. Cloud will likely linger by day, with fog reforming once again overnight. Rather cool. Maximum Temperature 7C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Mostly cloudy and foggy Wednesday, with brief brighter spells. Rather cloudy initially on Thursday, perhaps with a spell of rain followed by clear, dry and cold conditions into Friday.

Day 6-7 and Week 2:

Confidence is high for this period as local high pressure is expected to give a mostly settled outlook. With the high most likely centred over Scotland, this will bring a cold northerly air flow and a possibility of light sleet and snow flurries for a time into northern and eastern coasts. Otherwise most areas will stay fine and dry with plenty of sunny spells. Any spells of rain and stronger winds are most likely to occur in the north and west where front incursions are most likely, or into the south around the base of the high. Where skies clear overnight, frost and fog patches may become prevalent. Temperatures are likely to start off colder than normal, due to the northerly air flow, before slowly returning to around average.

Week 3 and 4:

By the middle of March we see a trend towards more unsettled conditions with spells of rain and showers but with some drier interludes. Rain perhaps becoming more confined to the north and west at times with the south and east seeing some more prolonged settled periods. Temperatures are most likely to remain around or a little above average and whilst there are no signals for prolonged cold, some brief colder intervals continue to remain possible.

Met Office : Yorkshire : 2021-03-01T02:14:57

Daylight : Derbyshire

Day length is dusk to dawn. Times will vary a little if there is a hill on the horizon.

It should still be light enough to read at dawn and dusk, so there will be enough light for walking even earlier (later).

Moonlight : Derbyshire

Notes

• The moon's phase or fracillum (percentage of the moon illuminated) doesn't vary much with location.
• A full moon is not just bigger, its much brighter. A half moon ('50%') give less than 5% of the illumination of a full moon. You can walk with a half moon if its high in the sky (after dusk for a growing moon, before dawn for a shrinking moon).
• Sky glow (light reflected by air or clouds) from nearby cities, and especially snow on the ground also effect light levels.
• Times will vary a few minutes, as (i) these figures are for the centre of the county the walk is in, (ii) if there are hills on the horizon, and (iii) if you are on a hill
• Of course, you need a cloudless night as well!