Hope to Hathersage or Bamford (via Castleton) walk

Met Office Forecast

Yorkshire

Further heavy rain at times on Thursday.

Today:

Mild, cloudy and breezy. Spells of rain continuing through the day across the Pennines where rain will remain heavy at times. Fog over the hills will be dense in places. Parts of the southeast may see some longer dry spells. Maximum Temperature 16C.

Tonight:

Cloudy, mild and windy with further rain, heavy at times especially over the hills, where fog patches will be dense in places. Possibly turning a little drier in the north. Minimum Temperature 10C.

Friday:

Cloudy with long periods of rain during the morning. During the afternoon cloud will break with drier, brighter spells developing, all parts dry by evening. Maximum Temperature 15C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Conditions remaining changeable and windy at times. Further spells of rain, which will be heavy at times, especially over the hills. Saturday night will be mainly dry. Gales on Monday.

Day 6-7 and Week 2:

Further persistent rain is expected for most areas heading into next week, however not as widespread as recently, with very windy conditions possible for north and northeastern areas. It will remain generally unsettled through the week, with further spells of rain and a risk of gales across northern and eastern coastal regions. North to northwesterly winds continue to strengthen, bringing further wet and windy conditions, interspersed with often heavy showers, some of which are likely to turn to snow over mountainous areas to the north. Unsettled conditions are likely to remain for much of this period, with a few short-lived settled interludes arriving later. It will feel cooler than average for this time of the year.

Week 3 and 4:

Northwesterly winds are likely to continue to dominate during this period. It will continue to feel cool with temperatures below average for many. The unsettled weather will continue, where the west and northwest will see the wettest conditions, and the east and southeast the driest. Longer spells of rain will be interspersed with showers, these are likely to be wintry over the Scottish Highlands and perhaps the hills of northern England and Wales later in the month. There will be some drier and settled spells, but these will often be short-lived. However, if they occur overnight, frost and fog is likely.

Met Office : Yorkshire : 2021-10-28T03:00:48

Daylight : Peak District

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 : Peak District

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!