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Snake Pass: motorcycle riding weather
RideWindow scores the riding weather on Snake Pass hour by hour for the next seven days. Every hour is a 0–100 ride score built from temperature, rain, wind, visibility, road grip and daylight, and the hours that make the best ride are grouped into ride windows.
See the live 7-day forecast for Snake PassRiding weather on Snake Pass right now
85 for 23:00 local time
Partly Cloudy, 14 °C, wind 15 km/h gusting 30 km/h, 0% chance of rain. Grip: Excellent.
Best ride windows this week
- Friday 25 September, 01:00–09:00: average score 85 (Great)
- Saturday 26 September, 07:00–15:00: average score 89 (Great)
- Sunday 27 September, 06:00–14:00: average score 84 (Great)
- Monday 28 September, 10:00–18:00: average score 92 (Perfect)
- Thursday 1 October, 08:00–16:00: average score 86 (Great)
Times are local. Updated Thursday 24 September, 23:00; the live forecast refreshes every 15 minutes.
Day by day
| Day | Best score | Best hour | Daylight hours ≥ 60 | Temperature | Max gust | Rain chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 85 Great | 23:00 | 0 | 14 °C to 14 °C | 30 km/h | 0% |
| Fri 25 Sep | 93 Perfect | 07:00 | 11 | 8 °C to 14 °C | 36 km/h | 41% |
| Sat 26 Sep | 91 Perfect | 11:00 | 12 | 7 °C to 14 °C | 42 km/h | 45% |
| Sun 27 Sep | 88 Great | 08:00 | 6 | 9 °C to 13 °C | 39 km/h | 76% |
| Mon 28 Sep | 93 Perfect | 11:00 | 11 | 7 °C to 12 °C | 30 km/h | 10% |
| Tue 29 Sep | 81 Great | 16:00 | 11 | 7 °C to 18 °C | 50 km/h | 63% |
| Wed 30 Sep | 82 Great | 09:00 | 11 | 13 °C to 17 °C | 43 km/h | 67% |
| Thu 1 Oct | 90 Perfect | 11:00 | 11 | 8 °C to 14 °C | 46 km/h | 57% |
Questions riders ask
When is the best time to ride a motorcycle on Snake Pass this week?
The best ride window this week is Monday 28 September, 10:00–18:00 local time, with an average ride score of 92 out of 100 (Perfect). As of Thursday 23:00; the forecast updates hourly.
Is it good motorcycle weather on Snake Pass right now?
At 23:00 local time the ride score is 85 out of 100 (Great): partly cloudy, 14 °C, gusts to 30 km/h and a 0% chance of rain. Road grip is excellent.
What does the RideWindow ride score measure?
It is a 0–100 score for one hour at one place, built from temperature, rain, wind, visibility, road grip and daylight. Near-freezing temperatures after rain, visibility under 200 m and gusts over 90 km/h force it to 0 (No-Go), and reduced grip caps it. It is a weather opinion, not a safety guarantee.
Why the weather matters on Snake Pass
Snake Pass: the A57 across the Peak District moors between Glossop and Sheffield. It is exposed and prone to fog, and it is among the first roads closed when snow arrives.
The score is for the summit (512 m), usually the coldest and most exposed point of the ride; the valleys on either side are often warmer and drier. The score is weather only: it does not know about closures or roadworks.
The score is not a comfort number. It prices the things that actually stop a ride: freezing rain with wet roads, visibility under 0.2 km, and gusts over 90 km/h all veto the hour outright, and the grip estimate caps a greasy-road hour even when the rest reads as a recommendation.
What the live forecast adds
- A 0–100 ride score for every hour over the next seven days, with the points behind it.
- The best 2–8 hour ride windows, ranked by average score.
- The grip estimate — friction against a clean, well-maintained road.
- Warnings: the vetoes that force an hour to No-Go.
- A personalized score when you're signed in with a rider profile.
Planning a longer ride? Score a whole route for the hour you reach each stretch.
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