Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Yorkshire Dales

Confidence

High for settled weather developing over the weekend and early next week. Low for extent of rain on Tuesday.

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Strong Sunlight
Harmful UV levels from sunlight increase with altitude giving a greater risk of sunburn and eye damage, even on some overcast days. On breezy days, the cooling effect of wind on exposed skin may disguise any feeling of sunburn until it is too late. If there is snow cover, glare increases the effect of UV rays especially on the eyes. It is advisable to wear sun block, protective clothing such as a long-sleeved top and hat and have good quality eye protection.

Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.

Mountain weather forecast

Bright spells and a few showers.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Heavy rain showers Heavy rain showers Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
40%
30%
40%
30%
<5%
<5%

Wind direction and speed

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph
N 9mph knots
N
9mph
N 11mph knots
N
11mph
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
300m
300m N 2mph knots
N
2mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
N 8mph knots
N
8mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
NE 2mph knots
NE
2mph
Valley
Valley NE 0mph knots
NE
0mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 9mph 12mph 14mph 12mph 12mph 8mph
300m
300m 8mph 11mph 13mph 11mph 10mph 8mph
Valley
Valley 4mph 10mph 12mph 10mph 7mph 6mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 8 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 9 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
1700m
1800m
1900m
1900m
1900m
1900m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

It will be significantly cooler than of late at height.

Weather

A dry and bright start to the morning. Then the late morning and afternoon will see variable cloud cover and a few showers, these dying out in the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

80%

Low cloud and visibility

Cloud mainly above summits with very good visibility. Some patchy summit cloud in any showers.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast