A drystone wall leading up a hill in the Yorkshire Dales.
Mountain weather

Yorkshire Dales Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for changeable weather. Low for timing and extent of rain on Saturday.

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Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

hazard Gales
Gale force winds (gusts over 50mph) make walking difficult and strenuous with a potential to be blown over by gusts. There is often a marked increase in winds through cols or on exposed ridges and summits. Distances can take longer to cover and compass bearings become harder to follow accurately.

hazard Severe Chill Effect
Wind significantly lowers the ‘feels-like’ temperature relative to the actual temperature, with even moderate winds significantly adding to the chilling effect. Strong winds can result in a severe and debilitating wind chill many degrees below the actual temperature. This effect will be enhanced in rain or wet snow. Without protection, prolonged exposure could result in frost nip or frostbite on exposed parts of the body and/or hypothermia.
hazard 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

Windy with showers, some longer spells of rain after dark

Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Cloudy Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower (day) Partly cloudy (night) Overcast
Chance of precipitation
(at 600m)
10% 50% 40% 30% 20% 20%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m SW
31
SW
31
SW
31
SW
29
SW
30
SW
32
300m SW
16
SW
17
SW
17
SW
16
SW
17
SW
19
Valley SW
15
SW
14
SW
14
SW
13
SW
14
SW
16
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m 40 41 41 41 43 45
300m 35 37 36 35 37 40
Valley 35 33 32 33 33 35

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m
300m
Valley
Freezing Level
1,100m
1,200m
1,100m
900m
900m
1,000m

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m
-2°
-2°
-3°
-4°
-4°
-4°
300m
Valley

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Higher summit gales will make for slow progress and drenching conditions in rain, along with wind chill.

Weather

Variable amounts of cloud through the day and a few passing showers, these occasionally heavy and may merge into some longer spells of rain at times. Drier and clearer spells during the late afternoon and evening. Further cloud and rain affecting northern parts towards midnight.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

60%

Low cloud and visibility

Generally good visibility with patchy cloud above 800 metres, this becoming more prevalent down to 700 metres or so in evening rain. Visibility perhaps moderate in evening rain.

Recent rainfall

Location: Malham
Altitude: 375m
Last 24 hoursLast 48 hoursLast 72 hours
8.4mm15mm15mm
Measurement date:

Rainfall data provided by the Environment Agency. The Met Office is not responsible for content provided by third parties and may remove this data without warning.

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Mountain weather information

Weather

Cloudy with spells of rain. There's a chance that some longer spells of rain and summit snow may spread from the south for a time but very low confidence in this aspect of the forecast. Drier and eventually clearer weather will spread from the west during the late evening. Strong northerly winds setting in during the evening to give significant wind chill.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

70% becoming 30% by afternoon.

Maximum wind speed expected

Northerly 30 mph gusting 40 mph.

Temperature

  • At 600m Plus 1 falling to minus 1 Celsius
  • Valley Zero rising to plus 4 Celsius
  • Freezing level 1000 metres, falling to 400 metres later

Low cloud and visibility

Poor in precipitation and widespread hill fog down to 500 to 700 metres developing, this lifting off the hills from the west as rain and snow clears from the west in the evening.

Mountain weather information

Sun 30 Nov

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Mainly dry and cold. Strengthening southerly winds will bring rain and summit snow from the west during the evening.

Mon 1 Dec

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Unsettled with widespread rain, drier weather with a few showers spreading from the west later.

Tue 2 Dec

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Unsettled with showers, occasionally heavy.

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Summit specific forecast

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