Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Yorkshire Dales

Confidence

High for a fresher and mostly dry theme on Monday, but moderate for any rainfall details 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

Dry with variable cloud amounts, some sunny periods.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Cloudy Drizzle Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
20%
30%
10%
10%
10%
20%

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 W 19mph knots
W
19mph
W 18mph knots
W
18mph
W 17mph knots
W
17mph
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
300m
300m W 11mph knots
W
11mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph
Valley
Valley W 9mph knots
W
9mph
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph
S 1mph knots
S
1mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 24mph 23mph 22mph 19mph 16mph 12mph
300m
300m 22mph 22mph 21mph 17mph 14mph 9mph
Valley
Valley 19mph 19mph 21mph 17mph 13mph 8mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2100m
2300m
2300m
2300m
2300m
2200m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Feeling noticeably cooler than in recent days. Moderate UV levels are still possible despite the cloud cover.

Weather

Rather cloudy with the odd light drizzly shower through the morning, mainly in the west. Some sunshine will break through in the afternoon although it may only happen late and be confined to the west. Remaining dry in the evening, with thickening cloud.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

90%

Low cloud and visibility

Generally good but moderate to poor in any early drizzly showers. Cloud above summits.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast