Mountain weather
Yorkshire Dales
Confidence
High for largely settled conditions Friday and at first Saturday and again for settled conditions next week, but lower through much of the weekend due to uncertainties over the arrival and clearance of a slow moving, but weakening, front edging southeast across the area.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Dry with clear spells. Mainly light winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Mountain weather forecast
Mainly dry with long sunny spells. Mainly light southerly winds
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 600m)
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Chance of precipitation |
10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m | S 10mph knots
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S 11mph knots
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11mph |
S 10mph knots
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10mph |
S 12mph knots
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12mph |
S 13mph knots
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13mph |
S 11mph knots
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11mph |
S 10mph knots
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10mph |
S 9mph knots
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9mph |
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300m
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300m | S 4mph knots
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4mph |
S 4mph knots
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4mph |
S 5mph knots
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5mph |
S 6mph knots
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6mph |
S 9mph knots
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9mph |
S 6mph knots
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6mph |
S 3mph knots
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3mph |
S 3mph knots
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3mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SE 6mph knots
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6mph |
SE 6mph knots
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SE 6mph knots
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SE 6mph knots
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6mph |
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S 6mph knots
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SE 4mph knots
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E 5mph knots
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Wind gust
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600m | 18mph | 19mph | 18mph | 19mph | 20mph | 17mph | 15mph | 15mph |
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300m
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300m | 14mph | 14mph | 14mph | 15mph | 17mph | 14mph | 11mph | 11mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 13mph | 12mph | 13mph | 14mph | 17mph | 13mph | 9mph | 9mph |
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add.
Weather
Mainly dry with clear spells overnight, but low level mist and fog patches likely in the east. Any low level mist and fog clearing slowly through the morning, but generally a fine day on the hills with some long sunny spells. Dry with long clear spells in the evening, risk of low level mist and fog patches reforming.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
Close to 100%
Low cloud and visibility
Risk of some thin cloud over foothills as low level mist and fog lifts, otherwise little or no cloud below the summits. Away from cloud, visibility very good, but a kilometre or less in any low level mist and fog patches.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Clear spells overnight with some low level mist and fog patches likely. Any overnight low level mist and fog clearing through the morning, but a fine start on the hills with some long sunny spells, although perhaps a little hazy due to high cloud. Cloud, above the summits, thickens through the afternoon, then lowers through the evening with a little rain or drizzle possible.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
Close to 100% through much of the day, falling to 25% through the evening.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southerly or southeasterly 10mph or less veering more southwesterly later in the day.
Temperature
- At 600m Around 7 or 8 Celsius
- Valley Around 3 or 4 Celsius at dawn rising to plus 13 or 14 by day
- Freezing level Above the summits
Low cloud and visibility
Risk of some thin cloud over foothills as low level mist and fog lifts, otherwise little or no cloud below the summits through daylight hours, becoming periods above about 600-750m during the evening. Away from cloud, visibility very good, but a kilometre or less in any low level mist and fog patches and perhaps several kilometres in rain and drizzle later.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sun 1 Nov
Cloudy start with a little rain around but becoming dry and bright for the afternoon with some late sunshine developing. Mainly light southwesterly winds turning northeasterly. Freezing level above summits.
Mon 2 Nov
Lingering low level mist and fog patches, but largely sunny on the hills. Light winds. Freezing level above the summits.
Tue 3 Nov
Risk of low level mist and fog, but hills remaining dry and largely sunny. Light winds. Freezing level above summits, perhaps a touch of low level frost.
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summits
Other points of interest
Cluster of multiple stations