Mountain weather
Yorkshire Dales
Confidence
High for the switch to more unsettled conditions over the weekend. Moderate for cloud and rain detail over the weekend, becoming low next week.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Warm and dry with sunny and then clear spells this evening. Visibility generally good, with any cloud above the hilltops. Light to moderate westerly winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Dry with sunny spells.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | W 6mph knots
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W 9mph knots
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W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 17mph knots
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17mph |
W 18mph knots
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18mph |
W 19mph knots
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19mph |
W 17mph knots
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17mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
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300m
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300m | NW 2mph knots
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2mph |
W 5mph knots
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5mph |
W 6mph knots
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6mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
W 13mph knots
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13mph |
W 8mph knots
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8mph |
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Valley
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Valley | NW 2mph knots
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2mph |
W 2mph knots
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2mph |
W 2mph knots
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2mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 11mph knots
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11mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 10mph knots
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W 5mph knots
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Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 9mph | 15mph | 14mph | 23mph | 25mph | 27mph | 24mph | 22mph |
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300m
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300m | 7mph | 16mph | 14mph | 21mph | 23mph | 25mph | 23mph | 20mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 5mph | 9mph | 9mph | 18mph | 20mph | 21mph | 19mph | 14mph |
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600m
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600m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
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600m
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600m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Feeling rather cool when exposed to the moderate to fresh wind, but UV levels will still be High, so sun protection and warmer layers are recommended.
Weather
Dry with clear spells overnight, then sunny spells during the day. The sunshine will likely be rather hazy under thin high cloud. Perhaps some early valley mist or fog, this soon clearing after dawn.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70%, becoming 100% by mid-morning, then 70% again late evening.
Low cloud and visibility
Patches of cloud, base 400-500m, clearing by mid-morning, but perhaps returning late evening. Visibility generally very good, but briefly poor or very poor in early valley mist and in any low cloud covering the hills.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Perhaps rather cloudy overnight with some outbreaks of drizzle, but dry with sunny spells to start the morning. Soon clouding over, with outbreaks of rain arriving mid-morning and continuing intermittently into the evening, these possibly heavy at times.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70% becoming 20% by late morning.
Maximum wind speed expected
Westerly 25-30 mph, gusting 40-50 mph.
Temperature
- At 600m Plus 13C.
- Valley Plus 12C becoming plus 20C.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Patches of cloud base 500-600m at first with mostly good visibility away from cloud. Widespread cloud base 400-500m arriving by late morning. Visibility moderate to poor in outbreaks of rain and very poor in low cloud covering the hills.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sun 26 Jul
Early rain clearing, then a mixture of sunny spells and isolated showers. Moderate to fresh westerly winds.
Mon 27 Jul
Mostly dry with sunny spells, but perhaps some rain later. Fresh to strong westerly winds.
Tue 28 Jul
Outbreaks of rain at first, but probably becoming dry later. Fresh to strong westerly or southwesterly winds.
Summit specific forecast
The Yorkshire Dales National Park covers an area of 683 square miles and is a collection of rivers, valleys and hills.