Mountain weather
Yorkshire Dales
Confidence
High for unsettled theme, lower for details around cloud base and precipitation.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 14 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 15 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Partly cloudy, mostly dry. Good visibility.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Heavy Persistent Rain
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Mostly cloudy with patchy light rain turning heavy and persistent later.
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Weather
(at 600m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 600m)
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Chance of precipitation |
30%
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70%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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10%
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60%
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60%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | S 8mph knots
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8mph |
S 9mph knots
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9mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
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300m
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300m | S 1mph knots
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1mph |
S 2mph knots
S
2mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
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Valley
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Valley | NW 1mph knots
NW
1mph |
S 2mph knots
S
2mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 11mph | 14mph | 18mph | 22mph | 24mph | 29mph | 23mph | 30mph |
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300m
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300m | 7mph | 10mph | 15mph | 19mph | 21mph | 26mph | 17mph | 28mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 7mph | 10mph | 14mph | 15mph | 18mph | 23mph | 18mph | 25mph |
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600m
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600m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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300m
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300m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3400m
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2700m
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3800m
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3700m
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3300m
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3600m
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3300m
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3400m
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600m
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600m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3400m
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2700m
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3800m
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3700m
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3300m
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3600m
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3300m
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3400m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Water courses may fill quickly during evening heavy rain.
Weather
Extensive early cloud lifting and thinning during the morning, perhaps allowing some sunny spells for a time around the middle of the day further east before conditions deteriorate, with cloud base lowering and thickening in advance of rain, heavy at times, from late afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
10% improving to 50% by midday but lowering again later.
Low cloud and visibility
Early visibilities poor, improving to good by midday. Cloud down to 300 metres lifting to around the level of the highest ground by midday, perhaps narrowly clear. Cloud base lowering later to 300m, or less, with poor visibility in rain from late afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Early rain clearing through by dawn to fresher and brighter but more showery conditions.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
5% overnight but improving to 75% by day
Maximum wind speed expected
Westerly 15-20mph
Temperature
- At 600m Ps 8-13C
- Valley Ps10-15C
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Overcast around 300-400m overnight but improving to broken at 600m by day
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Wed 16 Sep
Rather cloudy, with a few further showers in western exposure especially. More persistent rain arriving overnight. Moderate west or north-westerly winds.
Thu 17 Sep
Early rain clearing to bright but blustery conditions with scattered showers. Strong west or south-westerly winds.
Fri 18 Sep
Breezy but further showers, less frequent than earlier in the week.
Summit specific forecast
The Yorkshire Dales National Park covers an area of 683 square miles and is a collection of rivers, valleys and hills.