Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Yorkshire Dales

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Confidence

High for the overall weather story, lower confidence in the details of any precipitation, and low confidence after Monday.

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

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.

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.
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Mountain hazards explained

Mountain weather forecast

Outbreaks of rain expected early. Drier and brighter this afternoon but with strong westerly winds.

Time
 Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
 Weather symbols Fog Light rain Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy (night)
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
 Chance of precipitation
20%
80%
40%
20%
10%
10%

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 22mph knots
W
22mph
 W 17mph knots
W
17mph
 W 26mph knots
W
26mph
 W 30mph knots
W
30mph
 W 28mph knots
W
28mph
 W 26mph knots
W
26mph
300m
 300m W 12mph knots
W
12mph
 W 9mph knots
W
9mph
 W 18mph knots
W
18mph
 W 22mph knots
W
22mph
 W 18mph knots
W
18mph
 W 15mph knots
W
15mph
Valley
 Valley W 5mph knots
W
5mph
 W 3mph knots
W
3mph
 W 16mph knots
W
16mph
 W 18mph knots
W
18mph
 W 15mph knots
W
15mph
 W 12mph knots
W
12mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
 Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
 600m 27mph 22mph 37mph 42mph 39mph 37mph
300m
 300m 28mph 21mph 34mph 41mph 35mph 33mph
Valley
 Valley 15mph 11mph 30mph 33mph 29mph 28mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
 Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
 600m 4 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
300m
 300m 8 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius
Valley
 Valley 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2700m
2500m
2000m
1800m
1900m
1700m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Wet and windy in the morning with low cloud will mean quite poor walking conditions first thing, so waterproof layers will be needed. This will slowly improve through the morning to leave mostly dry weather in the afternoon, leaving better walking conditions. However, there will be some strong and gusty winds, which may be higher than our model suggests on the summits, so plan routes well to take this into account.

Weather

Cloudy at first, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle expected through the morning, that could be briefly heavy at times. This will mostly clear away by the afternoon, with cloud thinning and breaking up to leave some good spells of sunshine by the late afternoon and very isolated showers. Winds strengthening through the morning to strong and gusty westerly winds for much of the day. Clear spells and mainly dry but remaining windy into the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

20%, becoming 80% in the afternoon.

Low cloud and visibility

Fairly widespread cloud bases down to 300-500m in the early morning, especially in the west. Bases higher and more fragmented in the north and east. Cloud slowly lifting through the late morning, and mostly lifting well above the summits by early afternoon, although perhaps the odd scrap above 700m in any showers. Generally good or very good visibility, although it may be poor in any precipitation and very poor in any low cloud early in the morning.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast

The Yorkshire Dales National Park covers an area of 683 square miles and is a collection of rivers, valleys and hills.

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