A drystone wall leading up a hill in the Yorkshire Dales.
Mountain weather

Yorkshire Dales Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

Generally high for the next few days, a couple of hours uncertainty on timing of rain on Wednesday. Low over the weekend.

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This evening forecast

A cold, dry evening and start to the night. Temperatures falling away quickly under largely clear skies and light winds.

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Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

hazard 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 bright start. Turning milder with rain and low cloud in the afternoon.

Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night) Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle
Chance of precipitation
(at 600m)
00% 00% 00% <05% 50% 60% 70% 60%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m SW
6
SW
8
S
10
S
13
S
17
S
18
S
18
S
14
300m W
1
SW
2
SE
3
SE
4
S
7
S
7
S
6
S
4
Valley SE
2
E
2
S
3
S
4
S
6
S
7
S
9
SW
5
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m 7 11 15 20 26 28 27 21
300m 5 7 8 11 15 15 15 11
Valley 3 5 11 13 18 20 21 13

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m
300m
-3°
-3°
-1°
Valley
-1°
-1°
Freezing Level
400m
300m
300m
300m
1,300m
2,000m
2,200m
2,300m

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m
-3°
-4°
-4°
-4°
-4°
-4°
-3°
-1°
300m
-5°
-5°
-3°
-2°
Valley
-3°
-4°
-2°

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

A couple of hours uncertainty in timing of rain.

Weather

Cold and dry with clear spells and a frost in the early hours. Then a dry bright start, but cloud thickening through the morning. Outbreaks of rain spread east in the afternoon and early evening before turning lighter and patchy late evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

70% in the morning, 20% in the afternoon.

Low cloud and visibility

Very good visibility in the morning with cloud largely above the tops, perhaps occasional scraps of cloud above 700m. Visibility falling very poor from midday as persistent cloud lowers to 400-500m, then lower slopes in the evening.

Recent rainfall

Location: Malham
Altitude: 375m
Last 24 hoursLast 48 hoursLast 72 hours
0.3mm6.2mm22.1mm
Measurement date:

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Sunset:

Mountain weather information

Weather

Low cloud and a patchy drizzle through the early hours and the morning. A spell of heavier rain in the afternoon or early evening, then turning dry with clear spells to start the night.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

Nil during the day. 70% in the evening

Maximum wind speed expected

Southwest 20 gusting 30-35 mph.

Temperature

  • At 600m Plus 9 or 10 Celsius, falling to plus 7 Celsius late evening.
  • Valley Plus 5 Celsius rising to 10 Celsius.
  • Freezing level Above the summits.

Low cloud and visibility

Very poor throughout the day in low cloud, rain and drizzle with cloud bases around 300m. Visibility improving in the evening as cloud breaks and lifts above the tops.

Mountain weather information

Fri 28 Nov

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Sunset:

A dry bright start, but showery outbreaks of rain spread east, heavy for a time with fresh southwest winds. Freezing level above the tops.

Sat 29 Nov

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Most likely dry but increasingly cloudy with winds easing, but turning colder with freezing level lowering to 800m.

Sun 30 Nov

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Good chance for a dry bright start, but winds and cloud increasing as another low pressure system approaches the west of the UK with rain likely later.

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Summit specific forecast

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