Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Yorkshire Dales

Confidence

High confidence for a spell of unsettled weather, particularly on Wednesday and Thursday.

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.

Mountain weather forecast

Quite cloudy, scattered showers. Some bright spells. Breezy.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain showers (night)
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
40%
40%
70%
60%

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 16mph knots
W
16mph
W 16mph knots
W
16mph
W 19mph knots
W
19mph
W 20mph knots
W
20mph
W 16mph knots
W
16mph
W 13mph knots
W
13mph
300m
300m W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
Valley
Valley W 8mph knots
W
8mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
W 5mph knots
W
5mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 22mph 20mph 26mph 28mph 23mph 20mph
300m
300m 20mph 18mph 23mph 24mph 19mph 19mph
Valley
Valley 20mph 17mph 22mph 23mph 19mph 15mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 10 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 15 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2600m
2500m
2400m
2300m
2300m
2300m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Navigation will be tricky at times in hill fog and outbreaks of rain. Occasionally breezy conditions will make for fairly arduous walking on exposed terrain with buffeting of clothing. Balance may be affected at times.

Weather

A rather cloudy day with scattered light to moderate showers, though with some bright spells developing at times in-between. Quite breezy.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

40%.

Low cloud and visibility

By day some clear summits at times with cloud above the peaks, but cloud dropping to 600-800m and visibilities falling rapidly moderate or poor as showers pass through.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast