Mountain weather
Yorkshire Dales
Confidence
High confidence for unsettled conditions, but moderate for the cloud and precipitation detail until Friday, becoming low into the weekend.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Bright spells mixed with possible isolated showers, perhaps heavy, during the first part of the evening. Cloud thickening with rain arriving later in the evening, occasionally heavy. Moderate to fresh westerly or southwesterly winds. Cloud mostly above hilltops at first, but cloud with base 400-600m becoming more widespread during the evening. Visibility moderate to poor in rain and showers, very poor in cloud covering the hills, but good away from rain and cloud.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Heavy Persistent Rain
Thunderstorms
Mountain weather forecast
Outbreaks of rain for much of the day.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
80%
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90%
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80%
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90%
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80%
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60%
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50%
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40%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | SW 15mph knots
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15mph |
SW 14mph knots
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14mph |
SW 13mph knots
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13mph |
S 11mph knots
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11mph |
SE 12mph knots
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12mph |
S 12mph knots
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12mph |
S 13mph knots
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13mph |
SW 15mph knots
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15mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 10mph knots
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10mph |
SW 8mph knots
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8mph |
SW 8mph knots
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8mph |
S 8mph knots
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8mph |
SE 9mph knots
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9mph |
S 9mph knots
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9mph |
SW 9mph knots
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9mph |
SW 9mph knots
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9mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 7mph knots
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7mph |
SW 6mph knots
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6mph |
SW 5mph knots
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5mph |
SE 7mph knots
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7mph |
SE 9mph knots
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S 9mph knots
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9mph |
SW 8mph knots
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8mph |
SW 8mph knots
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Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 22mph | 20mph | 19mph | 17mph | 17mph | 18mph | 20mph | 22mph |
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300m
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300m | 21mph | 19mph | 16mph | 16mph | 17mph | 17mph | 17mph | 19mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 18mph | 16mph | 12mph | 12mph | 16mph | 16mph | 15mph | 17mph |
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600m
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600m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°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 | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
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2700m
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2600m
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2600m
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3000m
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3000m
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2900m
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3000m
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3000m
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600m
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600m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
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2700m
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2600m
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2600m
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3000m
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3000m
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2900m
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3000m
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3000m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Challenging navigation on the hills, with heavy rain at times bringing a risk of waterproofs becoming soaked and slippery ground underfoot.
Weather
Wet for much of the day, with outbreaks of rain, occasionally heavy. Perhaps briefly drier in the east during the afternoon, but this is uncertain. Low risk of thunder in the afternoon. Further patchy rain possible into the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
20%.
Low cloud and visibility
Widespread cloud, base 400-600m, for much of the day. Perhaps lifting a little in the afternoon in eastern parts, but cloud still likely lingering over higher summits. Visibility moderate to poor in rain or showers, very poor in cloud covering the hills, but good away from rain and cloud.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Any lingering overnight rain clearing before dawn, then a day of sunny spells with a risk of some showers. Cloud thickening later with a band of occasionally heavy rain arriving.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% overnight, becoming 80% during the morning, then 30% again later.
Maximum wind speed expected
Westerly or southwesterly 15-20mph, gusting 25-35 mph.
Temperature
- At 600m Plus 13C.
- Valley Plus 12C becoming plus 20C.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Widespread cloud at first and again later, base 400-600m, lifting and breaking somewhat during the morning into the afternoon, although patchy cloud may linger near higher summits. Visibility mostly good, but moderate to poor in showers and very poor in low cloud covering the hills.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Fri 4 Sep
Early rain, occasionally heavy, likely clearing during the morning although confidence is low in timings. Then brighter with isolated showers. Fresh to strong westerly or southwesterly winds.
Sat 5 Sep
Low confidence, but probably a dry start followed by heavy rain later. Moderate to fresh westerly or southwesterly winds.
Sun 6 Sep
Low confidence, but early heavy rain probably clearing to dry and brighter conditions. Moderate to fresh southerly or southeasterly 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.