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

Yorkshire Dales Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

Quite high for fair weather on Tuesday and occasionally unsettled otherwise, but lowering for timing detail of worst of later conditions.

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This evening forecast

Rather cloudy with showers or longer periods of rain and summit snow. Winds easing. Freezing level around 800m.

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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.

hazard Severe Chill Effect
Wind significantly lowers the ‘feels-like’ temperature relative to the actual temperature, with even moderate winds significantly adding to the chilling effect. Strong winds can result in a severe and debilitating wind chill many degrees below the actual temperature. This effect will be enhanced in rain or wet snow. Without protection, prolonged exposure could result in frost nip or frostbite on exposed parts of the body and/or hypothermia.

Mountain weather forecast

Cloudy with showers or longer periods of rain and summit snow. Freshening northerly winds.

Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Sleet Sleet Sleet Light rain Light rain Sleet Sleet Light snow
Chance of precipitation
(at 600m)
70% 30% 80% 80% 70% 80% 70% 50%

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 SE
10
E
8
N
12
N
19
N
20
N
18
N
17
N
17
300m S
7
E
5
N
7
N
12
N
12
N
13
N
12
N
11
Valley SE
6
NE
6
N
5
N
10
N
11
N
13
N
12
N
12
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 15 11 18 27 28 28 24 25
300m 13 11 16 26 27 28 25 24
Valley 13 13 16 24 25 27 25 26

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
600m
300m
Valley
Freezing Level
800m
800m
800m
1,000m
900m
900m
800m
700m

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

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Some difficult conditions with quite extensive hill fog, occasional heavy rain and summit snow and severe wind chill at height.

Weather

Cloudy throughout with showers and longer periods of rain, becoming heavier at times with snow above around 600-700m. Turning drier during the evening as clear spells develop.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

30% by day

Low cloud and visibility

Good becoming moderate or poor in rain and showers, very poor in snow and within cloud with bases quite extensive from 600m by day.

Recent rainfall

Location: Malham
Altitude: 375m
Last 24 hoursLast 48 hoursLast 72 hours
15.9mm20.3mm20.3mm
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Mountain weather information

Weather

Some chance of a few early showers, wintry across highest peaks, on an otherwise dry day with bright spells gradually increasing. Light winds.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

50% becoming 90% from late morning

Maximum wind speed expected

North 10-15mph at first, easing gradually

Temperature

  • At 600m Zero to plus 1 Celsius
  • Valley Zero Celsius increasing 6 Celsius for the afternoon
  • Freezing level Around 600-700m

Low cloud and visibility

Good becoming moderate or poor in showers, very poor in snow and within cloud with bases occasionally lowering 600m at first, then lifting and breaking from mid-morning.

Mountain weather information

Wed 26 Nov

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Dry start, then an area of rain reaches from the west during the morning. Southerly winds freshening. Freezing level soon lifting above summits.

Thu 27 Nov

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Occasional rain, heavy at times, clearing to showers during the afternoon. Fresh to strong southwest winds. Freezing level above summits.

Fri 28 Nov

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Showers or longer periods of rain, turning heavy at times. Moderate southwest winds. Freezing level above summits.

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Summit specific forecast

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