Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Yorkshire Dales

Confidence

High confidence in the overall pattern and sequence of events, Moderate for rainfall and low cloud timings, Low from Wednesday onwards.

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

Cloudy with patchy rain continuing. Brightening up for a time.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light rain Fog
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
40%
50%
10%
10%
30%
40%

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 14mph knots
W
14mph
W 18mph knots
W
18mph
W 20mph knots
W
20mph
W 19mph knots
W
19mph
W 18mph knots
W
18mph
W 16mph knots
W
16mph
300m
300m W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 11mph knots
W
11mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
W 11mph knots
W
11mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
Valley
Valley W 1mph knots
W
1mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
W 14mph knots
W
14mph
W 10mph knots
W
10mph
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 17mph 23mph 27mph 26mph 24mph 23mph
300m
300m 17mph 20mph 24mph 23mph 21mph 18mph
Valley
Valley 7mph 19mph 25mph 20mph 19mph 16mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 14 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2300m
2400m
2800m
2700m
3300m
3500m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Cloud through the morning and later in the afternoon will make for challenging navigation at times.

Weather

Generally cloudy and misty start with outbreaks of patchy light rain in the west. Some drier conditions in the east. Things will brighten up for a time at the end of the morning with brief sunny spells. However, it will remain mostly cloudy and the cloud will tend to thicken during the late afternoon and through the evening, bringing further outbreaks of light rain and drizzle, predominantly in the west of the Park.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

30% becoming briefly 80-90% around lunchtime before falling to 30% in the afternoon.

Low cloud and visibility

Very poor first thing, with cloud and rain obscuring visibility. Cloud base as low as 400m, slowly lifting above summit during the morning, allowing good panoramic views by lunchtime. Cloud bases lowering to around 400m with visibility deteriorating in the evening to become very poor once again.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast