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

Confidence

High for the changeable conditions this week, lower for day to day details.

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This evening forecast

Cloudy with further showery rain, some heavy at first, and some hill fog. Strong southwesterly 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.

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

A few bright or sunny intervals and occasional showers especially in morning when possibly wintry on the highest hills.

Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Heavy rain Partly cloudy (night) Fog Heavy rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Fog
Chance of precipitation
(at 600m)
50% 20% 30% 40% 20% 20% 20% 10%

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
23
SW
21
SW
22
SW
21
SW
22
S
19
S
17
S
15
300m SW
14
SW
12
SW
13
SW
12
SW
13
S
11
S
7
S
8
Valley SW
12
SW
8
S
9
S
10
S
11
S
9
S
6
S
7
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 31 29 30 29 30 26 24 22
300m 29 27 28 28 26 24 18 18
Valley 26 23 23 24 24 22 18 20

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
1,300m
900m
1,000m
1,000m
1,000m
1,000m
1,000m
1,000m

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

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

A colder day than of late. Some poor underfoot conditions following the wet weather.

Weather

Cloud and rain clearing in the early hours. The day will see bright or sunny intervals, with occasional showers especially in the morning, when some could be quite heavy and sleety on the very highest summits. Mostly dry with broken cloud and some sunny intervals in afternoon but still the odd light shower possible.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

30% rising 60%

Low cloud and visibility

Broken cloud at 600-700m with some patches to 500m, becoming a little more broken in the afternoon with bases edging up. Visibility mainly good away from cloud and showers, but falling moderate to poor in the showers, and very poor in hill fog above the cloud line.

Recent rainfall

Location: Malham
Altitude: 375m
Last 24 hoursLast 48 hoursLast 72 hours
18.7mm20.3mm22.8mm
Measurement date:

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Mountain weather information

Weather

Mostly cloudy with occasional showers. Best of any breaks or sunshine over the east of the area.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

20%, but 40% in north

Maximum wind speed expected

Southwesterly 25 gusts 35mph.

Temperature

  • At 600m Plus 3 Celsius
  • Valley Plus 4 rising to Plus 8 Celsius
  • Freezing level Above summits

Low cloud and visibility

Broken to overcast cloud bases 500-700m with the odd lower patch in south and west, occasional breaks in the east. Visibility below the cloud, often good but moderate briefly poor as showers pass through.

Mountain weather information

Thu 4 Dec

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Mainly cloudy with showers, falling as snow above 600-700m. Moderate southwesterly winds.

Fri 5 Dec

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A dry morning with sunny spells and patchy valley fog. Becoming cloudier in afternoon then rain and strong winds in the evening. Low confidence.

Sat 6 Dec

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Confidence remains low, but most likely a showery day with strong to gale force westerly winds.

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Summit specific forecast

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