Mountain weather
Yorkshire Dales
Confidence
High confidence for a changeable pattern in the coming days. Moderate for the rainfall timing and detail on Saturday.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Cloudy with heavy, sporadic showers likely through the evening. There will be some low cloud at times with bases of 300-400m. Moderate southwesterly winds are expected, with a few brisk gusts.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Generally fine and dry.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 600m)
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Chance of precipitation |
70%
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40%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | W 20mph knots
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20mph |
W 15mph knots
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15mph |
W 15mph knots
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15mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
W 13mph knots
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13mph |
W 13mph knots
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13mph |
W 9mph knots
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9mph |
SW 7mph knots
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7mph |
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300m
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300m | W 11mph knots
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11mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 9mph knots
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9mph |
W 9mph knots
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9mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 6mph knots
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6mph |
S 2mph knots
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2mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 8mph knots
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8mph |
W 4mph knots
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4mph |
W 4mph knots
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4mph |
W 8mph knots
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8mph |
W 9mph knots
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9mph |
W 9mph knots
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9mph |
W 5mph knots
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5mph |
S 2mph knots
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2mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 28mph | 22mph | 22mph | 19mph | 19mph | 19mph | 16mph | 11mph |
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300m
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300m | 24mph | 20mph | 20mph | 17mph | 18mph | 18mph | 14mph | 7mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 21mph | 13mph | 14mph | 15mph | 16mph | 17mph | 12mph | 7mph |
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600m
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600m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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2300m
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1700m
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1800m
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1800m
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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2300m
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1700m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A murky start to the day with plenty of cloud and the risk of some showers. However, by mid-morning the cloud will clear to leave a fine and pleasant day with good walking conditions. High UV will be a risk, so sun protection is advised.
Weather
Cloudy to start, with some hill fog and the odd shower possible. The cloud quickly lifting and breaking up to leave a fine and dry day with good spells of sunshine. Light to moderate westerly winds through much of the day, becoming light and variable in the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% at first becoming >95% later in the day.
Low cloud and visibility
Broken cloud bases to 300-400m at first, quickly lifting above summits by mid-morning. Visibility will be poor in parts to start in any hill fog and low cloud, but then generally becoming very good with distant hills visibility. It may go down to moderate or poor in any isolated showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Dry with plenty of cloud in the early hours, which will thicken and lower by dawn when a band of rain will spread in from the northwest. This may turn persistent for a time, with heavy bursts within it and clearing through the afternoon. However behind the rain there will be some heavy showers at times continuing into the evening. The winds will start light and strengthen through the morning, becoming strong and gusty, with gales a possibility.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70% at first, becoming 30% in the morning.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly 25-30mph with gusts 40-45mph.
Temperature
- At 600m Plus 05 Celsius becoming Plus 13 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 05 Celsius becoming Plus 18 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above the summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Cloud bases above summits at first, which will steadily lower through the early morning to give broken cloud with bases 400-500m in the morning, lifting above summits again through the afternoon. Good visibility to start, becoming moderate to poor in the rain during the morning and becoming generally good again later in the afternoon. However it will then become poor in any showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sun 13 Sep
A dry day with variable cloud and sunny spells. Winds generally becoming light. Showers may develop overnight.
Mon 14 Sep
A band of rain and low cloud moving in during the early hours, heavy at times. This mostly clearing by mid-morning, but further outbreaks of rain are likely in the afternoon and another band will move south through the area overnight. Blustery winds are expected to develop through the morning.
Tue 15 Sep
The rain band clearing to the south during the morning, with further outbreaks of light rain or drizzle likely in the afternoon. Clearer skies may develop overnight. Becoming breezy.
Summit specific forecast
The Yorkshire Dales National Park covers an area of 683 square miles and is a collection of rivers, valleys and hills.