Peak District and Yorkshire Dales Forecast
Viewing Weather Forecast for Monday 25th September 2017
The Peak district and Yorkshire Dales National Parks and the area immediately between them.
Forecast last updated on Monday 25th September 2017 at 7:40am
Summary for all mountain areas
An almost stationary front will lie down the spine of the country. Many areas will have rain and extensive low cloud, with bursts of heavy rain in places. To the west of the front, westernmost summits, particularly Wales will be substantially dry.
Headline for Peak District and Yorkshire Dales
Rain most of the day. Fog across the hills, widely from lower slopes up.
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable in direction, mainly southeasterly 10mph or less, but may reach 15mph for a few hours after dawn.
Effect of wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Rain frequently, particularly morning
Rain extensively morning, likely to become more patchy afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Very extensive
Cloud will shroud the hills in fog above 400m for much of the day, and in some areas, particularly morning from lower slopes up. There may be a few breaks above 600m afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Les than 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Limited hazy sunshine, if any. Visibility often rather hazy, especially during rain.
Temperature (at 600m)
12C
And in the valleys
Into the valleys: 16-19C
Planning Outlook
All mountain areas of Britain from Tuesday 26th September 2017
During the first half of the week, an almost stationary front centred down the the spine of the country will give bursts of rain, before petering out by late Tuesday. This will bring a lot of low cloud to the mountains and there will be a marked haze. Best of the conditions will be across the northwest Highlands and at times western Wales. From the middle of next week, more typical southwest winds will bring bands of rain, low cloud, and at times strong winds, countrywide; interspersed by some largely dry and fine days.
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