Summary for all mountain areas

Strong to gale force winds across Scottish mountains in the morning, becoming confined to the northwest. Rain in the W/NW Highlands from dawn will fade and pull away northwards. Low cloud and patchy drizzle continues to affect many western hills of Britain, but some breaks tending to form, best toward eastern hills.

Headline for Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines

Blustery in morning. Low cloud and drizzle west, improving.

How windy? (On the summits)

Southwesterly 25 to 35mph from dawn, will ease to 15-20mph in the afternoon.

Effect of wind on you?

Walking fairly arduous at times in the morning, but becoming small.

How Wet? (Precipitation and its impact)

A little drizzle morning west

Patches of fine drizzle in the west in the morning, fading out to become dry.

Cloud on the hills?

Extensive at first, lifting above most tops afternoon.

Cloud likely extensive across the hills from dawn above 500-700m, with lower patches from dawn western Dales. Bases will lift into the afternoon and become confined above most tops. Patches may be slow to break around Ingleborough and Howgills.

Chance of cloud free summits?

30% rising to 70% afternoon.

Sunshine?
Air clarity (below cloud)

Starting cloudy and dull, particularly western Pennines, locally murky in drizzle. Mostly good visibility eastern Dales, and may widely improve through day.

How Cold? (at 700m)

12C rising to 14C by afternoon out of cloud.

And in the valleys

Around 14C from dawn, rising to 20 to 22C afternoon, warmest eastern dales.