Detailed mountain weather forecast - Yorkshire Dales

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Updated: 0414 on Wed 22 May 2013

Thursday

Weather

A dry start with some sunshine, cloud amounts increasing with showers developing from the late morning onwards. A few heavy showers are likely with a risk of hail and lightning. There is also a chance of some sleet over higher ground, with snow above 500 metres. Windy with northwesterly winds strengthening and may reach gale force over the summits later in the day.

Visibility

Generally good or very good with temporary falls to moderate or poor in showers.

Hill fog

Mainly nil but ragged patches may form above 600m in heavy showers.

Maximum wind speeds above 400m

Northwesterly wind 25-30mph, increasing to 45 to 50mph.

Temperatures

Valleys - Plus 6 Celsius increasing to plus 10 Celsius.
700 m - Plus 2 Celsius.
Freezing level - Falling to around the summits later.