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Yorkshire Dales: latest visual satellite

Wednesday, 17 March 2010: dawn to dusk

Forecast issued: 1658 on Tuesday, 16 March 2010

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Overview for Wednesday

Overcast, windy with extensive hill fog and a little light rain or drizzle, especially western slopes.

Hazards Risk Explanation
Blizzards No Risk  
Heavy snow No Risk  
Storm force winds No Risk  
Gales High Southwesterly 45 to 55mph.
Severe chill effect No Risk  
Persistent and extensive hill fog High Hill fog, persistent and extensive.
Thunderstorms No Risk  
Heavy persistent rain No Risk  

Key to Hazards

Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Wednesday
Dawn to 0900 0900 to 1200 1200 to 1500 1500 to dusk
Light rain
Light rain 		Light rain
Light rain 		Cloudy
Cloudy 		Cloudy
Cloudy
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Detailed mountain weather forecast: Yorkshire Dales

Wednesday

Weather

Overcast, windy with extensive low cloud and light rain or drizzle, especially western slopes. Considerable buffeting in the wind. Low cloud only lifting a little.

Visibility

Poor or very poor in hill fog, rain/drizzle.

Hill fog

Persistent and extensive hill fog, only slowly lifting.

Maximum winds above 400m

Southwesterly 45 to 55 mph, with higher gusts.

Temperature

Valleys Plus 3 rising to plus 7 Celsius.
700 m Plus 5 Celsius.
Freezing level Above the peaks.

Thursday

Weather

Dry and cloudy, but with gale force southwesterly winds giving considerable buffeting. A band of heavy rain with hill fog will move steadily east during the afternoon.

Visibility

Moderate, becoming poor or very poor in rain during afternoon.

Hill fog

Hill fog becoming occasional as the band of rain spreads eastwards during the afternoon.

Maximum winds above 400m

Southwesterly 45 to 55 mph, gusts 65mph

Temperature

Valleys Plus 9 Celsius.
700 m Plus 7 Celsius.
Freezing level Well above the peaks.

Outlook

Friday

Cloudy and windy with further heavy rain spreading from the south during the afternoon. Hill fog becoming extensive.

Saturday

Overcast with rain, heavy at times and light winds. Rain may clear away eastwards later.

Sunday

Drier and brighter with some sunny intervals, but also a few scattered showers. Freezing level lowering to near highest peaks.

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