Yes Tor weather tomorrow, this weekend and 14-day summit forecast

619 m · Dartmoor

Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor, a granite tor with a trig point on the northern moor next to High Willhays.

Yes Tor today (updated 22:12, 18 Oct): up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 1°C, summit wind 27 mph gusting 34 mph, 94% chance of rain. A marginal day for the hills. Best day this week: Tuesday, summit gusts 32 mph.

Yes Tor weather today, tomorrow and this weekend

  • Marginal Today Monday 19 October

    Slight rain, up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 1°C, summit wind 27 mph gusting 34 mph, 94% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:45, sunset 18:16.

  • Marginal Tomorrow Tuesday 20 October

    Light drizzle, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 2°C, summit wind 25 mph gusting 32 mph, 53% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:47, sunset 18:14.

  • Poor Saturday 24 October

    Moderate drizzle, up to 13°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 51 mph, 74% chance of rain. Rated Poor. Sunrise 07:54, sunset 18:06.

  • Poor Sunday 25 October

    Moderate drizzle, up to 13°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 5°C, summit wind 52 mph gusting 64 mph, 82% chance of rain. Rated Poor. Sunrise 06:55, sunset 17:04.

Best day of the next seven: Tuesday 20 October, with summit gusts around 32 mph and a 53% chance of rain. Peakify picks it as the day with the lightest gusts, after a penalty for any chance of rain over 40%.

Yes Tor 14-day summit weather forecast

Every day the cache holds from today, at summit height. Temperatures in °C, wind and gusts in mph, rain as the day's highest chance. Days 8 to 14 are marked less certain: forecasts lose skill quickly beyond a week, so read them as a trend.

DayVerdictWeatherHigh / lowFeels likeWind / gustRainSnow
Today Marginal Slight rain 8° / 4° 1° 27 / 34 mph 94% —
Tomorrow Marginal Light drizzle 9° / 5° 2° 25 / 32 mph 53% —
Wed 21 Oct Poor Slight rain 8° / 4° -4° 61 / 76 mph 82% —
Thu 22 Oct Poor Thunderstorm 11° / 5° 1° 62 / 77 mph 94% —
Fri 23 Oct Poor Thunderstorm 11° / 5° -4° 70 / 87 mph 98% —
Sat 24 Oct Poor Moderate drizzle 13° / 5° -1° 41 / 51 mph 74% —
Sun 25 Oct Poor Moderate drizzle 13° / 9° 5° 52 / 64 mph 82% —
Days 8 to 13: less certain
Mon 26 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate drizzle 13° / 9° 7° 55+ / 71+ mph 64% —
Tue 27 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate drizzle 11° / 6° 1° 44 / 55 mph 71% —
Wed 28 Oct Marginal (less certain) Light drizzle 8° / 5° 1° 30 / 44 mph 46% —
Thu 29 Oct Marginal (less certain) Overcast 9° / 5° 2° 29 / 36 mph 32% —
Fri 30 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate drizzle 10° / 5° 2° 43 / 54 mph 27% —
Sat 31 Oct Marginal (less certain) Light drizzle 8° / 4° 2° 26 / 34 mph 37% —

The cached forecast has no freezing level; snow is the model's summit snowfall for the day.

How the Yes Tor summit forecast is made

The numbers come from the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 619 m, in the mountain's local time. A valley forecast would understate the summit badly, so the wind is worked out at summit height from the model's upper-air winds: the standard 10 m wind sits over the model's smoothed ground and is roughly half what an exposed top gets.

Peakify rates each day Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. The verdict is the same one shown on the main peak page and in the Peakify app.

"Feels like" is the coldest apparent temperature of the day, which combines air temperature, wind and humidity. On a windy summit it can be well below the air temperature, so pack for that figure, not the high.

For a second opinion before a big day, read the Met Office mountain forecast or MWIS for the area. They are written by forecasters and cover hazards such as cloud on the tops and visibility that a model table can't.

Questions about Yes Tor

What is the Yes Tor weather tomorrow?

Tuesday 20 October: light drizzle, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 2°C, summit wind 25 mph gusting 32 mph, 53% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.

What is the Yes Tor weather this weekend?

Saturday 24 October: moderate drizzle, up to 13°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 51 mph, 74% chance of rain. Rated Poor. Sunday 25 October: moderate drizzle, up to 13°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 5°C, summit wind 52 mph gusting 64 mph, 82% chance of rain. Rated Poor.

Is there a 14-day Yes Tor weather forecast?

Yes. This page lists up to 14 days of summit weather for Yes Tor, each with a Good, Marginal or Poor verdict. Days 8 to 14 are less certain: use them to spot a settled or stormy spell, not to plan a day.

Where does the Yes Tor summit forecast come from?

From the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 619 m, refreshed every few hours. Wind is worked out at summit height from the model's upper-air winds, because the standard 10 m wind is roughly half what a summit gets.