The weather of Yellow Mountain (Mt.Huangshan) is uncertain and variable.
Within a
day, it can be sunny, can cloudy and foggy. When you are enjoying the
sunshine, clear peaks and trees against a blue sky dotted with white
clouds are visible, then a while fog rolls in and everything is
gone except for nearby bleary pines. When you are disappointed or dismayed
at the bad foggy weather, all of sudden a gust of wind or a ray
of sunlight comes and the thick opaque fog is driven away, revealing a fantastic spectacle before you.
It's so quick and sudden that you stand motionless in amazement at the great view
before you remember your camera and start taking pictures.
So when you're
going to ascend Mt.Huangshan, we suggest you take an umbrella and/or
raincoat with you even if it's a sunny day forecasted. Weather forecasts
are not always correct due to the complicated terrain of the mountain.
Fog often comes with rain and is a severe obstacle to sightseeing but
on the other side of the coin, when the fog is gone or lower, you end
up with a most breathtaking view: the sea of clouds. That's the view
some photographers wait weeks on the mountaintop for.