Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
The entire Yorkshire Dales National Park and North Pennines AONB, including the Three Peaks and Cross Fell, plus Howgills, also south to Forest of Bowland.
Sunday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Hazy
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Hazy views with lack of air clarity giving only weak views of distant mountains, but little if any affect on nearby navigation
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Hazy
Hazy views with lack of air clarity giving only weak views of distant mountains, but little if any affect on nearby navigation
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 5th October 2025
Last updated
Sat 4th Oct 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
West to northwesterly gales continue, gradually lessening speeds during the daytime. Generally damp with low cloud over western hills, drizzly rain most persistent in western Scotland, steadier rain at times. Less rain and higher cloud bases further east. Beware flooding of streams and some rivers.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Upland gales, strongest in morning. Patchy drizzly rain.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 40-50mph, some stronger gusts at and before dawn, 60mph North Pennines. Trending westerly and easing to 35-40mph afternoon, but still very gusty high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous conditions early, easing though remaining strenuous with considerable buffeting. Notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Pulses of rain and drizzle
Occasional drizzle drifts over high fells around the Three Peaks and Cross Fell group. Pulses of light rain come and go from the west, tending to set in later in the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly shrouding high fells afternoon
Many fells clear from dawn, some odd cloud banks drift over summits of Three Peaks and Cross Fells groups. Becoming more extensive through afternoon over high terrain with some lower patches on western fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%, lowering to 20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A bright start becomes patchy sunshine, likely overcast into afternoon. Good visibility at first, becoming poor during rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C rising to 8C. Feeling near or just below freezing in direct wind.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, rising to 10C. Temperatures stay elevated into evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 6th October 2025
Last updated
Sat 4th Oct 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Gusty westerlies 35-50mph, powerful gusts over tops and down east slopes may reach 60mph mainly morning near Cross Fell.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking conditions. In exposure, severe buffeting gusts will require bracing/crouching to maintain balance.
How Wet?
Drizzle western tops
Often drizzly over western fell tops, occasional spots drifting east. Some patchy rain passing eastward afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
High western fells shrouded all day with bases down to low slopes on westernmost slopes south of Tebay. Higher bases east though unlikely to break above 600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine unlikely. Mostly poor visibility due to low cloud and drizzle, locally better easternmost fells.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C from dawn, rising to 11 or 12C, warmest east Yorks Dales NP. Feeling just above freezing in direct wind.
And in the valleys
9C from dawn, rising to 12 to 14C, warmest in valleys of east Yorks Dales NP.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 7th October 2025
Last updated
Sat 4th Oct 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest later westerly, 30 to 45mph, speeds may vary, in places very gusty around higher tops and downslope east.
Effect of the wind on you?
Buffeting and difficult walking conditions at times over exposed high terrain, also sudden gusts lower down locally.
How Wet?
Drizzly west, later heavier rain
Patchy drizzly rain in the morning, but Ingleton area persistently damp. Drier east. Timing uncertain, but likely into afternoon a belt of steadier and locally heavier rain likely to develop from the northwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive tops, lowest west Dales
Lowest and most persistent cloud around the western Three Peaks up to Tebay, bases 400-500m. Elsewhere, most cloud above 600m, with breaks higher up toward Teesdale. May rise further later in day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% west to 30% north/east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull western Dales. Brighter moments further east and north, visibility good below cloud, but some haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C, may tend to drop afternoon, into evening to 6C. Directly in the wind feeling near/below 0C.
And in the valleys
10C from dawn, rising to 14C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Staying unsettled early in the new week. Winds often up to gale force on the hills, southwest then westerlies through midweek. Further frontal systems will bring ongoing periods of rain, heaviest and most persistent in western regions early in week. Fast-flowing streams and flooding expected. Milder air on Monday, then rather cool on Tuesday-Wednesday, prepare for considerable chill factor in the stronger winds. Pressure is due to gradually rise from the south in the second half of the week, rain fading out and winds dropping lighter across many places - northwest Scotland may keep a prevailing southwesterly.