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.
Saturday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 6th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 5th Dec 25 at
4:02PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Wind dropping light across much of the inland Highlands, but gusty near west coasts and staying strong for longer in the far north. Low cloud fairly widespread with patchy rain, clearer toward northwest. Southwesterly winds England, gale-force in Wales, driving in frequent heavy showery rain.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Showery rain most frequent western Dales; brisk winds.
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 20 to 30mph, strongest speeds typically more southern areas, varying a little during the daytime, may be strongest toward dusk-evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery over higher exposed terrain, risk of more challenging walking conditions Three Peaks tops, mainly later.
How Wet?
Often raining western Yorks Dales, some heavier; patchy north/east
Rain on and off at least, a mix of steady rain and frequent drizzle in western areas in Yorks Dales up to Tebay, some showers pulses at times, risk more constant here from dusk. Smaller amounts much of North Pennines and eastern dales, but damp in cloud. Wet underfoot, some streams fast-flowing after previous rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent western hills
Covering many fells all day, fairly extensive above 400-500m in areas from Kirkby Stephen southward. Further east and northeast, bases higher, more often above 600m with some breaks.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun eastern areas. Visibility often reduced in west, poor in cloud and rain; better northeastward, good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C. Wind chill feeling like -5C in stronger speeds on tops.
And in the valleys
7 or 8C, little variation night and day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 7th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 5th Dec 25 at
4:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Some uncertainty: South-southeast later southwesterly, 20 to 30mph, but risk increasing to 40mph during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect increasingly blustery conditions, risk more arduous walking developing, marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Spell of heavy rain develops
May be largely dry much of morning. Risk setting in for steady or heavy rain for a few hours by afternoon-early evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy, then extensive in rain
Varied banks mostly western hills in morning, then forming widely over hills as rain develops, later to lower slopes west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally cloudy, possibly good visibility for a time in morning, but reducing to poor as rain moves in.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C, small variation with added height. Feeling like -5C or possibly colder if exposed to stronger wind.
And in the valleys
7 to 9C, small change night into day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 8th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 5th Dec 25 at
4:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest turning later southerly, 25 to 40mph, speed likely to fluctuate; may strengthen further later or into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Uncertain timing and intensity of conditions, be prepared for periods of strenuous walking and marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Occasional rain
Patchy showery rain, most common western Yorks Dales, briefly heavier. Risk rain develops heavy evening into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly tops western Dales
Likely to drift onto higher slopes, most frequently from Ingleborough to Howgills, some patches elsewhere, but more often clearing the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly east and northeast areas. Visibility often good, reduced locally in showers west.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C. If exposed to stronger winds, risk feeling like -7C on high tops.
And in the valleys
8C from dawn, rising to 10C.
Planning Outlook
Generally unsettled onward into next week with areas of low pressure moving in from the Atlantic on prevailing southwesterly winds. Temperatures often relatively mild, typically only higher tops in the Highlands intermittently just below freezing point, expect periods of thawing even up to these tops. Day-to-day weather detail will be uncertain even in short-range as complex systems develop - a series of frontal systems bringing spells of rain - any snowfall mostly confined to highest tops in Scotland; also showers at times with hail mostly near western coasts. Wind speeds will also vary, for periods reaching gale force on tops, but intermittent lulls.