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.
Today'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.
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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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.
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
Thursday 27th November 2025
Last updated
Wed 26th Nov 25 at
1:07PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Powerful south to south-westerly winds, bringing widespread upland gales with rain on and off, frequent or constant for western mountains, and persistent fog across the hills. Later a cold front will move in, clearing to squally showers Scotland around dusk.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Gales and significant wind chill with rain on and off and extensive hill fog.
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly, strengthening through morning and with height to 45-50mph where exposed on higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Significant wind chill and walking difficult. Where exposed on highest fells, general mobility becoming a struggle.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle on and off
Pulses of rain and drizzle, although intermittently dry. The most persistent rain will be on western fells between Ingleton and Tebay.
Cloud on the hills?
Mountains persistently foggy.
Persistent cloud from 300 to 450m although on western fells between Ingleton and Tebay cloud rarely above 300m. Breaks to 650m N Pennines and southern Yorkshire dales.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Less than 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare glimpses of weak sun lower slopes northern Pennines and southern Yorkshire dales. Visibility often poor, hazy at best.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C. Will feel as cold as minus 5C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
Around 11C
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 28th November 2025
Last updated
Wed 26th Nov 25 at
1:07PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35 to 50mph, generally strongest in the morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Be prepared for walking to be difficult, particularly through the morning, with significant wind chill and buffeting.
How Wet?
Showery rain moving in
Showers are likely to be concentrated into a band that will move through at some point in the day associated with trough, risk thunder. Timing uncertainties. Sleet tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasional over tops, mainly west.
Bases varying but away from western hills, mostly above tops. Around Ingleborough, cloud descending onto tops; perhaps extensive for a time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% in west, 70% in east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun, perhaps frequent in east. Visibility ranging from very good, to poor or very poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C
And in the valleys
5 to 7C
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 29th November 2025
Last updated
Wed 26th Nov 25 at
1:07PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Very low confidence: Direction varying as low centre passes through, 25 to 40mph, perhaps stronger northerly later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Be prepared for significant wind chill with considerable buffeting and perhaps arduous conditions for a time.
How Wet?
Uncertainty, risk rain and hill snow from south.
May well stay mostly dry, bar showers, but risk of an area of rain moving up from the south for a few hours, with snow falling above 600-800m. May stay to the south.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive should rain/snow set in.
Uncertainty on cloud, but risk extensive for several hours or all day should prolonged rain or upland snow develop.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Sunshine and air clarity?
May well be mostly overcast. Visibility perhaps very good for a time, but poor should rain and snow develop.
How Cold? (at 700m)
Around 1C
And in the valleys
Maximum temperature of 4 or 5C
Planning Outlook
Colder over the weekend again, but much uncertainty on the track of a small scale low on Saturday which would bring rain, upland snow and a core of strong winds for a time, most likely England and Wales. Sunday then mostly dry, bright and cold. Next week,. a long series of Atlantic lows passing north of or across Britain will bring high rainfall to western mountains together with frequent upland gales (sometimes stormy) and low cloud. Freeze-thaw cycles, with periods of fresh snow for Scottish hills especially.