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
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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
Sunday 28th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 27th Dec 25 at
2:40PM
Summary for all mountain areas
High pressure brings dry and sunny conditions to the Highlands with little wind and the mountains clear, although some fog in the glens. Elsewhere, an east wind will continue to feed cloud into the Scottish Borders, N Pennines, and east Wales with scope for spots of drizzle. Still dry and sunny toward west coast.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Extensive cloud sheet covering tops. Clearer, sunnier in the west. East wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 10 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, some gustiness near and west of high tops.
How Wet?
Local drizzle or snow grains
Scope for local patches of drizzle or snow grains from the cloud sheet.
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud sheet covering tops, clearer in west.
Cloud sheet fairly extensive with bases around 500-700m, leading to fairly widespread fog over tops, especially east and north Pennines. Sharp contrast toward hills near west coast where likely clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%, but 80% toward west coast.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun mostly western dales, overcast for most areas. Visibility excellent, though duller east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0C.
And in the valleys
3 to 6C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 29th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 27th Dec 25 at
2:40PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 10 to 15mph, but tending to lift to 15 to 25mph through the day. May lift to 30mph over tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but increasingly considerable wind chill where exposed to the wind and rather gusty.
How Wet?
Risk locally light precipitation in east.
Mostly dry, but scope for a little patchy spots of light rain or snow grains from the banks of low cloud in the east.
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud banks mostly in the east.
Cloud banks mainly confined to eastern Dales and N Pennines with bases around 500-700m. Patchy cloud further west where fells may be mostly clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% in east, 70% in west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudiest in the east, best sun in the west. Visibility mostly very good outside of any precipitation.
How Cold? (at 700m)
Around 0C
And in the valleys
2 to 4C
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 30th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 27th Dec 25 at
2:40PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North to north-easterly 10 to 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Isolated if any snow flurries
Very likely, but risk of isolated snow flurries edging into the eastern Dales and North Pennines.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches mainly confined to the east.
Patches or banks covering tops of North Pennines and eastern Dales, but may tend to lift off through day. Mostly clear western Dales.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% in west, 50% in east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken to overcast cloud, best sun in the west. Visibility very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-1 or -2C
And in the valleys
Up to 3C
Planning Outlook
Early next week, high pressure still dominates, but generally colder air becoming entrained into its circulation from the north, which sees lower temperatures on high terrain. Small amounts of precipitation, occasional showers or snow flurries. Later in the week, a stronger and colder northerly may develop with snow and hail showers becoming frequent in the north and down coastal extremities elsewhere.