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.
Friday'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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 19th September 2025
Last updated
Thu 18th Sep 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Mostly dry and blustery for Scottish Highlands; cloud, some showers, and risk of gales on west coast tops. Persistent cloud and rain for southern Scotland, north England, and north Wales with a similar risk of gales on highest tops. Rain more patchy south Pennines and south Wales, some cloud breaks to inland summits.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Extensive cloud and rain; blustery
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30 to 40mph, likely strongest in morning. Tending to ease late in the day, through winds over Yorks Dales NP unlikely dropping below 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery with balance affected at times, especially morning over high fells where conditions may be strenuous.
How Wet?
Rain or drizzle most of the day
Persistent rain, occasionally heavy N Pennines and western Yorks Dales NP. Rarely fully ceasing, but may ease to become drizzly for periods. Eastern Pennines will receive the lightest rainfall.
Cloud on the hills?
Widespread on high fells, lowest west Dales
Middle slopes up will be shrouded from dawn. Bases will tend to rise on eastern Dales/Teesdale but high fells will remain shrouded all day. Lowest cloud base to mid slopes in western areas up to Tebay.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sunshine Poor visibility, locally better eastern dales if dry.
How Cold? (at 700m)
13C; temperatures over Yorks Dales NP may rise slightly. Feeling like 5C where directly exposed to wind.
And in the valleys
14C from dawn, rising to 16 to 18C, warmest eastern Yorks Dales NP; quite humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 20th September 2025
Last updated
Thu 18th Sep 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Forecast details uncertain. Variable and light in the morning, trending NE'ly 20-35mph, deteriorating overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small initially, increasingly strenuous into evening, further deteriorating. Marked wind chill later.
How Wet?
Setting in persistent and heavy
Rain on and off in the morning setting in heavy and persistent through the day and overnight. Very wet underfoot conditions developing and rivers in spate.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Widespread cloud on high ground in the morning will lower and thicken through the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine unlikely. Very poor visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C, dropping a little into the afternoon. Feeling around or below freezing in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
11C, rising a few degrees in Yorks Dales NP through the day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 21st September 2025
Last updated
Thu 18th Sep 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northeasterly 40-50mph, risk much stronger early over tops up to 60mph. Easing somewhat afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous conditions much of the day, difficult in the morning. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Morning rain, then some showers
Rain at and before dawn; very wet underfoot with streams in spate. Gradually breaking and passing east through morning - lingering longest north. Showers follow the rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy morning fog lifts off tops
From dawn, morning fog over most terrain above 700m with patches down to middle slopes; lifting and breaking to expose the fell tops as the day goes. An odd patch may return in showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy at dawn, tending to break into patchy sun through the day. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3C rising to 6C, possibly warmer in the morning - detail uncertain. Feeling near or below -10C in wind.
And in the valleys
4 or 5C from dawn, rising to 10C. Some chance of warmer temperatures from dawn.
Planning Outlook
An unsettled weekend ahead as low pressure brings heavy rain to England and southern Scotland on Saturday with strong winds. Conditions increasingly wet underfoot with streams in spate - some flooding is likely. A northerly wind in Scotland begins to draw unseasonably cold air into the Highlands, bringing freezing levels down to high terrain. Cold air flows into into England and Wales through Sunday on a strong wind - wind chills in direct exposure may reach as low as -10 to -15C. Some showers into northern Scotland on Monday will fade for a substantially dry week ahead with good sunny breaks for many. Temperatures staying cool but slowing rising day-by-day.