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.
Monday'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.
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.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
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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.
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.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 15th December 2025
Last updated
Sun 14th Dec 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A slow-moving area of rain affects England and Wales, heavy falls over south-facing hills, flooding likely. Drier for much of Scotland, though some showers affect the west coast; beware flooding after previous rain. Back just below freezing over higher Munros, some icy surfaces on tops.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Rain much of day, low cloud; wind dropping light.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph from dawn, an easing trend, dropping to 10-20mph, soonest northern areas.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in the morning with locally uncomfortable gusts, lessening to become fairly small.
How Wet?
Rain widely, most persistent Yorks Dales
Frequent or persistent rain most of the day much of Yorks Dales NP, heaviest southwest areas, but often raining widely, smallest amounts northeastern Pennines. Fading gradually evening into night. Very wet underfoot, some flooding.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest southwest
A blanket of cloud shrouds most fells from middle slopes up most or all day, lowest bases from Three Peaks to Tebay. Some higher breaks North Pennines, particularly northeast areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% southwest, to 40% north
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull. Visibility mostly poor due to rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C. Feeling as cold as -5C in direct wind early.
And in the valleys
7C, little change all day but may become cooler northernmost fells later.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 16th December 2025
Last updated
Sun 14th Dec 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 15 to 20mph, at times 25mph higher North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, blustery in places in exposure and feeling chilly over higher terrain.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Dry all daytime. Very wet underfoot following previous heavy rain, particularly western dales, streams in spate, flooding.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, local patches
Some patchy cloud may graze higher fells at times, but many tops often clear. Possible mist some valleys, mainly morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A veil of high cloud thins to reveal some sun. Visibility excellent out of cloud.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2 or 3C. Feeling like -5C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
Slight frost sheltered valleys in morning. Rising to max 6 or 7C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 17th December 2025
Last updated
Sun 14th Dec 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 40 to 50mph, risk 60mph N Pennines, local powerful gusts north of higher summits.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions over the fells, walking difficult in places higher up, sudden buffeting to some mid-slopes.
How Wet?
Rain most of day west
Rain moving in from west soon from dawn, setting in persistently over western Yorks Dales, some heavy falls; patchier further east and northeast.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon extensive
Lowering in morning to blanket most hills, from mid-to-lower slopes in western Dales up to Tebay. Higher bases north/east, but rarely above the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, increasingly murky.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C rising during day to 5C. Feeling like -8 to -12C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
3C at dawn, slight frost some valleys. Rising to 7 or 8C.
Planning Outlook
Prolonged rain will leave flooding of streams and rivers in many mountain areas early in the new week, with the exception of northeastern Scotland. As a front clears Monday into Tuesday it will drop to freezing above 900m, beware of ice forming on higher Scottish mountains. Drier conditions for many on Tuesday, though showery near west coast of Scotland. By Wednesday, another system sweeps in from the Atlantic bringing further rain and gales. A risk of more heavy rain particularly England and Wales later in the week. A change of weather pattern is likely in the run up to Christmas, as high pressure builds northward, bringing drier weather, possibly chillier with time.