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
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.
Mostly dry, partly cloudy
Dry most or all day. Variable amounts of sun and cloud, occasional patches drifting onto some higher slopes, but most summits often clear.
Mild
Temperatures +5C or above on higher summits. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling cool if exposed to breeze higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra 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.
Mostly dry, partly cloudy
Dry most or all day. Variable amounts of sun and cloud, occasional patches drifting onto some higher slopes, but most summits often clear.
Mild
Temperatures +5C or above on higher summits. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling cool if exposed to breeze higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 22nd October 2024
Last updated
Tue 22nd Oct 24 at
7:57AM
Summary for all mountain areas
Upland wind in the Scottish Highlands but lighter elsewhere. Frequent showers or drizzle in the morning, falling as sleet or hail on the higher Scottish summits. These will tend to ease in the afternoon causing the extensive morning cloud to lift and break a little.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Cloud coming and going; a few showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly around 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small but gusts in the eastern Pennines may affect your balance at times.
How Wet?
Scattered showers
Showers here and there.
Cloud on the hills?
Morning cloud becoming patchy
Cloud base typically in the range 500 to 700m in morning. Will drop at times in rain, perhaps below 300m western Dales in Yorkshire. Cloud lifting and breaking as rain eases in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% becoming 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun only, mainly lower slopes north lakes. Very good or excellent visibility, but may become misty or murky most likely western Yorkshire dales.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C. Feeling around freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
Around 13C middle of day and afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 23rd October 2024
Last updated
Tue 22nd Oct 24 at
7:57AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest backing southerly, typically 20 or 25mph, but perhaps 30mph higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Marked wind chill and buffeting, mostly confined to exposed higher slopes.
How Wet?
Drizzly, mainly Yorkshire
Extensively dry northern Pennines and more eastern dales elsewhere. Elsewhere, pockets of drizzle, mostly western dales in north Yorkshire.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive higher areas; lowest cloud western Yorkshire dales
Western dales, mainly those between Ingleton and Tebay: Fog above 300 to 450m all day. Otherwise, cloud base typically 500 to perhaps 750m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sunshine may come through north Pennines and eastward drying valleys elsewhere. Persistent haze; misty where drizzly.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C. Will feel below freezing point directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
8C in morning. Will reach 12 to locally 14C around mid-afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 24th October 2024
Last updated
Tue 22nd Oct 24 at
7:57AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 35 to 45mph with powerful down-slope gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking conditions. Gusts on down-slopes will affect your balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Little or no rain
Small risk of occasional pockets of drizzle. Feeling damp when exposed to the wind in cloud.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Cloud will shroud the hills from mid-slopes up for much of the day, with the cloud base highest towards the north.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little sunshine and very hazy.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C. Feeling between 0 and -5C in the wind.
And in the valleys
7 rising to 14C.
Planning Outlook
Generally humid and windy conditions over the next few days bringing lots of low cloud and some drizzle on western coasts. More organised rain at times from Friday and into the weekend but the potential development of a low pressure near Ireland is giving some uncertainty. Temperatures likely fluctuating over the weekend with higher summits below freezing at times.