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.
Thursday'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.
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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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.
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 4th December 2025
Last updated
Wed 3rd Dec 25 at
4:25PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A complex weather situation with areas of frequent or persistent rain and hill snow, focused from the southern Highlands to northern England; often strong SE'ly winds. Further north in the Highlands, generally drier with higher cloud breaks. In Wales, becoming showery westerlies with risk of hail.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Strongest winds ease. Rain and low cloud may persist.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 35-40mph, strongest early in day, gradually easing to 25mph. By later afternoon may drop light and variable, though risk westerly 30mph from dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous morning conditions will start to ease, though may remain strenuous in exposure. Notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Risk of persistent rain
Some uncertainty, but risk of rain fairly persistent throughout the day, possibly heavy for spells, falling as sleet on highest tops at times, possibly turning to snow over tops late in daytime or after dark.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Cloud shrouds high terrain all day above 500-600m in many areas. Some higher bases mainly on slopes toward Vale of Eden.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull. Poor visibility due to low cloud and often rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C. Feeling like -10C in the wind early, -5C later.
And in the valleys
Around 5C all day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 5th December 2025
Last updated
Wed 3rd Dec 25 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25-35mph, trending southeasterly and rising to 40mph, further deteriorating into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Comfortable walking affected from dawn, blustery in exposure. Deteriorating into night. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Many areas dry before late afternoon rain
Local patches of rain drift from the west but many fells substantially dry well into the day. Rain arrives from the west afternoon, spreading widely and setting in heavy for a few hours into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Some breaks for a time, deteriorating later
Cloud banks cover the high fells in the morning with lower patches, mostly on western Yorks Dales. A rising trend with breaks to and above the high fells, then returning more widely to high terrain afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 50% for several hours
Sunshine and air clarity?
A bright sunrise in the east, soon overcast. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1 or 2C, rising several degrees after nightfall. Feeling like -10C in the wind.
And in the valleys
Frost in the dales at dawn, slowly rising to 4C then rapidly higher after dark.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 6th December 2025
Last updated
Wed 3rd Dec 25 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 20 to 30mph, may strengthen further later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery over higher exposed terrain, risk of becoming more challenging walking conditions.
How Wet?
Often raining west, patchy north/east
Rain on and off at least, a mix of steady rain and frequent drizzle in western areas in Yorks Dales up to Tebay. Smaller amounts much of North Pennines and eastern dales, but damp in cloud.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent western hills
Covering many fells all day, fairly extensive above 400-500m in areas from Kirkby Stephen southward. Further east and northeast, bases higher, more often above 600m with some breaks.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun eastern areas. Visibility often reduced in west, poor in cloud and rain; better northeastward, good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C. Wind chill feeling like -5C in stronger speeds on tops.
And in the valleys
7 or 8C, little variation night and day.
Planning Outlook
Generally unsettled through the weekend and into next week with areas of low pressure circulating near to the British Isles. Temperatures often near to freezing point on higher Scottish mountains, at times on tops elsewhere, though some thawing will occur periodically even to high tops in the Highlands. A complex series of frontal systems bringing spells of rain and some upland snow, mixed with showers with hail mostly near western coasts. Wind speeds will also vary, often south to southwesterlies, at times reaching gale force on tops, but intermittent lulls.