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.
Patchy cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
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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.
Patchy cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 30th November 2025
Last updated
Sun 30th Nov 25 at
7:00AM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine day for many places, sunshine and broken cloud. Much terrain frozen in the Highlands, where a lull in wind, later strengthening southerlies in west. Strong northwesterlies for England and Wales tend to drop. Some local showers move inland from the Irish Sea. Deteriorating all areas into night.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Chilly wind eases; then gales into night. Mostly sunny.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 25 to 30mph at first, or stronger before dawn, easing gradually, turning westerly 15mph afternoon. Increasing into night southerly 40-50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable wind chill and buffeting in exposure early in day, lessening into afternoon. Deteriorating into night.
How Wet?
Largely dry; rain into night
Icy patches, a dusting of fresh snow on some tops. Chance of a brief shower coming in from west, mainly afternoon around Three Peaks. Onward into night, rain moves in from west, setting in heavy western Dales, briefly snow on tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly clear
Early cloud patches mostly northern areas tending to break up from most hills. Late in day, patches returning onto tops in Ingleborough area.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0 or -1C, small variation with height in the morning. Rising into night, reaching 5C. Feeling near -10C if exposed to strongest wind at first.
And in the valleys
Near freezing from dawn, rising to max 3 or 4C early afternoon. Then rising during night up to 7C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 1st December 2025
Last updated
Sun 30th Nov 25 at
7:00AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Some uncertainty: Southerly 35 to 50mph, may vary during day, possibly briefly lower speeds, mainly N Pennines in morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect challenging conditions most of the day, walking often difficult on higher terrain; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Persistent often heavy rain west
Rain may rarely cease across the region, sustained heavy falls particularly western Yorks Dales. Occasionally intensity may ease, perhaps easing off toward northeast. Breaking up into showers into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent west, higher northeast
Shrouding higher terrain most of day, lowest cloud base western Yorks Dales up to Tebay, often to mid-slopes. Some breaks above 700m northeastern Pennines, but extensively lowering in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely overcast, dull in rain. Often poor visibility in west, widely in rain, locally better at times in east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4C rising to 7C. Wind chill feeling like -7 to -10C in exposure on higher tops.
And in the valleys
6C at dawn, rising to 10C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Last updated
Sun 30th Nov 25 at
7:00AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20 to 25mph, at times 30mph higher North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy over the fells, blustery on higher exposed tops, starting to affect comfortable walking. Noticeable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rare showers mostly west
Much of the region often dry. Local showers may feed inland from Morecambe Bay into the westernmost Dales around the Howgills, brief hail. Fast-flowing streams after previous rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied cloud, mostly western Dales
Banks of cloud most frequent western areas up to Tebay, but varied low cloud may be more widespread for a time in morning. Lifting above 600-700m, but may linger around Howgills. Clearer northeast.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% western dales, to 60% northeast.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun mostly eastern dales. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3C. Wind chill feeling like -5C.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, up to 7 or 8C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Areas of low pressure circulating to the west and north will dominate the weather pattern in the week ahead, bringing generally unsettled weather. Southwesterly air and briefly milder into Monday - prolonged heavy rain for England and Wales bringing renewed concern for flooding. Then typically cooler with showery conditions - higher mountains near or just below freezing point likely for the remainder of the week - some snow on tops, occasional hail. Wind speed likely to vary, some squally gusty spells, but also some lulls possible during the week.