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
Severe gale or storm, mobility very difficult
Severe conditions on the mountains, any movement very challenging, you may be blown over. 55-70mph+
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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Severe gale or storm, mobility very difficult
Severe conditions on the mountains, any movement very challenging, you may be blown over. 55-70mph+
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 9th December 2025
Last updated
Mon 8th Dec 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Severe conditions becoming widespread and lasting onward into the night and Wednesday - stormy conditions, hurricane-force winds on higher mountains. Heavy rain sweeping northwards across Scotland during the day, breaking up into showers for England & Wales; flooding likely.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Stormy winds, heavy rain then showery.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, strengthening from before dawn to 40-50mph, reaching 60mph in morning, at times 70mph higher tops, peak speeds later daytime into evening reaching 80mph, stronger gusts higher tops, then slight lessening into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult walking conditions and significant chill factor across exposed terrain all day, powerful gusts could knock you over, increasingly severe afternoon and through evening.
How Wet?
Morning heavy rain breaks to showers, flood risk
Persistent and often heavy rain through morning. Trending towards showery rain afternoon, though remaining quite persistent on western slopes and N Pennines for a time. Beware fast-rising streams, flood risk.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Blanket cloud shrouds the fells from middle slopes upward most of the day, down to some lower slopes in the western Yorks Dales to Tebay. Some variability with lifting bases later in the day, breaks form mostly after dark.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, then up to sunset, clouds may occasionally break. Poor visibility, may improve where rain fades, but staying hazy.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10 or 11C most of the daytime. Cooler around dawn, then rapid drop evening into night to 4C. Feeling like -5C in daytime wind; then rapidly into evening -10C.
And in the valleys
Rising from overnight to 12C by dawn, locally reaching 14C eastern dales, then cooling into evening to 9C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 10th December 2025
Last updated
Mon 8th Dec 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 40 to 55mph, risk at times over 60mph on higher fells, particularly North Pennines, with stronger gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking conditions from mid elevations upward, difficult over higher terrain; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers
Occasional showery rain, most common toward the western Yorks Dales NP, possible hail mainly morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly western tops
Cloud base varying, mostly confined to upper slopes, most common in western Yorks Dales NP, breaks north/eastward.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun mostly eastern dales. Slight haze, visibility at times reduced further in showers in west.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4 or 5C. Wind chill feeling like -10C.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, up to 9C early afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 11th December 2025
Last updated
Mon 8th Dec 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 35 to 50mph, some uncertainty of peak speeds, risk 60mph higher fells mainly North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions, risk remaining difficult over higher tops.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Rare if any brief drizzly spots, mainly west.
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy cloud mostly southwest
Some cloud banks may drift onto southern slopes, greater risk around western Yorks Dales up to Howgills. Further north the hills may be often clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun best toward north. Risk misty some southern areas, otherwise good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4C, may start to drop into night. Feeling like -7 to -10C in the wind.
And in the valleys
6C at dawn, rising to 9C early afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A very unsettled pattern as southwesterly winds prevail and low pressure systems move in from the Atlantic, sustained gales over the mountains, severe or stormy for periods. Temperatures only close to freezing on higher Scottish tops this week, even here will experience spells above freezing with thawing, leaving snow increasingly patchy, but beware some icy surfaces on the very highest tops where some refreezing occurs. Drier for most places on Thursday this week, otherwise rainfall will be frequent and heavy, sometimes showery with hail. Expect wet ground conditions and further flooding of streams and some rivers.