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.
Snow flurries
Occasional light snow flurries, sleet or rain lower elevations. Amounts little more than nuisance value, but locally more persistent and reducing visibility for periods.
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.
Snow flurries
Occasional light snow flurries, sleet or rain lower elevations. Amounts little more than nuisance value, but locally more persistent and reducing visibility for periods.
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
Tuesday 30th December 2025
Last updated
Mon 29th Dec 25 at
4:20PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Quiet but chilly conditions, light winds and plenty of sunshine for much of the Highlands, much terrain frozen, sub-zero all day over hills and in some glens. A cold east-northeasterly breeze England and Wales, strongest toward south; fairly cloudy, locally an odd snow flurry over the Pennines.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Cold, but wind tending to ease. Cloudy, local flurries.
How windy? (On the summits)
East to northeasterly 10 to 20mph, strongest in the morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling noticeably chilly where exposed to the breeze.
How Wet?
Local brief snow flurries east
Largely dry, but isolated snow flurries edging into the eastern Dales and North Pennines, spots of rain lower slopes.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches mainly confined to the east
Patches or banks covering tops of North Pennines and eastern Dales, but tending to lift off through day. Mostly clear western Dales.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% in west, 50% in east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken to overcast cloud, best sun in the west. Visibility very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-1 or -2C. Wind chill feeling like -5 to -7C.
And in the valleys
1C from dawn, rising to 3C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 31st December 2025
Last updated
Mon 29th Dec 25 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-westerly backing westerly 15 to 25mph, increasing to 25 to 35mph through the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Be prepared for increasingly blustery conditions with considerable wind chill and buffeting.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Clear start, low cloud later from west.
Fells starting clear, but increasingly low cloud will move in from the west to cover upper slopes or tops towards and into the afternoon. Eastern Dales may stay clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% morning, lowering to 30% in west, 60% in east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bright start with sun through high cloud, but cloud building from west. Visibility mostly very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
Around -1C. Feeling closer to -8C in the strongest winds.
And in the valleys
Widely sub-zero at dawn, lifting to highs of 2 or 3C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 1st January 2026
Last updated
Mon 29th Dec 25 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 30 to 40mph, strongest higher North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking, frequent buffeting in exposure higher up. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Risk early showers
Possible showers early morning, snow flurries above 500m. Likely to fade to be often dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon little if any
Patches grazing higher slopes, mostly early in day, then largely above tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sunshine. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0 or -1C. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -13C.
And in the valleys
4 or 5C, little change from night into day, but then dropping to freezing onward into evening.
Planning Outlook
Significantly cold wintry conditions into the start of January. Air temperature well below freezing on high terrain, plus low minima into many glens and valleys with sustained hard frost. Strong northerly winds later this week giving severe wind chill. Frequent and heavy snow showers moving into northern areas and running down coastal extremities with significant accumulations. Elsewhere, lots of dry and sunny weather, although occasional organised bands of snow will feed south at times in the Arctic airflow. Staying cold into next week with scope for snowfalls more widely.