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.
Sunday'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
Sunday 15th November 2026
Last updated
Sat 14th Nov 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain and increasingly snow over Scottish mountains as colder air moves in. Drier and higher cloud bases toward southwest Highlands. Rain affects northern England and Wales with some persistent and locally heavier falls, becoming snow on hills into evening. Wind speed and direction will vary in all areas.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Dry start, but rain becomes persistent, low cloud; snow by evening.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20 to 30mph early morning, but likely to drop to variable lower speeds through middle of day. Switching northerly and strengthening quickly afternoon 25-40mph, suddenly gustier.
Effect of the wind on you?
Varying, fairly small for a good part of the day, but later beware of worsening conditions, buffeting gusts and significant wind chill toward and after dusk.
How Wet?
Rain setting in, sleet tops; snow after dark
Largely dry from dawn, especially eastern Yorks Dales. Rain moving in from northwest, becoming fairly persistent increasingly, steady falls onward into afternoon, locally heavier, turning to sleet on highest tops. By evening into night, snow over the fells down to 400m, likely persistent for a few hours.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly extensive
Most persistent cloud banks over western tops in Yorks Dales in morning, some breaks elsewhere for a few hours. Cloud likely to envelop higher terrain more widely during rain as the day goes on.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull. Visibility increasingly poor, better below cloud in northeast.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 or 4C until afternoon, then toward and beyond dusk, dropping quickly to 0 or -1C. By later in day, feeling like -10 to -15C in stronger winds on high tops.
And in the valleys
2C from dawn, rising to 6C afternoon, then dropping chillier into the night.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 16th November 2026
Last updated
Sat 14th Nov 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwest 25-30mph early morning, easing to 10mph by middle of day-afternoon. Later rising SE'ly, gales into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Marked wind chill and blustery on tops in morning, becoming smaller. Then deteriorating after dark.
How Wet?
Isolated showers fade; snow into night
Overnight showers may leave an odd brief shower of snow or hail in the morning, but fading to be dry. Onward into night, risk of significant hill snow developing from the south.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Brief patches on higher slopes early in day soon all clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine tending to weaken as high cloud thickens. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-1C, slight rise into afternoon. Feeling like -10C if in stronger wind early in day.
And in the valleys
Starting near 0C, will reach around 6C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 17th November 2026
Last updated
Sat 14th Nov 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Likely to vary considerably; easterly gales overnight may ease to be often low speeds; risk then rising SW'ly 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
May be fairly small, but beware of changing and worsening conditions.
How Wet?
Risk persistent rain, some snow tops
Overnight snowfall over the fells likely to turn to sleet or rain up to dawn. High uncertainty, but persistent and at times heavy rain may continue much of the day, possibly still sleet or wet snow on high Pennines; sometimes breaking up.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Likely shrouding higher fells most or all day, at times some cloud banks to lower slopes. Local breaks may occur mainly toward north and eastern Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy. Visibility often poor due to rain, occasional improvements possible.
How Cold? (at 700m)
May start near 0C in north, but more likely +2 to 4C much of day. Risk of wind chill feeling like -7 to -10C.
And in the valleys
Starting around 2C, but rising to 5C, possibly milder southern areas.
Planning Outlook
Cold with higher terrain frequently or almost permanently frozen most or all next week particularly in Scotland. Meanwhile Wales and northern England will see one or two incursions of much warmer air together with areas of persistent rain and intermittent hill snow. Less precipitation generally northward across Scotland, but marked exceptions: here too, where the frequently northerly wind rises over mountains (with the sea directly to the north), accumulations of snow may well be considerable.