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.
Tuesday'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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
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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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 16th December 2025
Last updated
Mon 15th Dec 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Showery in western Scotland, with hail, snow on higher mountains; fewer showers eastwards, more sun and higher cloud breaks. Strongest winds in NW Highlands, up to gale force tops. England and Wales largely dry and bright, patchy cloud western tops.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Moderate breeze. Dry with sun, hills largely clear.
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 15 to 20mph, at times 25mph higher North Pennines. Strengthening onward into night, beyond midnight reaching 35-45mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, blustery in places in exposure and feeling chilly over higher terrain. Deteriorating into night.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Dry all daytime. Very wet underfoot following previous heavy rain, particularly Yorkshire Dales NP, streams in spate, flooding.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, local patches
Some patchy cloud may graze higher fells at times, but many tops often clear. Possible mist some valleys, mainly morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A veil of high cloud thins to reveal some sun. Visibility excellent out of cloud.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2 or 3C. Feeling like -5C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
Slight frost sheltered valleys in morning. Rising to max 6 or 7C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 17th December 2025
Last updated
Mon 15th Dec 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 40 to 50mph, risk 60mph N Pennines, local powerful gusts north of higher summits.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions over the fells, walking difficult in places higher up, sudden buffeting to some mid-slopes.
How Wet?
Rain most of day west
Rain moving in from west soon from dawn, setting in persistently over western Yorks Dales, some heavy falls; patchier further east and northeast.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon extensive
Lowering in morning to blanket most hills, from mid-to-lower slopes in western Dales up to Tebay. Higher bases north/east, but rarely above the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, increasingly murky.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C rising during day to 5C. Feeling like -8 to -12C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
3C at dawn, slight frost some valleys. Rising to 7 or 8C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 18th December 2025
Last updated
Mon 15th Dec 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 30 to 50mph, but direction and speed may vary, possibly lower speeds for periods during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect arduous walking conditions and considerable wind chill on higher fells, but may lessen for periods.
How Wet?
Risk of rain setting in
An odd shower, but a few hours may be dry, for longest northern areas. Then risk of heavy rain moving in from south during day.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, may widely fill in
Patchy cloud banks, most persistent Yorks Dales NP, some breaks northward, but if rain sets in, widely lowering over hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, possibly good visibility mainly in north for a time; high cloud thickens and lowers to be increasingly murky in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 or 4C. Wind chill feeling as cold as -10C on tops.
And in the valleys
Little variation night and day, 7 or 8C.
Planning Outlook
An unsettled southwesterly weather pattern continues mid-late this week. On Wednesday, another system sweeps in from the Atlantic bringing further rain and gales. Showery conditions then persist in western Scotland, with hail and snow on high tops. Scottish mountains often near or below freezing above 900m, only brief thawing higher up. Meanwhile, England and Wales stay mild midweek with more heavy rain likely into Thursday, then lowering to freezing on high tops for periods from Friday. A change of weather pattern is likely in the run up to Christmas, as high pressure builds northward, bringing drier weather, fog and frost more common.