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.
Wednesday'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.
Heavy rain
Near-constant heavy rain, sometimes torrential over the mountains, very wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Very murky conditions, the mountains shrouded in fog, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
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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.
Heavy rain
Near-constant heavy rain, sometimes torrential over the mountains, very wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Very murky conditions, the mountains shrouded in fog, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Last updated
Tue 21st May 24 at
4:05PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Low pressure drifting in from the east will bring scattered thundery bursts of rain, developing into increasingly widespread rain, sustained heavy rain setting in for eastern Scotland and Pennines. Cloud filling in across most hills and winds generally strengthening.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Heavy rain, low cloud, wind increasing.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly, gradually strengthening from 10mph, to 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible most or all morning; by evening, impeding ease of walking on some higher areas.
How Wet?
Rain most or all day: risk thunder.
Rain frequent or soon incessant. Heavy thundery rain in places.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly extensive
Generally deteriorating as cloud fills in following onset of rain, widely forming on lower slopes. However, even in morning, patches of fog from some lower slopes up.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine not expected. Hazy, and visibility widely poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C, but feeling below 5C as wind strengthens.
And in the valleys
Between 12 and 15C
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 23rd May 2024
Last updated
Tue 21st May 24 at
4:05PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 20 to 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable wind chill and walking strenuous at times on higher exposed areas.
How Wet?
Rain much of day, easing
A broad swathe of rain from overnight into the daytime slowly fading, leaving patchy rain or showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive low cloud
Cloud likely to blanket the fells very widely most or all day, although as rain eases, so cloud base will rise, but expect varied banks over the fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy or dull. Poor visibility in rain, tending to slowly improve.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C. Wind chill in stronger speeds feeling close to freezing.
And in the valleys
11 to 13C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 24th May 2024
Last updated
Tue 21st May 24 at
4:05PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10 to 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Local rain or showers
Patchy rain drifting around slowly from dawn into the morning. Local showery bursts forming, these drifting eastwards during afternoon, clearing from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to tops, some breaks
Banks of cloud around some higher slopes in the morning generally all lifting above hills by afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun occasionally, best later in day in western areas. Visibility increasingly very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6 to 8C
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising to 15C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A slow-moving area of low pressure will leave areas of rain and showers later this week, plus varied banks of low cloud across the mountains, feeling cool. Improving at least temporarily into the weekend as pressure rises for a time, becoming warmer, but southerly winds will strengthen ahead of lowering pressure over the Atlantic, likely to move in by early next week to bring changeable conditions, rain at times, most frequent western Scotland.