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.
Thursday'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.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
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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.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 13th November 2025
Last updated
Wed 12th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cold northeasterlies for the Highlands, gale-force over mountains early in day. Snow mostly in northern areas. A slow-moving swathe of rain for southern Scotland and northern England, heavy at times. Previous rain eases to patchy light rain in Wales, but beware of flooding - staying mild here.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Varied wind. Raining most or all day, especially north.
How windy? (On the summits)
Direction and speed will vary considerably during day: Southwesterly at first in south, switching northeasterly from the north, often in range 15-30mph, possible lull for a time, risk reaching 40mph North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Highly variable: fairly small for periods, though expect local deterioration, particularly in northern areas, giving considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Persistent rain, some heavy, flood risk
Widespread rain from dawn, heavy during morning particularly north. Rain continues all day much of region, but tends to break up gradually and ease in intensity. Very wet underfoot, streams in spate, some flooding.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
A sheet of cloud covers high terrain in the morning; bases variable, may be locally very low at times. Most fells likely remain shrouded all day, some chance of breaks forming in west afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull likely all day. Largely poor visibility, though may improve if fog and rain break.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5 to 7C, dropping from north later, to 3C evening. Beware feeling like -5C or below if exposed to increase of wind speed.
And in the valleys
Around 9 or 10C from night into day, small change, then starting to fall into evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 14th November 2025
Last updated
Wed 12th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly, 35 to 55mph, powerful gusts downslope west of N Pennines & high tops elsewhere; into evening 60mph+.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous conditions over the fells, buffeting gusts could knock you over, not just on highest ground. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Little or no rain most of region
Spots of rain in the wind occasionally, possible sleet high tops. Rain further south may extend into areas south from Settle, mainly later. Very wet underfoot after previous rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher tops
Likely to often cap higher slopes of the Pennines, mostly above 700-800m. Breaks to upper slopes most often in west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A thick veil of high cloud likely to obscure the sun. Slight haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1 or 2C. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -15C.
And in the valleys
6 or 7C, little variation night into day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 15th November 2025
Last updated
Wed 12th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 50mph from dawn, powerful gusts downslope to west. Slowly decreasing, to 30mph afternoon, less from dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult walking, turbulent gusts on some slopes particularly in morning, lessening, but remaining blustery afternoon.
How Wet?
Little or no rain
Occasional spots in the wind, mostly hills toward the east and south.
Cloud on the hills?
Capping some tops, little west
Banks of cloud mostly over higher Pennines above 700-800m, particularly eastern areas. Many hills be largely clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun mostly obscured by varied high cloud. Visibility good, though some haze likely.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1 or 2C. Wind chill feeling like -15C in morning, -10C afternoon.
And in the valleys
6 or 7C, little change night and day.
Planning Outlook
High rainfall with significant flooding expected for Wales by the end of this week, risk flooding too in Peak District. Drier overall across the Highlands. Strong to gale force easterlies later this week, then northerlies are expected to dominate onward into next week. Colder air extends to all areas, staying below freezing over higher mountains most likely throughout next week to 10 days. Some accumulations of snow over Scottish mountains, initially mostly northern areas, possibly more widely across all mountain areas during next week - Tuesday-Wednesday in particular, but lower confidence of forecast detail by then.