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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 7th November 2025
Last updated
Thu 6th Nov 25 at
3:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cloud and drizzle in central and south Scotland, clearer hills (including some summits) north. Blustery coasts from Skye southward, Wales breezy too. A cloud sheet will cover English and Welsh peaks with low bases on south aspects. Rain over south Wales through afternoon, risk of afternoon rain for the Pennines.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Variable morning cloud, more extensive afternoon with risk of rain
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, turning southeasterly, 15-20mph. Strengthening towards a gusty 25mph later in the day, higher speeds after dark.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small during daylight.
How Wet?
Risk of afternoon rain
Some fine drizzle over the high fells early clears for a substantially dry morning. Through afternoon, an increasing risk of on-and-off rain, most frequent eastern slopes.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, local improvements early
Likely extensive over high terrain and down to middle western slopes in the morning, lowest fog near Tebay. Bases will lift with some local high breaks for several hours, though a risk of filling in again afternoon where rain occurs.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some glimpses of sun, though often overcast. Visibility good below cloud though a lingering haze in the east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C.
And in the valleys
9C from dawn, rising to 12C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 8th November 2025
Last updated
Thu 6th Nov 25 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15-25mph, a risk of stronger gusty winds over high tops - detail uncertain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling breezy over higher terrain, but modest effect on walking; some gustier locations.
How Wet?
Some drizzle
Occasional pockets of drizzle, but very little or no rain during the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest morning
Shrouding high fells much of day, some different fog layers possible, including some lower slopes in the morning. Lifting and breaking with time, but above 600m mostly covered. Local higher breaks may form toward north/northeast.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some afternoon bursts of sunshine. Mostly misty at various levels, some improvement into afternoon.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C
And in the valleys
Mild 9C from dawn, rising only slightly up to 11C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 9th November 2025
Last updated
Thu 6th Nov 25 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-30mph. Rising as the day goes, reaching up to 40mph afternoon, risk of stronger gusts over tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking increasingly strenuous. Considerable buffeting with wind chill over tops where balance will be challenged.
How Wet?
Patchy rain increasingly frequent
A few spots of nuisance rain in the morning. Patches become more frequent afternoon, at times setting in for periods with some heavy bursts south.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive over high terrain
An extensive layer of fog will cling to high terrain most of the day, a few higher breaks east of high fells at first. Bases will intermittently lower to middle slopes as rain arrives.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some sun through high cloud early, trending overcast. Excellent visibility, becoming poor as rain arrives.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7 or 8C. Feeling like -3C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, rising to 11C.
Planning Outlook
A brief brighter spell on Saturday, but otherwise staying mild with low cloud, drizzle and rain at times well into next week. Areas northeast of major hill groups seeing least rain and highest cloud breaks, though high summits will struggle to clear the fog as the air will remain generally humid. Southerly winds of varied strengths, sometimes more blustery, approaching gale-force in exposed western areas. As the following weekend approaches, indications of northeasterly winds developing for Scotland, bringing drier weather to the west, and potentially much colder with time. England & Wales may remain frequently wet under slow-moving low pressure - uncertainty over timing and locations of the coldest conditions.