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.
Friday'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.
Sunny but cold
Bright winter sunshine most of the day with the mountains generally free of cloud. Snow cover on higher terrain.
Clear over snow cover
Excellent or superb visibility, but be aware that paths over the mountains may be obscured by lying snow.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
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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.
Sunny but cold
Bright winter sunshine most of the day with the mountains generally free of cloud. Snow cover on higher terrain.
Clear over snow cover
Excellent or superb visibility, but be aware that paths over the mountains may be obscured by lying snow.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 21st November 2025
Last updated
Thu 20th Nov 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Terrain widely frozen after hard frost; snow cover across much upland terrain, or more substantial to lower slopes northern Highlands. A front moves into Scotland, snow then rain in west, cloud lowering. Elsewhere dry, sunshine weakening. Wind strengthening to gale force Scottish mountains.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Becoming windier later. Dry with sunshine, thin high cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwest shifting west later southwesterly, strengthening from 15mph or less in morning, by late afternoon to 25-30mph, by evening onward 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small morning, but expect increasing wind chill to develop, conditions likely deteriorating after dark.
How Wet?
Dry until well into night
A covering of snow over most higher terrain, to some lower slopes east. Dry all day and evening. Into night, patchy rain developing from west, turning heavier later in night; snow on higher terrain for a time.
Cloud on the hills?
Likely none
Hills largely clear all day. Toward dusk, some patches may drift onto tops in western Yorks Dales.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and thin high cloud, tending to thicken from west later. Visibility excellent, possible mist or haze in some valleys.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-2C, slight rise to around 0C afternoon, then +2C into night. If wind increases, feeling near -10C.
And in the valleys
Well below freezing around dawn, slow rise to 2 or 3C afternoon, but then little change or slight rise further into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 22nd November 2025
Last updated
Thu 20th Nov 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 40mph around and before dawn, easing to 20-25mph. Increasing SE'ly 30-40mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling noticeably breezy with marked wind chill on exposed higher terrain, likely more challenging at first.
How Wet?
Rain fading to rare light showers
Rain from overnight through to dawn, most persistent western areas, lingering into the morning but fading to become light and patchy. Drier into afternoon, but locally an odd light shower west. Rain returns into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest west
Varied low cloud banks from dawn into morning, slowly lifting above 600m, some higher breaks mostly northeast Pennines, but likely to persist to 500-600m western dales south from Tebay.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare glimpses of sun mostly north/east. Misty areas which may persist toward western dales, otherwise visibility becoming good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2 or 3C. Feeling like -5C in exposure to wind, or nearer -10C at first high tops.
And in the valleys
3C from dawn rising to max 5 or 6C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 23rd November 2025
Last updated
Thu 20th Nov 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Low confidence of detail: Wind direction and speed may change markedly, a possible lull, risk at times 30-40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect changing conditions, sometimes small, but beware of more challenging walking and considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Frequent or persistent rain
Areas of persistent rain circulating around a centre of low pressure, may set in for several hours constant rain, some heavier falls, at times may turn to snow on higher Pennines.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Shrouding the fells most or all day, bases may vary, often 600-800m, sometimes lower in constant precipitation.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy. Visibility poor in precipitation, intermittently may improve.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C. Risk feeling like -10C if exposed to stronger wind.
And in the valleys
Small variation during day around 5 or 6C.
Planning Outlook
Changes into the weekend as less cold Atlantic air moves in, but higher mountain terrain at least in Scotland staying frozen with snow cover. A complex area of low pressure circulates over Britain through the weekend, retreating to leave briefly northeasterly winds by Monday; areas of rain and some upland snow, mainly Scotland and high tops in northern England. Winds will vary markedly, some lulls, but risk periods of gales. A brief ridge of high pressure gives a lull by Tuesday, then a shift to milder southwesterlies is likely to bring spells of rain and some thawing to higher levels.