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.
Sunday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
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
Sunday 14th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 13th Dec 25 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive rain, sustained heavy falls over many western mountains, expect flooding. Smaller amounts of rain toward the N/E Cairngorms, also S/E Wales and Peak District. Widespread gales, powerful gusts around high tops, locally downslope to east. Blanket cloud across hills, lowest in west.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Gales, severe in places. Wettest in western Yorks Dales.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, 45-55mph, gusty 60-65mph high tops particularly North Pennines; tending to strengthen during the daytime, reaching 70mph and onward into evening and first part of night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous conditions over the fells. Strong gusty winds will challenge balance and stability all day, including less exposed slopes. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Often raining west, some heavy; less wet in east
Frequent or persistent rain western fells from Ingleborough to Tebay, setting in heavier for periods. Also often raining in the northernmost N Pennines. Patches drift east, but sometimes fading out. Western areas very wet underfoot, streams rising to be in spate.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, locally better east fells
Cloud shrouds the high tops likely all day. Lowest bases in western Yorks Dales, often 400-500m during rain. Cross Fell group often covered above 600m. Cloud sometimes lifting above higher eastern fells of Yorks Dales.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
No sunshine expected. Often dull with poor visibility west, better during clear periods east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6 or 7C, only small change with altitude. Feeling like -5C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
8 or 9C with little change through the day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 15th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 13th Dec 25 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph from dawn, an easing trend north and may drop below 15mph. Remaining near 25mph south.
Effect of the wind on you?
Winds uncomfortable most of the day Yorks Dales NP; more variable north, may become small.
How Wet?
Mostly west fells, may be widespread
Some uncertainty: Frequent or persistent rain most of the day around the Three Peaks/Tebay, but risk fairly persistent widely, smallest amounts northeastern areas. Very wet underfoot, some flooding.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
A blanket of cloud shrouds most fells from middle slopes up most or all day, lowest bases from Three Peaks to Tebay. Some higher breaks eastern N Pennines, though this uncertain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull. Visibility mostly poor due to rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C. Feeling as cold as -5C in direct wind early.
And in the valleys
7C, little change all day but may become cooler northernmost fells later.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 16th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 13th Dec 25 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 15 to 20mph, at times 25mph higher North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, blustery in places in exposure and feeling chilly over higher terrain.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Small chance remnants of overnight rain up to dawn, clearing eastwards. Very wet underfoot following previous heavy rain, particularly western dales, 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?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A veil of high cloud may thin 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.
Planning Outlook
Prolonged rain will leave flooding of streams and rivers in many mountain areas early in the new week, with the exception of northeastern Scotland. A frontal system will eventually pass eastwards Monday-Tuesday, wind easing; dropping to freezing above 900m, beware of ice forming on higher Scottish mountains. Drier conditions for many on Tuesday, though showery near west coast of Scotland. By Wednesday, another system sweeps in from the Atlantic bringing further rain and gales. A risk of more heavy rain particularly England and Wales later in the week. A change of weather pattern is likely in the run up to Christmas, as high pressure builds northward, bringing drier weather, possibly chillier with time.