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.
Saturday'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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 15th November 2025
Last updated
Fri 14th Nov 25 at
4:20PM
Summary for all mountain areas
High fog banks in the east Scottish Highlands, dry with sunshine west; windy early but easing. A thin layer of snow blankets the summits. Early gales in England and north Wales ease but remaining blustery. Rain here too, also easing though lingering south Pennines. Flood risk in Wales and south Pennines.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Gales, easing somewhat; morning rain slowly eases
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 50mph from dawn, powerful gusts downslope to the west. Slowly decreasing, to 35mph afternoon with gusts down western Yorks Dales remaining strong. Winds further easing from dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult walking, turbulent gusts on some slopes, particularly in morning, will require bracing for stability. Lessening somewhat but conditions remain strenuous-to-arduous with considerable buffeting.
How Wet?
Morning rain slowly eases, lingering southeast
Overnight rain lingers in the morning, starting to break into patches in the wind on western fells. Staying wet on eastern fells for longer, starting to break afternoon. By evening, only patchy rain over Yorks Dales remains - remaining very wet underfoot here.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive south, higher and more broken north
Banks of cloud mostly over higher slopes above 600-700m, lower over south and eastern hills and particularly in rain, down to 500m; ragged patches will reach lowest slopes early in the day. Best chance of breaks in the N Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% N Pennines, 20% Yorks Dales.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely overcast, layers of high cloud. Visibility good, though some haze in the east. Poor visibility in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2 or 3C. Wind chill feeling like -12C in morning, -8C afternoon.
And in the valleys
5 or 6C Yorks Dales, nearer 4C N Pennines. Rising a degree widely.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 16th November 2025
Last updated
Fri 14th Nov 25 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly later northerly, 20mph, at times gusty 25mph (stronger early) high fells and some gusts downslope to west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Prepare for noticeable wind chill over higher terrain; fairly small effect on walking, more blustery in a few spots.
How Wet?
Dry overall
Low chance of a brief light shower onto eastern fells of N Pennines.
Cloud on the hills?
Capping some tops, likely clearing
Cloud banks likely to drift over some higher slopes in the morning, mostly North Pennines, briefly grazing tops elsewhere above 700m; likely to lift above all tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some sunshine breaking through, but fairly cloudy. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1 or 2C. Feeling like -5C in exposure to wind.
And in the valleys
Frost in sheltered valleys from dawn. Rising to max 6 or 7C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 17th November 2025
Last updated
Fri 14th Nov 25 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 25-35mph from dawn, shifting northwesterly and easing towards around 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous with wind chill in the morning, trending towards fairly small impacts.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Any cloud unlikely
A few odd patches possible near Teesdale in the morning, all soon fading for cloud-free fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely sunny with excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0C, may rise slightly. Feeling like -10C in strongest morning wind.
And in the valleys
Frosts likely widely in the morning, only eastern Dales may be above freezing. Rising to 3C.
Planning Outlook
Rain eases in Wales and the southern Pennines though flood risk may linger for another day. Winds shift widely northerly as the weekend turns into next week, drawing cold air widely across the country; staying below freezing over higher mountains most likely throughout the next week to 10 days. Snow flurries move in on this northerly wind on slopes exposed to coasts; snow most frequent toward north of the Highlands with some locally more substantial accumulations over higher terrain; some accumulating upland snow possible more widely during Tuesday as a front drifts southward. Elsewhere, sunny breaks will occur at times frequent and prolonged. Winds often strong, at times gale force; significant wind chills likely.