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
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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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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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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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
Sunday 16th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 15th Nov 25 at
3:49PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Snow flurries (rain lower down) arrive in northwest Scotland early and slip into the central highlands. Mixed cloud and sun for southern Scotland and England; only odd light showers on easternmost hills, many hills clear. Drizzly showery rain early in Wales, abating with cloud lifting to high slopes.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Largely dry with most cloud clearing the fells, sun breaks
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly later northerly, 15-20mph. Some gusts up to 25mph over high fells and down western slopes early. More widely up to 25mph after dark.
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
Fleeing light showers graze eastern fells of N Pennines from time to time, though amounting to very little.
Cloud on the hills?
Capping some tops, clear periods
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 tops though odd banks may continue to graze the highest fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some sunny breaks, best on western fells. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C likely all day. Feeling like -5C in exposure to wind.
And in the valleys
A light frost in sheltered valleys of N Pennines at dawn. Rising to 5C N Pennines, 6C Yorks Dales afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 17th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 15th Nov 25 at
3:49PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 25-35mph from dawn, shifting northwesterly and easing towards around or below 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous with wind chill in the morning, trending towards 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
Morning frosts, only eastern Dales may be above freezing. Rising to 3C, locally warmer in sun exposure.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 18th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 15th Nov 25 at
3:49PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Generally westerly 25-35mph, though may vary through the day with lighter or stronger periods.
Effect of the wind on you?
Comfortable walking likely affected much of the day, though variable - some risk of more arduous conditions.
How Wet?
Rain increasingly frequent
Patchy rain gradually increases in frequency through morning, increasingly setting in for hours at a time. Some snow flurries will fall on the tops.
Cloud on the hills?
High fells early, lowering in rain
High fells likely shrouded in cloud all day. Most cloud above 600m well into the morning with breaks in the east, though tending to fill in with bases lowering as rain arrives.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% at first, lowering to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some bright skies and good visibility below cloud banks in the morning, though turning overcast, poor visibility in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0C rising to 2C. Feeling like -8C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
Frost likely widespread at dawn, rising to 4C.
Planning Outlook
Cold air spreads widely across the country; staying below freezing over higher mountains most likely throughout the next week with morning frosts to lower elevations. Snow flurries move in onto slopes exposed to coasts; snow most frequent toward north of the Highlands with some locally more substantial accumulations over higher terrain. Sunny and dry for many away from the coasts on the northerly wind. Tuesday and Wednesday are more unsettled: broader areas of snow and rain pass southward with variable wind - navigation could become challenging in the Scottish Highlands on Tuesday with notable snow accumulations. West-northwesterly winds will likely return into next weekend, brining periods of rain and strong winds with intermittent drier, brighter spells.