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.
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 near or just above freezing 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 near or just above freezing 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
Monday 24th March 2025
Last updated
Sun 23rd Mar 25 at
4:08PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Westerly winds strengthening, reaching gale force over tops in the Highlands. Rain moves into northwest Scotland, setting in heavier during afternoon; patchy rain extending southeastwards later. Dry all daylight for England, Wales and southern Scotland, with good amounts of sunshine.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wind increasing afternoon. Dry with sun and broken cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
North turning westerly; 25mph at dawn, soon 15mph or less. Strengthening during afternoon to 25mph, or from dusk 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small most of day, but toward evening starting to affect comfortable walking and marked wind chill where exposed.
How Wet?
Rain not expected until night
Patchy light rain developing overnight from Monday into Tuesday.
Cloud on the hills?
All clearing
Patchy cloud locally around 400m eastern hills in the morning, but all clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sun. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C rising to 5C.
And in the valleys
Slight frost sheltered valleys at dawn. Reaching 10C by early afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 25th March 2025
Last updated
Sun 23rd Mar 25 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling blustery and cool where exposed around higher tops.
How Wet?
Soon generally dry
A little rain from before dawn may leave brief light showers at first in western Yorks Dales, but soon clearing to be dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely clearing
Banks of cloud over some higher slopes early morning, but increasingly breaking up to leave most cloud above higher summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Increasingly sunny as early cloud breaks. Visibility soon excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5 to 7C. Wind chill feeling near/just below freezing.
And in the valleys
6C from dawn, rising to 12C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 26th March 2025
Last updated
Sun 23rd Mar 25 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, strengthening 25 to 35mph, possibly 40-45mph higher North Pennines toward evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly blustery, affecting comfortable walking, becoming more strenuous with significant wind chill later.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy cloud mostly west at first
Mist in some valleys and patchy cloud on some hill slopes from dawn into early morning. May drift over western Yorks Dales for a few hours, but mostly lifting above the fells or dispersing completely.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some sun through thin high cloud. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4 to 6C. Wind chill feeling near -10C as speeds increase.
And in the valleys
Close to freezing some sheltered valleys at dawn. Rising to 11 to 13C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A mixed westerly regime for the next week to ten days - fronts coming in from the west bringing spells of rain, interspersed with better days under ridges of high pressure. Rain most frequent in western Scotland. Frequently windy, periods of gale force wind over the mountains. Temperature varied, sometimes just below freezing on higher Scottish summits, with some showers of snow at times on the Munros - chillier more widely by Friday into Saturday as wind turns northwesterly for a time.