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.
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 9th December 2023
Last updated
Fri 8th Dec 23 at
4:30PM
Patchy rain and snow on higher Scottish tops push north over the Highlands. Heavy rain sets in across south & central Scotland. Heavy rain moves across England and Wales in the morning, followed by showers. Varied winds, fairly light much of Scotland, but increasing upland gales for England, severe for Wales.
Heavy rain. Upland gales developing, risk severe later.
Southerly 15 to 30mph, abruptly and rapidly increasing, turning westerly later, 40 to 60mph.
Fairly small at first, but marked chill. Becoming difficult as winds veer westerly, with significant wind chill and buffeting.
Heavy rain, then showers.
Several hours of heavy rain during the morning, may persist longer North Pennines. Tending to break up into heavy showers, risk isolated thunder.
Extensive
Cloud will shroud the hills extensively for much of daylight hours, despite a rise in bases to upper slopes post front later in the day. To lowest slopes in heavy rain.
20%
Mostly overcast. Visibility widely poor in rain.
Around 4C, but feeling closer to -10C in direct exposure to the strongest winds.
5C at dawn, lifting to 7 or 8C.
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 10th December 2023
Last updated
Fri 8th Dec 23 at
4:30PM
South to southwesterly, 15 to 30mph, speeds likely to vary, risk 40-50mph up to dawn, and increasing again after dark.
Varied, at times very blustery with considerable wind chill on higher terrain, but for a few hours a relative lull.
Heavy rain, possible snow high tops
Rain becoming persistent in the morning, continuous heavy falls for several hours into middle of day, wettest in west, later showery. May turn to sleet or snow highest tops, mainly North Pennines.
Extensive, lowest west
Shrouding most higher areas throughout the day, most persistent around western Yorks Dales, from mid to low elevations upward in rain. Local higher breaks above 600m toward northeast.
20%
Overcast and dull, possibly brighter just at first east of Pennines. Visibility soon generally poor due to rain.
2C. Wind chill feeling like -5C, or -10C as wind increases.
2 to 4C, little change, perhaps lifting slightly into evening.
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated
Fri 8th Dec 23 at
4:30PM
Risk of westerly gales 40-50mph from before dawn, easing northwest or variable 20-30mph, perhaps lower with time.
Beware possibly challenging conditions early in day, may remain blustery into the daytime, but tending to improve.
Patchy showers
Overnight rain likely to clear to leave a largely dry day. Local brief showers possible, mainly western Dales.
Often covering western tops
Cloud likely to shroud many higher areas in the morning, lowest bases in the west, tending to rise with some breaks, best toward eastern side of Pennines.
40%
Fairly cloudy, occasional sun mainly east. Visibility good out of cloud.
4C. Wind chill risk feeling like -5 to -10C at first, sub-zero all day if exposed to wind.
4C at dawn, small rise to 6 or 7C.
Areas of low pressure dominate into the weekend and early next week bringing unsettled conditions as a series of fronts circulate over Britain. Periods of heavy rain, with snow over higher mountains in Scotland as tops stay near or just below freezing point. Some freeze-thaw higher up, but mid-heights generally above freezing - very wet underfoot due to rain and snowmelt, beware flooding of streams and rivers. Most tops in England and Wales above freezing with terrain not frozen apart from local snow pockets. Generally windy, gales or severe gales at times over the tops - strongest speeds most sustained for England and Wales. Least windy in northern Scotland.