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.
Monday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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
Monday 27th July 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Jul 26 at
4:18PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fresh to strong west to southwesterly winds, rather cool on Scottish tops. Rain and drizzle frequent in western Scotland, patchier eastwards. Some drizzly rain for Lakes and north Wales. Low cloud affecting most western hills, higher bases eastwards.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Blustery, some drizzle, low cloud west.
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 25mph in the morning, speed tending to rise to 30mph over higher tops, nearer 35mph during afternoon with gusts over 40mph highest tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking impacted on tops, more strenuous with time with stability affected over exposed terrain. Feeling rather cool over the tops.
How Wet?
A little drizzly rain, then some steadier rain
The fells often dry, but some drizzly rain occasionally on western high terrain. During afternoon, some steadier light rain and drizzle. Little reaching eastern areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting for a time, then lowering afternoon
Cloud covers the high fells in the morning, most extensive west, to some middle slopes. Bases lift for a time, breaking off most summits. Then varied cloud returns above 600-700m through afternoon, filling in over tops in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% dropping to 30% in rain.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny through morning with very good visibility especially east. Cloud arriving afternoon and reduced visibility in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9 to 11C, rising towards 13C afternoon and staying lifted into night. Feeling near freezing in strongest wind on high tops.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 16C west, 18C east and southernmost Yorks Dales NP.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 28th July 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Jul 26 at
4:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35 to 45mph, gusts 55-60mph, strongest speeds higher North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions, balance difficult in exposure on tops, gusts could knock you over. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle
Periods of rain or drizzle widely, most persistent western areas, smaller patchier amounts eastward, easing off at times.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest southwest
Blanket cloud shrouding the fells from lower elevations upward in western areas up to Tebay. Higher bases northeastward, but often covering tops above 600-700m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, misty in west, poor visibility widely in rain; some improvements and brief moments of sun eastern dales.
How Cold? (at 700m)
13C, little variation all day, locally 15C eastern areas. Feeling near to freezing directly in wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 20C afternoon, local 22C eastern dales, fairly humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 29th July 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Jul 26 at
4:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 20 to 30mph, some stronger gusts over higher fells.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the fells, affecting comfortable walking at times on higher exposed terrain.
How Wet?
Rare drizzle, chance thunderstorm later
Chance of some drizzle westernmost dales around low cloud. A possibility of local thundery bursts of rain later in the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly western Dales, may clear
Banks of cloud in western Yorks Dales in morning to some lower elevations, tending to thin and break. Higher bases, perhaps much less cloud north and east Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% west Dales, to 70% elsewhere.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Western Dales may be cloudy, misty for a time, slowly improving. Sun and varied high cloud, good visibility out of cloud.
How Cold? (at 700m)
14C rising to 18C, possible 21C southern areas afternoon. Feeling like 5 to 10C directly in wind.
And in the valleys
15C from dawn, rising to 24 to 26C middle of day into afternoon, chance of 28C more south and eastern dales; feeling humid.
Planning Outlook
Southwesterly winds will bring rain to most places early this week, some more prolonged heavier falls for western Scotland into Tuesday, accompanied by gales over high terrain, severe on Scottish tops, but rather humid for all, warm for England and Wales. Cooler air toward northwest Scotland moves across all of Scotland by Wednesday. Showery rain through mid-late week, some heavy and possibly thundery bursts, mainly Scotland. Likely drier for Wales and southern Pennines. Remaining very uncertain detail toward next weekend and early the following week, but indications favour a broad zone of low pressure bringing areas of rain and heavy showers through early August.