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.
Wednesday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 1st July 2026
Last updated
Tue 30th Jun 26 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rapidly strengthening wind into the afternoon, gales develop increasingly widely later. Odd showers, then rain sweeps into western Scotland through the afternoon, setting in. England & Wales largely dry until evening. Cloud fairly widely on western hills in the morning, lifting for a time prior to rain.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Low cloud lifts; deteriorating to gales and rain late in day.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10-15mph in morning, briefly less, increasing southwesterly, to 25-35mph later afternoon, by evening 50mph, reaching 60mph up to dusk on higher Pennines. Turning westerly 50-60mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small in the morning, but becoming more blustery, walking uncomfortable then increasingly arduous later in exposure, with considerable wind chill by evening. Ongoing difficult conditions overnight.
How Wet?
Dry most of day, rain evening into night
Generally dry much of the day, except for an odd isolated shower. Onward into evening, rain moving in from west, becoming persistent western areas later in day, some heavier from dusk into first part of night. Rain breaks up to showers further into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied in morning, mostly lifting
Cloud banks mostly higher and western fells in the morning, may cover some mid slopes for a time. Lifting higher and breaking from most tops, some patches may come and go near Ingleborough. Lowering into night in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 80% until late in day
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun, giving way to high cloud moving in from west later. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10 to 13C, coolest in west. Feeling nearer to freezing on high tops as wind increases later.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 18C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 2nd July 2026
Last updated
Tue 30th Jun 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly, 50-60mph dawn-early morning, lessening to 30-40mph during morning, 20-30mph in afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Severe conditions from overnight and still difficult well into daytime, walking and balance challenging, slowly improving.
How Wet?
Showers fade
Overnight rain likely clears to leave showery conditions in the morning, becoming well scattered and brief afternoon, becoming more often dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting and clearing most tops
Covering high terrain fairly widely from dawn, soon mostly confined to highest tops and gradually tending to thin and break above most hills, some patches west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun breaking through, most often eastern lower slopes. Visibility very good below cloud, some haze toward westernmost Yorks Dales.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C rising to 12C afternoon. Directly in the stronger winds feeling like -5C on tops, nearer 0 to +3C later.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 18C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 3rd July 2026
Last updated
Tue 30th Jun 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20 to 30mph, speeds likely to fluctuate during the day, may increase to 40mph at least in gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the fells, affecting comfortable walking on exposed higher areas, some buffeting gusts.
How Wet?
A little rain west
Occasional drizzle mainly western hills, chance of some light rain at times, but small amounts; little if any eastern dales.
Cloud on the hills?
Sometimes covering higher slopes
Banks of cloud over higher slopes, most common toward the west above 600-700m, but sometimes more broken, clearing most often eastern hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%, to 60% further east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun through high cloud, more frequent eastern dales. Visibility good out of cloud, very good east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C rising to 13C afternoon. Feeling like 2 to 5C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
West to southwesterlies prevail across northern Britain. Rain, drizzle and low cloud most frequent over western hills from Lake District northward. Temperatures near average, but feeling cool in exposure to wind on tops. An improving trend from the south over the weekend as higher pressure builds, best conditions for Wales and eastern hills elsewhere. Drier and warmer conditions more likely into next week, very warm some days England and Wales, though southwesterlies still bring more cloud to western Scotland, some rain at times, wettest toward northwest.