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
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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 April 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Apr 26 at
3:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Morning showers and fog Scottish Highlands, showers trending eastward, heavier afternoon. Dry morning England and Wales, little hill cloud, then heavy afternoon showers, frequent and locally torrential over the Pennines with a risk of lightning. Little wind, but gusty around afternoon showers, deteriorating into night.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Fells soon clear of cloud; heavy afternoon showers
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 10-15mph, more northwesterly early hours. Trending northeasterly afternoon into evening, speeds rising to 20mph, and also strong gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though increasingly frequent strong gusts in showers afternoon, a sustained nuisance breeze later in the day.
How Wet?
Heavy afternoon showers
Likely dry through morning, then showers break out afternoon, becoming frequent with torrential downpours; some risk of hail and lightning, most likely eastern and southern fells.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly clearing, summits caps possible in showers
Patchy mist in the dales at dawn, a few ragged patches further upslope, this soon lifting and dissipating, several hours of clear fells. Where afternoon showers occur, bases may graze the high tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny through morning, then a patchwork of cloud develops, more often cloudy later afternoon. Excellent visibility, though suddenly poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C rising to 10 or 11C; staying slightly cooler N Pennines, and may begin to cool here before dusk.
And in the valleys
5 to 7C at dawn, mildest south and east dales. rising to 16C Yorks Dales. Likely only reaching 14C N Pennines, showers preventing further warming.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 28th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Apr 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 10-20mph, strongest south. Stronger early with downslope gusts approaching 40mph near Three Peaks.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly strenuous in exposure early in the day with buffeting gusts and wind chill, trending towards fairly small effects.
How Wet?
Any rain unlikely
Small chance of odd spots of drizzly rain on high tops and eastern slopes early, but most slopes likely stay dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive early, lifting to high terrain
An extensive layer of cloud shrouds the fells to middle slopes from dawn, likely to lower eastern slopes and into some dales. Fog lifts through morning, just banks on summits afternoon with clear periods too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of cloud and sun, best chance of extended sun breaks west. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4C rising to 5 or 6C, staying coolest to the north and east. Feeling near -5C in early wind.
And in the valleys
6C rising to 11 or 12C, or locally cooler in dales north of Teesdale.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 29th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 26th Apr 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 20-30mph, strongest speeds to the south where frequent, strong gusts, some approaching 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded, becoming strenuous in the south with buffeting gusts affecting stability; a chilly feeling.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Morning fog north of Teesdale, soon clear
Some patchy mist in sheltered eastern valleys at dawn, risk of a thicker layer of fog from Teesdale northward. This soon lifting and dissipating for cloud-free fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely sunny. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 or 4C, rising to 8C western Yorks Dales. Only a slight rise N Pennines, particularly east. Feeling near freezing in strong wind.
And in the valleys
1 or 2C, patchy frosts likely too. Rising to near 13C, though may be several degrees cooler Teesdale area.
Planning Outlook
A core of high pressure lingers northeast of Scotland well into the week. The weather will be mostly sunny but also windy, particularly in Wales and the southern Pennines; challenging conditions are likely for several days on high Welsh mountains, powerful gusts over tops and downslope to the west requiring great effort to maintain stability. Despite Monday showers, dry ground conditions, warm temperatures, and wind bring a high risk of wildfire. More settled in Scotland, though breezy in the west, most hill cloud in the east. Detail becomes uncertain into next weekend, but a rising risk of showers and longer spells of rain as pressure begins to drop.