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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.
Friday'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.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C 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.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C 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
Friday 6th November 2026
Last updated
Thu 5th Nov 26 at
1:54PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fairly light wind and scattered patches of light rain, amounting to little in total. Cloud base will vary, extensive on higher mountains, but lower down some slopes cloud free, whilst sometimes adjacent slopes remain foggy (or even between cloud layers) - with changes occurring only slowly.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Blustery N Pennines. Extensive fog.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly, 20mph or in morning perhaps 25mph some higher areas. Will tend to ease through day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small though locally gusty some western slopes N Pennines (not necessarily confined to higher slopes). Notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and off, mainly N Pennines
Damp weather with pockets of light or very light rain will come and go particularly above more eastern dales. The rain may well fall much the day eastern side of the northern Pennines.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, particularly more eastern hills
Broadly, cloud base will rise slowly through the day, base typically 600m. However, areas of fog will 'hang' on lower slopes (above 200 or 300m) most or all day, whilst others sometimes clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional or only rare glimpses of sunshine. The air generally clear, but misty in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C. Will feel as cold as minus 3C directly in wind.
And in the valleys
8 to 10C early afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 7th November 2026
Last updated
Thu 5th Nov 26 at
1:54PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Direction varied 10mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Patches of drizzly rain
Total rainfall small; nevertheless, drizzly rain may fall for an hour or two or on some eastern slopes on and off all day.
Cloud on the hills?
Persistent fog.
Low cloud will affect most or all hills, widely below 400m - sometimes fog in or just above valleys. Broadly, cloud base will rise slowly through the day, base typically 600m. However, areas of fog will 'hang' on lower slopes (above 200 or 300m) most or all day, whilst others sometimes clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy or dull and extensively misty or foggy.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C
And in the valleys
8 to 10C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 8th November 2026
Last updated
Thu 5th Nov 26 at
1:54PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Generally northwesterly 10 to possibly 15mph N Pennines, perhaps less than 10mph elsewhere.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Risk of a little drizzle, total rainfall small
Little change with a few further pockets of light or very light drizzle.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive; cloud base sometimes very different on nearby slopes
Detail uncertain: Cloud extensive or persistent above 700m. Lower down, fog clinging to many slopes from valleys up all day, whilst others are fog free or between layers of cloud.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy or dull with extensive fog - possibly brighter with glimpses of sun developing through day.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C
And in the valleys
8 to 10C.
Planning Outlook
High pressure will continue to be the main influence into next week, particularly W & NW Highlands where extensively dry and wind often light. However, disappointing for other areas as 'gloomy' conditions predominate" patches of light rain and extensive low cloud and fog. Into next week, an area of low pressure will bring rain and wind in from the southwest but northern Scotland may escape most or all the rain.