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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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
Friday 5th June 2026
Last updated
Thu 4th Jun 26 at
3:49PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Blustery start, gale-force gusts in N England and Scotland; easing. Chilly with showers in W Scotland, showers more widely over the highlands afternoon with sunny interludes. Early showers in England and Wales ease by afternoon, only well-scattered showers remain over Wales and S Pennines, plenty sun breaks.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Blustery scattered showers soon easing, increasing sun bursts
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30-35mph dawn, gusting 40mph or higher just at and before dawn. Soon easing and shifting southwesterly to 15-20mph afternoon, and lower speeds south a few hours later afternoon. Shifting southerly late in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking early, strongest wind challenging stability with significant wind chill. Soon easing, effects fairly small most of afternoon.
How Wet?
Morning showers, largely dry afternoon
Showery rain drifting from the west in the morning, some risk of a drizzle over western Yorks Dales in the morning in cloud. Showers largely subside by afternoon, just a few well-scattered spots here and there.
Cloud on the hills?
Likely clearing summits
Fairly extensive above 400-500m west slopes just at dawn, some ragged lower patches; higher and more broken east. Lifting with breaks forming through morning, clearing this fells by midday, but odd banks may cling to tops for a bit longer.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sunshine, perhaps more widely sunny later afternoon but some high cloud will begin to build. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C rising to 8 or 9C, only slight drop into night. Feeling like -5C in strongest early wind, this effect easing.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, locally a degree cooler eastern dales. Rising to 15C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 6th June 2026
Last updated
Thu 4th Jun 26 at
3:49PM
How windy? (On the summits)
S-SE'ly, uncertain strongest wind, likely 40-45mph, but trending lighter through afternoon, towards 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking arduous, to challenging for several morning hours with wind chill, effects probably easing; some uncertainty.
How Wet?
Risk of rain developing
Patchy rain likely moving in from the southwest, but N Pennines may start largely dry for a few hours. Risk of rain becoming more persistent and heavier for a time, but timing and extent is uncertain.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive for periods
Varied cloud banks mostly southwestern areas at first, but likely developing more widely, filling in and lowering to shroud most hills to mid-slopes in rain; some more broken periods with higher bases, timing and detail uncertain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun weak at best through high cloud early in day in east, becoming widely overcast. Visibility very good where dry, but reducing in rain, risk becoming poor in west.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6C rising to 9C afternoon, though may rise slightly less; some uncertainty. Feeling near/below freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising to 14 or 15C afternoon, though perhaps slightly less.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 7th June 2026
Last updated
Thu 4th Jun 26 at
3:49PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph, gusty over tops particularly early. May deteriorate, greatest risk north, sustained speeds 35-40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking always impacted, increasingly strenuous over the tops with notable wind chill, strongest effects north.
How Wet?
Some light rain
Patchy light rain drifting onto western fells from time to time, some risk of more frequent rain N Pennines later, but totals will be small, and many fells often dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Caps may linger on northern tops
May be fairly extensive from 500m up early hours, lowest bases from Tebay southward. Rising with time, likely clearing Yorks Dales NP summits, and maybe N Pennines too, but caps may just graze Cross Fell group at times.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine in the morning is soon weakened by high cloud, increasingly so through the day. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8 or 9C rising to 12C. Feeling near freezing in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, rising to 16C.
Planning Outlook
Unsettled over the weekend as southwesterly flow draws several areas of rain across the country, best of dry slopes to the northeast, and perhaps a drier Sunday for England and Wales through blustery, some uncertainty in detail. Generally unsettled next week too: showers affect most hills Monday and Tuesday, lowest cloud and most persistent rain along western slopes, but with some breaks as well with sunshine. Timing of most unsettled weather remains uncertain, but some risk of a deeper area of lower pressure from Wednesday or later brining widespread strong winds, probably gales over many summits, with prolonged heavy rain. Temperatures probably trending milder again into the weekend, pressure may begin to rise in the south, but this uncertain as well.