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.
Today'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.
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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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.
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
Sunday 31st May 2026
Last updated
Sat 30th May 26 at
4:10PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Showers in Scotland, most frequent west where hill cloud will linger; clearer east, cloud caps around showers. Early showers and hill cloud England and Wales, cloud lifts to just passing caps Scafell and Yr Wyddfa, sun bursts breaking out and showers largely fade. Moderate breeze, occasional stronger gusts high tops.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Morning showers; mostly dry afternoon, increasing sun
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20-25mph, sometimes less; stronger gusts in the early morning over tops, strongest approaching 35mph, and also around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small in places, but ease of walking becoming impacted on the high tops; morning gusts over tops and to the east starting to affect stability, but these easing.
How Wet?
Morning showers, later largely dry
Scattered showers drifting from the west, small risk of a few heavier falls, greatest risk in the morning, some drizzle on high tops in cloud in the early hours. An easing trend afternoon, and likely substantially dry by later.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to just high summits and often above
A sheet of cloud above 500-600m from dawn, or locally lower west Yorks Dales NP. Lifting after daybreak, soon clearing east fells. Through afternoon, high west fells also often clear, and increasingly so, but odd banks may occasional graze the summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine breaking out, most sun over Yorks Dales NP later in the day. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9 to 11C, mildest on eastern fells.
And in the valleys
10 or 11C at dawn, rising to 15 or 16C, though some western dales will stay near 14C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 1st June 2026
Last updated
Sat 30th May 26 at
4:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15-25mph early hours, gusty over tops. A rising trend, towards 25-35mph, strongest Yorks Dales NP.
Effect of the wind on you?
Deteriorating to strenuous walking on the summits with a chilly feeling; N Pennines slower to deteriorate, particularly east fells.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, frequent afternoon
Patchy rain drifting from the southwest from dawn, a few dry windows, but then frequent rain for most of the afternoon with some heavy bursts.
Cloud on the hills?
Variable, mostly high terrain, lower banks later
Patches at various heights on the west hill groups at dawn, only odd caps on eastern fells. Cloud beginning to form more extensively on the high fells through morning, bases lifting for a time to just the high tops, but lowering in rain afternoon, locally 500m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some early glimpses of sun, becoming overcast. Very good visibility, deteriorating with fog and rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9 or 10C, rising to 11C. Feeling near freezing in strongest direct wind.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 14 or 15C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Last updated
Sat 30th May 26 at
4:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Heavy thundery showers into afternoon
Scattered showers, forming mostly into middle of day, increasingly heavy bursts passing eastwards over a few hours, risk of thunder, tending to clear eastward later.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting often above tops
Patchy cloud banks around some upper slopes in the morning, soon mostly above many tops, but ragged patches return around showers. Later largely clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun, becoming sunnier in west later in day. Visibility very good, reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C up to 11C afternoon.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to max 17C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
An unsettled week ahead with low pressure facilitating periods of rain, showers, and a strengthening wind, as well as cooler temperatures. Rain spreads across most areas from the southwest on Monday, followed by showers on Tuesday, these showers perhaps turning into thunderstorms in central and east areas. The only settled window this week overnight into Wednesday, then more rain soon arrives from the west through Wednesday morning, spreading widely and with it gales likely over most hills as well except the far north of Scotland. Thursday and Friday remain showery and windy, nearly persistent rain and extensive low cloud northwest England and west Scotland, a few breaks in the east but showers always most widespread afternoon and even smaller hills seeing cloud over summits for periods.