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.
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.
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.
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.
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 26th August 2026
Last updated
Tue 25th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
East Scotland, the Pennines, and Wales start cloudy, this lifting, dissipating over much of Scotland. Early showery rain and cloud in Wales migrates to England and southwest Scotland, thundery showers following over Wales and England; driest/clearest northwest Scotland. Warm, humid, and breezy.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Breezy, gusty; showery rain soon arrives, risk thunder later
How windy? (On the summits)
East-southeasterly 25 to 30mph, some stronger gusts in the morning. May lessen somewhat for a time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery with notable gusts early in day including to some lower slopes west of Pennines. Becoming smaller with time but wind remains inconvenient in exposure much of the day.
How Wet?
Periods of rain, some longer falls, risk thundery later
A mix of spots from high cloud and drizzle, some steadier rain arriving from the south lasting for an hour or so, most rain to the east. Particularly later, risk of heavier bursts of rain and possible thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly early, clearing for several hours
Cloud fairly widely shrouding fells above 400-600m in morning, lower banks more persistent in south and east. Rising and tending to dissipate, fells perhaps clear of cloud for several hours, then banks returning to graze high terrain during rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80% for a time
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional weak sun through high cloud, best over N Pennines in the morning, trending more overcast. Visibility good at times, but reduced in rain, and a haze around.
How Cold? (at 700m)
12C rising to 15C, and perhaps warmer later in the western Yorks Dales NP. Feeling like 5C in the early wind.
And in the valleys
13 or 14C at dawn, rising to 20 to 22C afternoon, coolest in eastern Dales. Quite humid as well.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 27th August 2026
Last updated
Tue 25th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 15-20mph, notable early gusts approach 30-35mph; later trending southerly and lessening, 10-15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though blustery in the early hours.
How Wet?
Rain sets in with thundery bursts
Bursts of rain increasingly forming from the south, setting in for several hours with heavy, thundery falls. Breaking into showers later, but a risk of thunderstorms remains. Beware rapidly rising streams and local flood risk.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Most high terrain begins shrouded, lowest banks of cloud on eastern slopes, and becoming extensive from middle slopes upward as rain sets in, ragged patches increasingly forming to valleys. May begin to break from the south later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull for several hours, poor visibility much of the day on high terrain in cloud and rain. May improve from the south later.
How Cold? (at 700m)
13 to 16C, tending to vary through the day, though coolest temperatures likely in the morning; humid.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 18 to 20C afternoon, beginning to cool again as rain arrives.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 28th August 2026
Last updated
Tue 25th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, some variability, 10-20mph. May strengthen, risk strongest gusts up to 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, though may become quite blustery in exposure late in the day.
How Wet?
Often raining
A broad area of rain slowly drifts around the N Pennines for extended falls, occasionally heavy. Patchier falls Yorks Dales NP, but clustering for longer falls too. Fast-flowing streams, risk local flooding.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Most fells shrouded above 500m much of the day, bases often lower to the west, and patches forming to valley level during heaviest rain (most often N Pennines). Some local higher breaks in Yorks Dales NP.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of weak sun. Largely poor visibility in fog and rain, local improvements on lower terrain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
12 to 14C, may rise slightly higher on some eastern fells.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn rising to 17 to 19C.
Planning Outlook
Heavy, thundery rain likely affects England, Wales & southern Scotland on Thursday and Friday, potentially prolonged heavy falls bringing a risk of local flooding. A westerly wind will establish into the weekend, drawing cloud and drizzle onto western high terrain, several frontal systems sweeping more broadly across the country. The strongest wind and heavy rain may pass mostly across England and Wales, with the lightest rain in west Scotland. Best chance of cloud base rising towards higher terrain in western areas, perhaps briefly to higher summits, but the hills more often shrouded, patches to low slopes around heaviest rain. A west-southwesterly weather track prevails next week: cloud and drizzle on western hill groups (particularly west Scotland), breezy, areas of rain regularly spreading more widely.