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 11th September 2026
Last updated
Thu 10th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fresh westerly winds will be strongest in northern Scotland, speeds lessening a little during the day, but feeling cool in exposure on tops. Light showers mainly in western Scotland tends to fade. Cloud often capping western tops, breaks forming higher with time; clearer hills toward east.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Moderate breeze. Largely dry, cloud in west lifts and breaks.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20-25mph, some notable gusts toward east, easing a little to 15-20mph afternoon. Rising onward well into night toward 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery and cool in exposure particularly early in day. Deteriorating well into night to become gales on higher fells later.
How Wet?
Largely dry
Chance of an odd spot of drizzly rain for western areas in the morning, but most of the day entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud lifts, increasingly off summits
Banks of cloud at varied heights in the early morning, some ragged low patches, these soon lifting after daybreak. Banks may cling to high tops for a time, but will gradually break above the summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, a little fair weather cloud. Good visibility, though a haze building.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10 or 11C, locally to 12C on sun-exposed eastern fells. Feeling like 3C on tops in early wind.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 15C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 12th September 2026
Last updated
Thu 10th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, rising through dawn to 45-60mph, stronger gusts; speeds only begin to drop below 40mph by evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Very difficult conditions with powerful gusts to low levels until later in daytime; notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Heaviest for longest western Dales
Rain sweeps around dawn, becoming persistently heavy for western Dales up to Tebay, relatively smaller amounts northeast areas, but may rain for several hours, then fading from the north during afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Blanket cloud across the fells during rain, to lower slopes western areas south from Tebay. Higher bases north and east above 600m with some breaks locally, lifting later in day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy and dull, some brighter skies mainly north later. Widely poor visibility in rain, locally better east, but some haze; improving north.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C rising to 12C. Feeling like -2 to -5C directly in wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 18C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 13th September 2026
Last updated
Thu 10th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20-25mph at dawn, easing during morning, to 10mph by middle of day, later SW'ly. Rising again from dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling chilly in a fresh breeze early morning, becoming small.
How Wet?
Likely dry
Small chance a brief drizzly shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Local patches likely all clearing
Patchy cloud mostly western slopes in Yorks Dales NP in the morning, soon confined to higher areas and tending to thin and break to leave most cloud above tops by late morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% rising above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Variable sunshine and cloud, best in east. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C rising to 11C during day, may rise a degree or so more into evening and night. Feeling like 2C in early wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 18C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Changeable west-southwesterlies prevail through mid September; often windy, gale-force winds for periods over higher terrain. An active frontal system sweeps southeastward on Saturday with a sustained fall of rain, accompanied by upland gales for most places. Improving for better weather on Sunday, then wind and rain returns into Monday, staying showery into Tuesday. A mixed outlook likely continues later next week with rain most frequent in western Scotland. Temperatures varying, some cooler days especially in Scotland, but often fairly mild further south, at times quite warm and humid.