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.
Thursday'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
Thursday 1st October 2026
Last updated
Wed 30th Sep 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Showery outbreaks in Wales and west Scotland, early hill cloud tends to lift with breaks. Showers well-scattered elsewhere, early hill cloud largely clears. Showers lessen widely, often sunny though some haze. Mild temperatures, warm valleys afternoon; west Scotland starts cool, feeling chilly in a blustery wind.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Scattered showers, many fells dry with cloud clearing
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15-20mph, sometimes to 25mph N Pennines. Tending to strengthen later in the day, reaching sustained 30-35mph overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, a breeze picking up later in the day and further strengthening overnight.
How Wet?
Scattered showers
Showers push onto the fells from the southwest, some local heavy bursts in the morning. Showers will tend to ease and break-up, well-scattered later, many fells dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off summits
Most high terrain begins in cloud, varied lower bases to 500-600m in showers, notably Three Peaks area towards Tebay, cloud rolling northeastward over the tops. A lifting trend, breaks forming above summits, little hill cloud remaining through afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%, soon rising to reach 80% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny, patchy fair weather cloud around at times. Good visibility, some haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C rising to 10C, locally to 11C on southern aspects towards the north and east.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising towards 14 or 15C; warmest in sunny eastern valleys.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 2nd October 2026
Last updated
Wed 30th Sep 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph, may be nearer the higher end of the range for several hours, gusts to 40-45mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking impacted in exposure all day, gusts at times making walking more strenuous with a chilly feeling.
How Wet?
Often raining
Rain most of the day, a few windows of patcher lighter rain but heavy falls probably affect many areas too, some persistent heavy rain affecting fells near Tebay.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Often extensive from 600m upward east of high terrain, more often shrouded towards 400m and lower on west slopes, persistent patches into valleys of west Yorks Dales NP. Bases may at times lift towards higher terrain if drier windows occur.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, a few bright glimpses. Poor visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C rising to 13C. Feeling like 1 to 3C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising towards 14C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 3rd October 2026
Last updated
Wed 30th Sep 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 10-15mph, perhaps up to 25mph before and just at dawn.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Likely none
A chance of a little light rain southern Yorks Dales NP, but more likely entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud clear the summits
At dawn, varied patches on high terrain and sheltered low terrain, mostly western fells and perhaps more extensive on southernmost fells. Cloud will break and lift to clear the summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent sun. Good visibility, a little haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7 to 9C.
And in the valleys
Will vary around 11 to 13C, not necessarily coolest in the morning in Yorks Dales NP.
Planning Outlook
Friday starts the weekend with windy and damp weather, rain quite frequent with extensive cloud for some. On Saturday, higher pressure expands from the south, gradually settling the weather in England and Wales. Scotland remains breezy with cloud and showers, mostly impacting western regions. The following week remains mixed: high pressure to the south and west bringing some windows of brighter, drier weather primarily to England and Wales, but active low pressure systems will break through as well for spells of widespread wind, sometimes gale force, and bands of rain followed by showers. Precise timing of settled versus unsettled weather is currently uncertain. Temperatures variably mild to cool, beginning to reach freezing on Scottish summits, or lower down on clear nights.