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
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.
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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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.
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
Wednesday 20th May 2026
Last updated
Tue 19th May 26 at
4:10PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy with strong gusts, briefly lighter early in Scottish Highlands. Morning showery rain and low cloud; improving afternoon as patchy sun breaks out, cloud lifting to high terrain with summit breaks, and most areas substantially dry by later afternoon. Low cloud lingers in Wales and NW Scotland.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Windy; wet morning and hill cloud, drier afternoon with sun breaks
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 30-35mph; risk of a swathe of stronger wind for a few midday afternoon, gusts approaching 40mph or stronger.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure and often strenuous and feeling chilly; considerable buffeting over high terrain, balance challenged in strongest gusts.
How Wet?
Frequent rain, easing through afternoon
Frequent showery rain through the morning and early afternoon, lingering drizzle on the summits of Three Peaks towards Tebay between showers. An easing tendency through afternoon, largely dry by evening, only odd spots remaining.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to tops with breaks, increasingly broken afternoon
Extensive at dawn, to the low slopes from Tebay to Three Peaks. Bases lift, clearing most eastern hills by afternoon. High western summits slower to clear cloud, though during dry windows summits may see clear windows. May become substantially clear as evening approaches, particularly N Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 60%, later 80% N Pennines
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun, cloud increasingly broken for a patchwork of sun through afternoon. Variable visibility, starting mostly poor but improving during dry windows, and more widely very good through afternoon.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6 or 7C rising to 9C. Staying elevated into night, may rise slightly south. Feeling at or just below freezing in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
8C from dawn, rising to 14C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 21st May 2026
Last updated
Tue 19th May 26 at
4:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph. Gusty approaching 40-45mph, particularly early, and downslope east; may ease later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous in exposure and feeling cool. Buffeting gusts affect balance, not just high terrain, particularly east.
How Wet?
Morning rain, lingering drizzle
Several hours of patchy rain in the morning, some extended falls early. The rain tends to break by midday or earlier, but a lingering drizzle on high western terrain, particularly Cross Fell group.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, improving south
A sheet of cloud shrouds the fells from at least 300-500m upward, lowest bases western fells. As rain breaks from the south, bases will rise to or above the high tops of Yorks Dales NP. N Pennines slow to improve, if at all.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%, rising to 50% south
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull with poor visibility from dawn. Glimpses of sun begin breaking out over Yorks Dales NP, better visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 12 or 13C. Feeling just above freezing in direct wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 17C; may stay a degree or two cooler western Yorks Dales NP.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 22nd May 2026
Last updated
Tue 19th May 26 at
4:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25-30mph, gusty early including downslope. Easing to 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking early with buffeting gusts, including downslope. Easing, but wind and gusts remain a nuisance.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Small chance spots of rain as dusk approaches but likely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Patchy mist in sheltered dales at dawn. Mist begins lifting upslope soon after sunrise, soon dissipating for cloud-free fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny, some high cloud weakening or at times covering the sun, best Yorks Dales NP. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
13C rising to 18C.
And in the valleys
10 or 11C at dawn, rising to 22C.
Planning Outlook
Pressure rises as the weekend approaches, facilitating south-southwesterly wind; much milder temperatures arriving, likely warm in England and Wales by the weekend. Blustery wind for a few days, quite gusty too, including to lower slopes early; still feeling chilly on high Scottish tops, and strongest gusts will challenge stability. Patchy rain and hill cloud will continue to affect Scotland as well, most often in the west. Increasingly dry and sunny England and Wales, but always with a risk of cloud and some rain, including early valley mist in sheltered areas. Higher pressure is indicated into next week as well. Precise detail of the high pressure core remains uncertain - the risk of strong wind and spells of rain possible for most areas, but also extended bright and warm periods too.