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
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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
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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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 8th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 7th Jul 26 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Damp with blanket low cloud in W-NW Scotland, gusty locally. Highest Scottish tops may emerge above the cloud. Drizzle on western slopes easing, cloud thinning and breaking for central and southwest Scotland, sunnier and warmer overall in east. Very warm to hot sunshine for England & Wales.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Warm and sunny. Light-moderate breeze.
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 15mph to occasional 20mph, in places 25mph around higher Pennines for an hour or so from dawn.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, some noticeable gustier spots early in day.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Soon clearing
Some patchy cloud around western slopes in the morning, but thinning and dispersing during morning to leave hills clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% early morning, becoming practically certain.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun, increasingly sunny; high UV, beware sunburn. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
13C rising to 17 to 19C afternoon, warmest southern tops.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 24 to 26C afternoon, warmest east and southern Yorks Dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 9th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 7th Jul 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 5 to 15mph, strongest early in day and over North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Patchy mist some valleys mainly in west at dawn, briefly may drift onto lower hill slopes early in day, but soon all dispersing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally sunny, a little fair-weather cloud. Some early patchy mist, otherwise visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
14C rising to 20C afternoon.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 25C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 10th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 7th Jul 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East to southeasterly or variable 10-15mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Most likely dry
Late in the day, small chance of a very isolated burst of rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Chance of cloud free summits?
Practically certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Strong sunshine, some thin high cloud. Visibility good, but some haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
16C at dawn rising to 22C; very warm and rather humid especially in west.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 28C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Increasingly warm for Scotland, hot for England and Wales this week. Southwesterly winds easing for much of Scotland but remnants of fronts bring further low cloud and drizzle to the west late this week. Locally a chance of thundery downpours in eastern Highlands later Friday, some of which may linger into Saturday but likely fading. A generally fine summertime outlook through the weekend and well into next week as high pressure expands northwards to broadly reside across Britain. Warm but generally pleasant summer temperatures next week. Sunshine and fair-weather cloud, many hills often clear. Easterly breezes for England and Wales.