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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate 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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 8th October 2026
Last updated
Wed 7th Oct 26 at
3:26PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Early showers in north Scotland and Wales will fade, widely dry and bright conditions for several midday/afternoon hours. Cool-to-chilly, little wind. High cloud builds west, wind and rain arriving to west Scotland afternoon, spreading east and into England and Wales as evening approaches, deteriorating into night.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Chilly sun and clear fells, high cloud later, rain into night
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20-25mph, shifting westerly and lessening slightly, perhaps briefly to 10mph north. Later shifting southwesterly, restrengthening, towards 25mph evening and further strengthening into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small most or all day, significantly deteriorating overnight.
How Wet?
Dry well into the day
Patchy rain arrives into N Pennines later afternoon or evening, exact timing uncertain, but quickly spreading widely and setting in fairly persistently into nighttime.
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud unlikely until late
A few ragged patches may drift over the highest western tops, some at lower elevations in the morning, but any cloud soon breaks up for clear fells. Cloud begins to lower onto high tops as evening/night approaches, filling in extensively overnight.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely sunny morning, then high cloud builds from the west afternoon, thickening for fairly weak sun (or overcast) by evening. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4C rising to 6C, may lower slightly as evening approaches but then sharply rising overnight, to 11C or higher.
And in the valleys
1 or 2C to start, frosts in sheltered valleys as well. Rising to 10 to 12C afternoon, cooling slightly into evening but then rising again overnight.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 9th October 2026
Last updated
Wed 7th Oct 26 at
3:26PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 40-50mph though morning, lessening towards 35-40mph, very gusty much of the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions in the morning, easing slightly but buffeting gusts always affecting stability; notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Morning rain, then showers forming
Rain and drizzle from overnight into morning, briefly heavy before a dry window. Scattered showers return afternoon, trending more frequent, particularly into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly just passing caps on tops
Blanket fog from overnight will quickly lift and break after dawn, fells often clear of cloud but a few passing caps graze the highest tops. As afternoon goes, cloud may more regularly lower onto the tops around showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, a patchwork of cloud tending to build. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11 or 12C early, soon cooling, towards 6 or 7C by late morning. Feeling like -2 to -5C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
Around 12 or 13C to start the day, gradually trending cooler, to around 9 or 10C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 10th October 2026
Last updated
Wed 7th Oct 26 at
3:26PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-northwesterly 35-50mph, very gusty, and may strengthen somewhat.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking at least, gusts constantly challenging balancing and knocking you around. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers
Showers stream in from the northwest most of the day, some heavy bursts probable, and may set in for extended falls in the west, particularly N Pennines.
Cloud on the hills?
High terrain largely covered, variably lowering
Most terrain above 700m remains in cloud through the day, lowest bases west where regularly to 500m or lower, ragged patches into valleys. May widely lower should rain set in to at least middle slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sunshine, most often east of high terrain. Visibility varied in and out of showers, also some haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5 or 6C. Feeling like -5 to -10C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
6 or 7C at dawn, rising to 9C, but temperature will vary with coming and going of rain/showers.
Planning Outlook
Rain, low cloud and strong upland winds across Britain overnight into Friday morning. Friday and Saturday are windy and showery with bright breaks, a risk of severe gales on many summits. Sunday sees a more settled day as a small ridge of high pressure builds from the west; wind eases, plenty of bright breaks, cool temperatures. Next week sees continued mixed weather: bands of rain coming and going, temperatures similarly fluctuating: generally mild, but sometimes chilly in Scotland with freezing levels lowering onto high Munros where rain turns to snow; any accumulating snow soon thaws. Westerly wind will be dominant, often quite strong, gales at times, but this allows for drier, brighter windows on eastern hill groups between weather systems.