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
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.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 9th July 2025
Last updated
Tue 8th Jul 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive cloud and drizzle near the all western coasts; improving in the afternoon when only a few patches remain, most extensive on the Cuillin where it will also be windy. Cloud base higher well inland with occasional breaks; clearing Peak District and parts of Wales. Feeling cool in Scotland and mild in England and Wales.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Morning drizzle fading; clouds tending to break
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15 to 20mph, up to 25mph for a time in morning higher North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Overall fairly small but occasional gusts in the eastern Pennines may affect your balance at times.
How Wet?
Some drizzly rain in morning
Patchy drizzle or local light rain in the morning, mainly northern and western fells. Fading to become generally dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, some improvement
Covering fells fairly widely above 500-600m in the morning, or lower for a time on the western fells. Base rising and breaks forming toward higher slopes in the east, but lingering over western tops until the evening.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, a little sun breaking through mainly toward east. Visibility becoming good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11C rising to 15C afternoon, humid. Feeling a touch cooler in the wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 21C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 10th July 2025
Last updated
Tue 8th Jul 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 10 to 15ph, to gusty 20mph around some tops, mainly North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small. Comfort of walking may be affecting during gusts.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud largely breaking up
Covering many fells early morning, to lower elevations for a time western Yorks Dales NP. Cloud base soon rising and breaks forming during morning, most or all fells clear afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy morning, misty in places. Sun breaking through more with time. Visibility increasingly very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
13C rising to 17C.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 23C in the afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 11th July 2025
Last updated
Tue 8th Jul 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 10mph or less; often variable direction.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible.
How Wet?
Very likely dry
Remote risk of isolated late-afternoon thundery showers. Dry otherwise.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or no cloud
Very small chance of patchy cloud on higher ground should there be afternoon showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widespread sunshine through thin high-level cloud; beware sunburn and dehydration. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
21C in the afternoon.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, soon nearer 20C in the morning. Rising to 21 to 26C by mid-afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A humid southwesterly wind midweek produces extensive low cloud across west and northwest Scotland with some drizzly rain. Drier with sun and broken cloud in eastern Scotland, improving in southern areas. High pressure expanding over England and Wales brings more sunshine and draws in increasingly very warm air again in the later part of this week; higher temperatures and more sunshine extending into Scotland with time. A fine and very warm weekend in prospect, low risk of thundery showers forming toward the west. Cooler with a greater risk of showers early next week.