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
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C 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
Thursday 21st May 2026
Last updated
Wed 20th May 26 at
3:59PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Morning rain in Scotland passes north, afternoon drizzle, rain returns in evening to central/west Munros; slick rock surfaces. Early rain soon clears English hills, afternoon drizzle in Lakeland. Morning drizzle in Wales fades, hills increasingly clear. Strong gusty wind too, local gale-force gusts. Warm Pennines and Wales.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Drizzle and cloud linger north, improving south; strong gusty wind
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph. Gusty approaching 40-45mph, particularly early where gusts will reach downslope, and possibly again later in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous in exposure and feeling cool. Buffeting gusts affect balance, including to lower terrain early in the day - strongest gusts require extra effort to maintain balance.
How Wet?
Morning rain, lingering drizzle north
Several hours of patchy rain from before dawn, a few extended falls. The rain tends to break by midday or earlier, but a lingering drizzle on high western terrain, particularly Cross Fell group, this gradually easing with time.
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 bases will rise towards 600m or higher Yorks Dales NP, rising chance of summit breaks later. N Pennines slow to improve, Cross Fell only out of cloud towards dusk.
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 where visibility will improve.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 12C, or 13C east of high tops; staying elevated into night. Feeling like 1 to 3C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
8 or 9C at dawn, rising to 15 to 17C; may stay a degree or two cooler from Whernside north to Cross Fell. Valleys will cool overnight, upper slopes stay milder.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 22nd May 2026
Last updated
Wed 20th May 26 at
3:59PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 20-30mph, gusty early including downslope.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking early with buffeting gusts, including downslope. An easing trend, but gusts remain a nuisance.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Small chance a few odd spots of drizzly rain, but the fells likely entirely 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 15 to 17C, staying coolest N Pennines.
And in the valleys
10 or 11C at dawn, rising to 21C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 23rd May 2026
Last updated
Wed 20th May 26 at
3:59PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15-20mph, some gustiness early and late in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Likely entirely dry
Some fine misty drizzle may affect high Three Peaks summits and perhaps towards Tebay, this soon fading after sunrise for dry fells.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud largely clears
May be fairly extensive on western high fells from dawn, lowest bases near 300-400m Whernside to Tebay. Lifting through morning and likely breaking, east fells clear; may linger into midday on high west summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Becoming mostly sunny as cloud breaks, some thin high cloud builds later. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9 or 10C, rising to 14 or 15C. Only slight drop Yorks Dales NP into night.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 19 or 20C, mildest eastern Yorks Dales NP.
Planning Outlook
Pressure rises into the weekend, facilitating south-southwesterly flow; much milder temperatures arriving, likely warm in England and Wales with wind easing. Staying blustery in north Scotland, gusty too, including to lower slopes early; still feeling chilly on high Scottish tops. Patchy rain and hill cloud will continue to affect Scotland as well, most often in the west. Becoming dry and sunny England and Wales, some early low fog possible, particularly on aspects near the Irish Sea, but this dissipating soon after sunrise. Higher pressure is indicated into next week as well with hot temperatures: valleys approaching the mid-to-high 20s. Some hill cloud, mostly north and west, but most hills seeing plenty of sunshine. Only rare spots of light rain if any.