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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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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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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Friday 8th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 7th May 26 at
4:25PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Near freezing all day on higher Scottish mountains, considerable chill factor in the north with brisk winds, though tending to ease. A few showers, snow flurries on Scottish tops, but a fair amount of dry weather for the Highlands. Lighter winds England, Wales & southern Scotland, localised heavy bursts of rain forming.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wind drops light. Patchy rain, local heavy showers form.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15-20mph early morning, briefly 25mph at dawn Cross Fell and north, easing and becoming variable 10mph, local gusts in showers, otherwise low speeds into evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, though an inconvenient breeze over the tops early in the day.
How Wet?
Showers increasingly, heavy clusters afternoon-evening; chance thunder
Showers affect the fells on and off, developing into local clusters of heavier showers afternoon, these moving around slowly, but some places escape dry. Risk of isolated thunder mainly toward northeast Pennines late afternoon-evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off summits, odd ragged patches
Fog at various heights in the morning, but well-broken below 600m. Lifting through morning, likely to clear the summits, but some odd banks may return to high terrain fleetingly around heavier showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, glimpses of sun. Variable visibility, very good during drier periods, may be very poor in heavier showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C rising to 7 to 9C, warmest south and eastern tops, but dropping a few degrees if rain is frequent. Feeling near 0C if exposed to early wind.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, rising to max 15C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 9th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 7th May 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 20 to 30mph, gusty around higher tops, particularly North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling rather blustery and chilly over high terrain, noticeable gusty spots, affecting balance in exposure locally.
How Wet?
Rain slow to fade, heavy showers
Rain or drizzle fairly persistent for a few hours, particularly eastern areas, may leave some rain on and off all day. Patchier westwards, but some heavier showers may form afternoon-evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, may persist eastern areas
Cloud covering higher fells fairly widely in the morning, lowest bases toward northeast Pennines where may be to mid-slopes for a few hours, and persisting over tops much of day. Breaks best westward.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy skies. Visibility good where dry, but poor in rain, more particularly northeast areas.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3C rising to 6C, though North Pennines tops may stay cooler. Feeling near -5C if exposed to wind.
And in the valleys
6 to 8C at dawn, rising to 13C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 10th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 7th May 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Likely to vary, may be variable 10-15mph or less much of day. Risk NE'ly 25-30mph at first, then late in day W-NW'ly 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small possibly much of the daytime, but marked wind chill if blustery at first, and may feel breezier again later.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely until late
Most likely dry much of daytime. Toward evening, possibly some patchy showery rain moving into North Pennines from the northwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Rare if any brief patches forming onto higher slopes, mainly during morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine most widely in the morning, cloud tending to fill in a little during the day. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C rising to 6C afternoon. Risk feeling as cold as -7C directly in the wind early in day, improving.
And in the valleys
Frost in valleys and sheltered higher areas at dawn, particularly northern areas. Rising to 13C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A chilly outlook into mid-May, with higher Scottish mountains staying near or often below freezing point as northwesterly air prevails. Higher tops in England and Wales also dropping intermittently to freezing point. Wind-speed varying day-to-day, but prepare for often considerable chill-factor on all mountains. Some frost overnight into valleys when skies are clear. Broadly showery weather over the next 10-day period, plus some fronts bringing persistent rain mostly to northwestern Scotland, often falling as snow on mountain tops, sometimes to below 600m. Drier intervals too, some days with fewer showers and broken cloud lifting above the summits, varying locally day-to-day.