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.
Monday'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.
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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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.
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
Monday 24th August 2026
Last updated
Sun 23rd Aug 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Dry overall with sunshine and broken cloud. Some early low-level fog patches will soon disperse, briefly cloud drifting over some hill slopes, but most mountains often clear all day. Light-moderate south-southeasterly breezes, locally gusty, stronger easterly winds mid & south Wales.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Dry with sun, clear hills. Local gusts, breezier later.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeast later easterly 10-15mph, rising to 20mph later in day and becoming gustier by evening, 25mph by dusk onward, 30mph in places into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small, but becoming noticeably breezier later.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
A few ragged mist patches here and there on low slopes at dawn, soon lifting and dissipating for clear fells. Into night, low cloud drifting onto eastern hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine, a little fair weather cloud building. Good visibility, a light haze for a time.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 14C, slightly cooler northeastern Pennines.
And in the valleys
6C at dawn, some local cooler spots in west; rising to 19 or 20C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 25th August 2026
Last updated
Sun 23rd Aug 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 20 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small but feeling breezy over higher terrain, in places more noticeably gusty.
How Wet?
Drizzle mostly northeast
Drizzle in the air, frequent for periods early in day in northeast Pennine areas making it generally damp, but small amounts of rain in total. Patchier further south and west, more often dry Ingleborough area.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly eastern hills in morning
Cloud banks likely drifting over higher slopes in the morning, locally to mid-heights in eastern North Pennines for a few hours, tending to thin and break up.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy start especially east, tending to break up to give some sun. Visibility very good, but some eastern hills mistier for several hours, slight haze southern areas.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 12 to 14C, coolest eastern North Pennines.
And in the valleys
10C from dawn, rising to 17 to 20C afternoon, warmest western Yorks Dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 26th August 2026
Last updated
Sun 23rd Aug 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25 to 30mph, some stronger gusts in the morning. Turning southeasterly, tending to ease to 15-20mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery with notable gusts early in day including to some lower slopes west of Pennines. Becoming smaller with time.
How Wet?
Rain on and off, risk thundery later
A mix of spots from high cloud, drizzle and some steadier rain over an hour or so, greater risk in more eastern areas. Particularly later, risk of heavier bursts of rain and possible thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, some improvement
Cloud fairly widely shrouding fells above 400-600m in morning, lower banks more persistent in south and east. Tending to rise, some breaks forming, best in west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional weak sun through high cloud, often overcast. Visibility good at times, but reduced in rain, some haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
12C rising to 15C. Feeling like 5C in the early wind.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 22C afternoon, quite humid.
Planning Outlook
Low pressure to the south will develop and drift across Britain into the second half of this week bringing increasingly wet conditions widely. Areas of rain will drift northward during Wednesday, possibly thundery showers forming over England & Wales. Heavy and thundery rain likely affects England, Wales & southern Scotland on Thursday-Friday, potentially prolonged heavy falls bringing a risk of flooding locally. Northwest Scotland likely driest. The eastern Highlands often covered in low cloud. Strong gusty easterly winds prevail for a few days through midweek. Into the weekend it remains unsettled with areas of rain and heavy showers, plus cooler northwesterly winds developing.