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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C 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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C 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
Tuesday 19th August 2025
Last updated
Mon 18th Aug 25 at
4:31PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A cooler feeling day with a rather gusty east to north-east airflow. An extensive cloud sheet, with local drizzle, covering many hills from dawn, but some westernmost hills still clear. Low cloud will burn back to eastern and northern hills, with sun most widely in the west, but low cloud persisting for parts of coastal western Scotland.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Breezy and feeling cooler. Cloud sheet covering fell tops, best breaks in west.
How windy? (On the summits)
East to northeasterly 15 to 20mph, but gusty 25-30mph over high fells and downslope, particularly North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Noticeably breezy and feeling cool in exposure, gusts on some slopes may start to affect comfortable walking.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Local pockets of drizzle possible around cloud banks in the morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud sheet covering tops, best breaks in west.
Low cloud most persistent eastern side of Pennines in the morning, base around 500-600m. The cloud drifting west over many higher slopes for a few hours. Tending to lift, thin with time, with best cloud breaks in the west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% east, 70% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloud extensive, but sunny breaks best in the west and southwest. High cloud layers making the sun hazy. Visibility good, or increasingly very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8 to 11C, coolest North Pennines and if in cloud; lowering widely to 7C into night.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 17 to 19C afternoon, warmest western dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 20th August 2025
Last updated
Mon 18th Aug 25 at
4:31PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 15-30mph; may gust towards 40mph at times, not necessarily on highest tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Gusty and rather turbulent north-easterly winds. Strongest gusts not necessarily on highest tops. Marked chill in wind.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Fells soon clear
From dawn, cloud patchy cloud drifting around above 500m, primarily eastern areas. Soon lifting and breaking for cloud-free fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, increasingly extensive. Very good visibility, some haze increasing east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C rising to 10C, locally warmer near Three Peaks. Little rise eastern Pennines. Feeling just above freezing in gusts.
And in the valleys
9C from dawn, rising to 13 to 15C, always warmest (or locally warmer) in western Dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 21st August 2025
Last updated
Mon 18th Aug 25 at
4:31PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-easterly 20 to 30mph in morning, occasionally higher in gusts, but hour by hour easing down to 15mph afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery and gusty with marked wind chill in the morning. Becoming mostly small into the afternoon.
How Wet?
Local drizzle, mainly morning.
Dry, bar some spots of fine drizzle in the wind at times, mainly across eastern areas in the morning, before the cloud sheet tends to thins and breaks.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive tops morning, lifting off afternoon.
A fairly extensive cloud sheet through the morning, with bases around 700-800m, giving fog over tops. Bases will tend to lift off tops afternoon, with breaks forming.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% lifting to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy morning, then brightening up afternoon with sun coming through. Visibility away from local drizzle, very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6C at dawn, lifting to 8 to 10C.
And in the valleys
6 to 8C at dawn, lifting to reach 15 to 17C in the afternoon.
Planning Outlook
High pressure centred toward the northwest this week, before building overhead again toward weekend. East to northeasterly winds prevailing, gusty for periods, easing out later in week. Extensively dry with sunshine best in west, low cloud for periods northern and eastern mountains with occasional drizzle. Still very dry underfoot with significant fire risk. Turning cooler through midweek, mountain temperatures falling, chilly into the valleys and glens pre-dawn, risk slight frost in Highland glens. Fine weather likely next weekend too; will likely begin to break down from the west into the following week, but uncertainty on timings of such a transition.