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
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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
Monday 29th September 2025
Last updated
Sun 28th Sep 25 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Scotland: Southwesterly winds with a warm front bringing cloud and patchy rain into afternoon for western hills. Eastern hills substantially clear with morning sunshine. England/Wales: Sunshine giving way to veil of cloud, with will lower onto higher western tops with local drizzle. Dry elsewhere.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunny start, but fog banks. Clouding over afternoon, hills mostly staying clear.
How windy? (On the summits)
Generally southwesterly though variable, 15mph or less. A slight increase N Pennines late in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Occasional light rain west Yorks Dales
Patchy drizzly rain drifts onto Three Peaks/Tebay fells occasionally. Some patchy light rain possible more widely late in the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly clear except west Yorks Dales
Local mist in dales with ragged cloud at various elevations on western fells, most likely Tebay to Three Peaks. Most cloud will lift and break through morning, though banks will graze the Three Peaks tops through the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Morning sunshine, then a veil of high cloud gradually thickens from the west. Good visibility, though morning haze south.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7 or 8C, rising locally to 9C eastern fells.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, rising to 13C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 30th September 2025
Last updated
Sun 28th Sep 25 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly, 15 to 20mph, occasionally 25mph higher North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small
How Wet?
Damp at times in west
Some patchy drizzle affecting western Yorkshire Dales NP at times. Elsewhere more often dry.
Cloud on the hills?
May persist western areas
Low cloud mostly western areas up to Tebay, may cover hills above 400-600m for several hours, some breaks may form. Further north/east, covering higher slopes for periods, breaks above 800m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, some glimpses of sun mainly eastern dales. Visibility good below cloud, but reduced if damp in west.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C, little change all day where in cloud, clearer spots rising to 10C.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, locally cooler in sheltered spots. Rising to 15 to 17C afternoon, warmest eastern dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 1st October 2025
Last updated
Sun 28th Sep 25 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to south-westerly 15 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Occasional rain an drizzle
Occasional rain, may well be persistent for a few hours in the morning when some heavy falls may occur. Small amounts come the afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Cloud covering upper slopes fairly extensively through the day, especially around Ingleborough. Best of the breaks will be east of the M74.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little weak sun may come through a veil of cloud at times, mainly in the east. Visibility often good, but poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11C
And in the valleys
Max temperature 15C
Planning Outlook
Next week the UK is situated under a boundary between high and low pressure with a trend towards more settled conditions in the south, unsettled in the north. Northwest England and west Scotland could be rather wet with a southwesterly wind pushing cloud and spells of rain onto western hills. Several more organized frontal systems are likely to pass into eastern Scotland as well. Generally dry for the Pennines and Wales, though cloud and occasionally drizzly rain will impact western areas, notably Lakeland and Snowdonia. Sun breaks likely in England but short-lived. First indications of more widely unsettled weather into next weekend as a deeper area of low pressure passes north, though confidence remains low regarding timing and strength.