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.
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.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 4 to 8C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate 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.
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.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 4 to 8C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 5th June 2025
Last updated
Thu 5th Jun 25 at
8:02AM
Summary for all mountain areas
Still cold, particularly Scottish Highlands where in morning higher summits below freezing point. Here showery, particularly NW - hail, and snow higher tops. Further south rain on and off morning before improving to sunshine and scattered showers. Much less windy - still strongest N Scotland.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Fairly light wind. Still chilly. Some rain, mainly morning.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest veering westerly 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Rain on and off morning then isolated showers. Perhaps very little N Pennines.
Morning: Rain on and off, although patchy N Pennines. Largely clearing toward midday. Afternoon: Scattered heavy showers.
Cloud on the hills?
All or nearly all clearing afternoon.
Morning: Extensive fog on higher areas, a few patches below 300m mainly more western fells south of Tebay, and extensive above 450m to on northern Pennines mostly above 600m. Afternoon: Nearly all clearing - just patches on higher slopes near showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% morning to 90% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sunshine and misty in rain morning. Patchwork of sunshine afternoon and visibility mostly very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C.
And in the valleys
Between 11 and 14C, coldest in rain.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 6th June 2025
Last updated
Thu 5th Jun 25 at
8:02AM
How windy? (On the summits)
West backing southwesterly 15mph
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Risk of scattered showers
Briefly heavy showers here and there.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing most or all summits by afternoon
Cloud base rising; by late morning most or all cloud above the summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% by midday
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sunshine, although particularly morning, mostly cloudy western Yorkshire dales. Very good or excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6C near the coast, rising to 10C.
And in the valleys
13 to 15C in afternoon, warmest eastern dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 7th June 2025
Last updated
Thu 5th Jun 25 at
8:02AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Direction varied, 10mph or less morning. From the west becoming northwesterly 10 to perhaps in evening 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible.
How Wet?
Heavy slow moving showers; thunder
Confidence in detail low: Rain on and off morning. It may clear temporarily before the threat of heavy showers forming and drifting about only slowly. Hail and small risk thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Summits cloud free for periods, but forming from lower slopes in rain.
Extensive fog higher areas, and locally on lower slopes morning - although generally cloud base will rise. In heavy rain, patches from lower slopes up, particularly above forest canopies - whilst in other areas breaks persist to higher slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine coming through only rarely. Sometimes excellent visibility but expect areas of very poor visibility in and after rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C.
And in the valleys
May reach 15 or 16C temporarily in afternoon, but several degrees colder in rain.
Planning Outlook
Remaining chilly until Sunday night (intermittently near freezing point highest Scottish summits). Rainfall and low cloud will remain frequent across particularly western mountains until well into next week. Intermittently windy.