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.
Wednesday'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 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.
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 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
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Last updated
Tue 1st Jul 25 at
4:27PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Localised heavy bursts of rain for eastern Scotland & northern England early in the day, clearing eastwards, but over Cairngorms in particular, increasing risk afternoon of slow-moving heavy downpours forming, locally a thunderstorm. Western Scotland largely dry; increasingly sunny all western areas afternoon. Fresher for all.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Heavy showers, risk thunder, moving away east. Light wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Direction variable 10 to 15mph or less. During afternoon increasing to 15-20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Local heavy showers for a time, clearing
Patchy rain in morning mostly in west. Scattered heavier showers forming during morning, with possible thunder, passing eastwards, likely clearing from west during afternoon, possibly sooner.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied over tops, lifting away from showers
Varied cloud banks from dawn lifting during the morning to upper slopes, increasingly clearing the tops. Capping higher areas in showers, mostly North Pennines, but increasingly breaking up through afternoon to clear all areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 90% late afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy morning, some sun breaking through with time, increasingly sunnier in west later. Visibility very good, reducing locally in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9 to 12C.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 18C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 3rd July 2025
Last updated
Tue 1st Jul 25 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15 to 25mph, tending to strengthen.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but may start to affect comfortable walking on higher tops.
How Wet?
A little rain mainly later
Patchy showery rain later in the day spreading from the west mainly into north Pennines.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Rare if any brief patches on tops in morning. Dropping onto some high tops toward west later in day where rain occurs.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun. Visibility excellent, reducing later in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 12C.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 4th July 2025
Last updated
Tue 1st Jul 25 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35 to 45mph, likely increasing over 50mph, risk reaching 60mph at least in gusts N Pennines tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking conditions over the fells, may become difficult on high tops. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy light rain, risk wetter later
Occasional patchy rain toward west and north, but many hours often dry. Later in daytime, increasing risk of rain developing from west, heavier by evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting above hills, then dropping later
Patches on some higher slopes in morning, mostly clearing for a few hours at least. Later where rain develops, lowering over higher areas more widely.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, glimpses of sun in east; cloud thickening from west with time. Visibility good, later reducing in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 12C. Feeling below freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
By Thursday, west to southwesterly winds increase for Scotland, with frequent showery rain and low cloud returning into the Highlands from the west. Friday brings heavier rain to western Scotland and gales over higher terrain for Scotland and possibly northern England, rain extending further south with time. The weekend looks unsettled with low pressure bringing heavy showery rain widely, risk isolated thunder. Next week maintains a mixed westerly regime with greatest risk of rain toward northwest Scotland, drier and warmer further south and east.