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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, rising above 10C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, rising above 10C 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
Saturday 31st May 2025
Last updated
Fri 30th May 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
An active front moving west to east across the country will bring showery rain and upland wind, initially to the western Highlands and Galloway then across the Cairngorms, England and possibly Wales in the late afternoon and evening. Before this, risk of drizzly rain in west-coastal regions, but otherwise often dry with some patchy cloud.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Mostly dry away from Three Peaks area until evening
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20 to 30mph, reaching 35mph around higher tops later afternoon into evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, starting to affect comfortable walking on some higher exposed fells. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Often dry, locally drizzly Dales; wet later
Often dry towards the north and east until evening. Drizzle or light rain mostly toward western Yorkshire Dales. Toward evening, more persistent rain moving in from the west across the region.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly western Dales in morning
Some banks of low cloud mostly westernmost Yorks Dales NP up to Tebay, down to mid-slopes in morning. May lift and break above hills into afternoon. Further north/east, patchy cloud in morning, then clear until late.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% southwest, 80% north/east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly north and eastwards. Visibility good many areas out of cloud, locally misty start Three Peaks area.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9 to 13C, slow change with height. Feeling around freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising to a fairly humid 20C by afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 1st June 2025
Last updated
Fri 30th May 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Still low confidence in forecast. Southwesterly 35 to 40mph becoming westerly in the afternoon. May ease later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery on high ground where the wind will affect your balance. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers probably fading
Details uncertain. Showers overnight and into the morning will likely fade to leave a mostly dry day. Risk of lighter showers remain. It may turn out to be substantially dry away from the Three Peaks area which has a risk of drizzly rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Higher tops shrouded morning, breaks developing
Widespread cloud on high ground, becoming locally extensive during and after showers when base will lower to the mid-slopes. Will tend to lift and break into the evening.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C. Feeling as cold as -4C in the wind.
And in the valleys
Pockets of 6C in the morning, rising to 11 to 13C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 2nd June 2025
Last updated
Fri 30th May 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15mph backing southwesterly 20mph. Increasing to 30 to 40mph into the evening; timing uncertain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small for much of the day. Will start to affect balance in afternoon. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Mostly dry; pockets of drizzle
Drizzly pockets in the northern Yorkshire Dales. Little or no rain elsewhere until a band of heavy rain moves through late in the day; timing uncertain.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely cloud free
Patches of cloud lingering where drizzly in the Three Peaks area. Elsewhere, largely cloud free until rain arrives in the evening, when cloud becomes widespread.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widespread sunshine, becoming overcast towards evening. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C. Feeling below freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
5C rising to 13C.
Planning Outlook
Remaining unsettled into the first week of June as low pressure and frontal systems pass west to east. West to southwesterly winds prevailing, speeds varied, but gale force for periods on the mountains. Spells of rain and showers, some periods of sustained heavier rain mixed with thundery showers at times. Cloud often shrouding higher terrain. Brief ridges of high pressure afford short-lived windows of drier and clearer weather, especially Monday morning to early afternoon. Temperatures near average, although often cooler in northern Scotland, feeling chilly where exposed to strong winds.