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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C 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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C 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
Thursday 26th June 2025
Last updated
Wed 25th Jun 25 at
4:23PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy rain at dawn for most clears to the east for a substantially dry afternoon with patchy or frequent sun. Patchy cloud over western Scotland and Lakeland may be slow to clear as occasional showers and drizzle drift in from the west. Feeling chilly in brisk winds, rising to near gale-force in Scotland later afternoon.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Morning rain gradually breaking and fading; windy, feeling cool
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-30mph, shifting westerly around midday. Most wind around 30mph or gusting slightly stronger into evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in strongest winds, stability challenged at times. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Morning rain, then substantially dry
Often raining through morning, possibly quite persistent west Yorks Dales. Largely clearing east afternoon though some drizzly rain may linger on high westernmost slopes for a time.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive on high areas early, largely clearing summits by afternoon
Quite extensive above 600-700m at dawn; variable patches on lower slopes near rain, notably western Yorkshire Dales. Lifting through morning for largely cloud-free fells by afternoon. A few passing caps may drift over the tops of the Three Peaks at times.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Becoming above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Only glimpses of sun through morning, best east. Sunshine in and out later, possibly frequent for a time. High cloud returning towards evening. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
12C, cooling to 9 or 10C through afternoon, warmest areas eastern slopes. Feeling near or just above freezing in wind.
And in the valleys
13 or 14C at dawn, rising up to 16C for a time. Becoming variable between these temperatures through afternoon, generally cooler in western valleys.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 27th June 2025
Last updated
Wed 25th Jun 25 at
4:23PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly soon rising to 35-40mph. May rise further into afternoon with strongest gusts over tops reaching 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous or arduous most of the day, risk of difficult conditions over tops. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain setting in north, west slopes
Local light rain in the morning, most often western fells. Some drizzle over high tops. Steadier rain setting in over N Pennines and northern Yorks Dales, most persistent in the west.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive over high terrain.
Variable patchy fog at dawn will soon become extensive over high terrain with banks down to middle slopes, lowest near Three Peaks. Patches forming at variable heights around and after rain
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sunshine expected. Very poor visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C at dawn rising to 14C, locally slightly warmer southern and east areas. Feeling like 3C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising to 17C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 28th June 2025
Last updated
Wed 25th Jun 25 at
4:23PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 45mph+ at dawn with strong gusts. Gradually easing through the day to 30-35mph, though always gusty.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous with considerable buffeting - risk difficult conditions early. Feeling cool, notably early.
How Wet?
Patchy rain for a time, easing
Patchy rain setting in for a time, gradually fading to only spots of light rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive early, somewhat improving east
Extensive over high terrain with banks down to lowest slopes of western Dales. Lifting and breaking, though high tops largely remain in cloud; best chance of high breaks easternmost tops. Some cloud patches briefly form lower around rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, 40% easternmost tops
Sunshine and air clarity?
Only glimpses of sun in the east, possibly improving later. Visibility excellent where under cloud.
How Cold? (at 700m)
14C in the morning. Yorks Dales rising only a degree or two. N Pennines may see little change if any. Feeling like 7C in wind.
And in the valleys
15C at dawn, some local cooler valleys west Yorks Dales. Rising to 20C south Dales, possibly only to 18C N Pennines.
Planning Outlook
An unsettled start to the weekend with low pressure north of the British Isles facilitating strong winds and rain on Friday into Saturday, gale force for a time over high tops. High pressure begins pushing north on Saturday, starting a drying trend for England and Wales, though low pressure will break through at times. Sunday into Monday may be quite unsettled for Scotland and northern England. Generally sunnier next week, at times fairly extensive between low pressure systems, greatest risk of rain north and west areas when low pressure passes. Lighter winds than recently with temperatures near or above average.