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.
Saturday'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, 10 to 15C 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, 10 to 15C 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 4th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Jul 26 at
3:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain sweeps east through Scotland, persistent for several hours; easing afternoon but staying drizzly and dull west. Mild but feeling chilly in strong wind. Lakeland and Pennines very windy and drizzly with hill cloud. Drier in Wales, sunny breaks on low slopes. Warm Wales and England though notable wind chill.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Some drizzle and patchy light rain; very windy, gusty
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30 to 40mph, some fluctuation, occasionally gusting 45mph over high N Pennines tops, and sustained speeds near the high end of the range for periods.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking on exposed terrain most of the day, some more arduous moments in the north with buffeting gusts and considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Some drizzle, occasional patchy rain
Often drizzly over western side of Pennines and Yorks Dales through the day. A few patches of rain occasionally drift from the north, amounting to little towards Yorks Dales.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent western tops
Covering higher slopes toward the west much of the day, risk of blanket cloud to mid slopes areas south from Tebay in the morning. Mostly above 600m north and eastern Pennines, some variability, best chance breaks Teesdale and northward.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% Three Peaks, to 40% north/east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, dull western areas, mistier over hills in western Dales. Very good visibility where cloud breaks, an odd sunny glimpse towards the Vale of York.
How Cold? (at 700m)
12 or 13C, some eastern fells may rise to 14C. Feeling like 0 to 5C directly in the wind on tops.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 17C eastern dales, or higher far south. Western dales see only slight rise.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 5th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Jul 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25-30mph, may occasionally reach 35mph over highest tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking impacted on most hills, strenuous moments on high exposed terrain with a cool feeling.
How Wet?
Drizzle and patchy rain
Drizzly over the high tops, most persistent N Pennines where patchy rain will drift from the west from time to time. Rain generally light in nature, and Yorks Dales seeing extended dry windows.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely shrouding high terrain
Blanket cloud from dawn across high terrain with banks to 300-400m some western slopes; more broken eastern dales to start. Tending to lift somewhat, breaks forming to the east where out of rain. High western tops seeing only brief clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of weak sun through high cloud. Very good visibility away from fog and rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11 or 12C rising to 14C; may stay slightly cooler some northern areas. Feeling like 5 to 8C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 17 to 19C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 6th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Jul 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25-35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking impacted on most hills, strenuous moments on high exposed terrain with a cool feeling.
How Wet?
Some drizzle and patchy rain
Drizzly over the high tops, most persistent N Pennines where patchy rain will drift from the west. Some rain may reach further south to Yorks Dales NP but quite spotty and small amounts total.
Cloud on the hills?
Variable, fairly extensive north around rain
Blanket cloud from dawn across high terrain, banks to 300-400m some western slopes; more broken east to start. Tending to lift, breaks forming when rain ceases, filling in again where rain returns; caps may linger over high west tops even when dry.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of weak sun through high cloud. Very good visibility away from fog and rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11 or 12C rising to 14C. Feeling like 6 to 8C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 17 or 18C.
Planning Outlook
Rain, drizzle and low cloud persist over western hills from Lake District northward through the weekend and into early next week. Temperatures near average, but feeling cool in exposure to wind on tops, quite strong and gusty in the north. Northeast areas are drier with higher cloud bases but patchy rain reaches here too. Higher pressure south maintains drier conditions in Wales and the south Pennines but cloud and some drizzle will affect high western slopes from time to time; lighter wind here, but nuisance gusts in exposure. A drier and warmer window builds into the middle of next week: very warm in England and Wales, spells of sunshine spread northward, and lighter wind. Some showers and patchy rain continue through late week and next weekend, though detail is uncertain and more often dry.