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
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C 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
Saturday 2nd May 2026
Last updated
Fri 1st May 26 at
2:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Very varied weather across the country: wettest in far northern and later eastern Scotland as cold and blustery weather penetrates southwards. Rain will later set in from south across Wales. Otherwise, areas of low cloud and pockets drizzle lifting to give patchy sunshine.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Low cloud and patches drizzly rain slowly clearing.
How windy? (On the summits)
Generally south or southwesterly 15mph. Will drop to very low speeds through afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly negligible
How Wet?
Little or in most areas no rain
Largely or perhaps completely dry. However, risk pockets of drizzle morning western dales in Yorkshire andchance isolated showers afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Very extensive from dawn; will gradually lift although may persist higher tops.
Western Yorkshire dales: through morning patches below 300m. Will tend to improve, by mid or late afternoon, most cloud above 600m and may then gradually clear. Elsewhere: cloud fairly widely on higher areas until mid or late morning, when over a few hours is very likely to rise above the summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising through day to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely dull and misty morning. Sunshine gradually coming through (perhaps only well into the afternoon western Yorkshire dales) with mostly very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C.
And in the valleys
14 to 16C in the afternoon, warmest more eastern and northern Pennine valleys.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 3rd May 2026
Last updated
Fri 1st May 26 at
2:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North to northeasterly between 20 and possibly 30mph (low confidence at this stage).
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect wind to impede ease of walking.
How Wet?
Probably raining most of daylight
A broad band of rain may well drift only slowly northwards or come to a halt, bringing many hours of steady rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Blanket of fog throughout or most of day
The hills may be free of cloud ahead of the rain, possibly for several hours N Pennines. But in rain, fog enveloping the hills, sometimes from lower slopes, particularly eastern dales.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine unlikely. Visibility frequently poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C: may well feel as cold as minus 5C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
Between 9 and 11C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 4th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 1st May 26 at
2:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 10 to on higher summits 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Very likely dry: chance passing shower
Well scattered showers may develop afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing most or all summits during the morning
After dawn, cloud likely to be widespread on higher areas, particularly western Yorkshire dales. Cloud base likely to rise through morning to clear most or all summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sunshine. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3C, rising by mid afternoon to 9C.
And in the valleys
15 to 17C in the afternoon, coldest western dales in Yorkshire.
Planning Outlook
Lower than normal temperatures on the mountains most or all next week, particularly across the Scottish highlands where fresh snow in some areas and freezing level sometimes below 750m. Generally though, although the weather mixed, total rainfall will be fairly small and winds often light (at least until toward the weekend). Cloud will frequently be above mountain summits.