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.
Friday'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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
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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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 17th July 2026
Last updated
Thu 16th Jul 26 at
4:24PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Dry conditions persist with high wildfire risk; some areas inaccessible due to fire hazards. Dawn sea fog over north/east Scotland and eastern Pennines largely clears, occasional patchy hill cloud drifts into north Scotland. Warm with sun and high cloud western areas, most hills cloud-free.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Very warm, most sunshine near and west of high tops
How windy? (On the summits)
North to northeasterly 10 to 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Early sea fog mostly or entirely clears
Morning sea fog affects the middle and upper eastern slopes, most extensive N Pennines where locally to valley level; patchier on slopes near Vale of Eden/Three Peaks areas and likely below the high summits here. Fog soon lifts and begins breaking after daybreak, hills largely clear by midday.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine through high cloud, most cloudy eastern N Pennines; more widely bright late in the day. Visibility very good, a slight haze (this tending to lift).
How Cold? (at 700m)
10 or 11C at dawn, rising to 16 or 17C western slopes; coolest eastern N Pennines where may only rise a few degrees.
And in the valleys
11C from dawn, rising to 18C eastern N Pennines, to 22C western Yorks Dales NP.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 18th July 2026
Last updated
Thu 16th Jul 26 at
4:24PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northeasterly 10-15mph, some variability, and early stronger breezes eastern N Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Little if any
Chance a few spots of drizzly rain here and there, amounting to little, if any.
Cloud on the hills?
Early low cloud clears fells
A layer of sea fog drifts onto the eastern fells at dawn, mostly above 400-500m but lower towards N Pennines. Through morning, cloud lifts and breaks, for clear fells by midday.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of cloud and sun. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 13 to 15C, coolest eastern N Pennines.
And in the valleys
9 or 10C at dawn, rising to 17 to 19C, coolest temperatures in eastern dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 19th July 2026
Last updated
Thu 16th Jul 26 at
4:24PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 5-15mph, risk stronger early, gusts to 25mph. Trending lighter with time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Fells clear
Chance a few pockets of fine mist in sheltered areas just at dawn, this soon fading for clear fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Nearly certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny, some thin high cloud and patchy fair weather cloud developing. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C rising to 15 or 16C, coolest eastern fells.
And in the valleys
8C at dawn, rising to 19 or 20C.
Planning Outlook
Settled summer weather continues through the weekend and next week as high pressure dominates. Extremely dry ground conditions persist with a high risk of wildfire. Temperatures will trend cooler, dropping below 10C on summits overnight in Scotland, but afternoon temperatures rising to warm or very warm; most persistently cooler in the far north where some cloud will be drawn onto high terrain and over tops at times with occasional light showery rain; high summits of the Scottish Highlands sometimes above a morning cloud inversion. Otherwise generally ongoing dry weather, with good amounts of sun and hill tops often clear of cloud. A change of weather pattern indicated late in the month brings scope for rain and thundery showers.