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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 26th September 2026
Last updated
Fri 25th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong southwesterly winds, gale-force on Scottish mountains, strengthening in the west. Showery rain and cloud banks in western Scotland, patchy rain extending inland. A little rain in the wind at times and some cloud on western hills of England and Wales, more often dry and less wind further south.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Windy on high terrain, often dry, cloud lifts above hills.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 35mph, strongest sustained speeds early and late in the day, at times 40mph North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, strenuous walking over exposed higher terrain, some buffeting gusts and feeling rather cool around high tops,
How Wet?
A little rain at times west
Some light showery rain occasionally mainly western Yorkshire Dales NP, odd light showers elsewhere, but more often dry toward east and northeastern areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Early patches west, then mostly little
Patchy cloud sometimes capping higher western tops from Three Peaks to Howgills in the morning above 700m, briefly lower some western slopes, but lifting above most or all hills middle of day onward.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun mostly east and northeastern dales. Visibility very good, slight haze facing toward Morecambe Bay.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C rising to 11C afternoon. Feeling near to 0C in the wind.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, rising to 17C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 27th September 2026
Last updated
Fri 25th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25-35mph, risk sudden increase to 50mph afternoon, powerful gusts; then dropping only by dusk W-SW'ly 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in exposure, strenuous moments and risk more difficult over a few hours into afternoon; notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain arrives, heavy bursts afternoon
Much of the morning dry. Through middle of day, rain approaching from the southwest, light and patchy at first, but increasingly frequent, heavy bursts forming and may set in for several hours, chance isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none until later
Fells free of cloud into afternoon. As rain arrives, banks lowering onto the tops, and may reach as low as 700m during heaviest falls.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% later lowering to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunny to start, patchy cloud forming and increasingly overcast afternoon. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 12C. Notably cooling overnight. Feeling like 0 to 2C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, rising to 14C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 28th September 2026
Last updated
Fri 25th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 10 to 20mph, strongest in the morning toward the north.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Brief patchy cloud around some slopes mainly western areas early morning, plus local mist in some valleys around dawn. All lifting and dispersing for clear hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6C rising to 10C.
And in the valleys
3 or 4C from dawn, chance a local pocket of frost in sheltered valleys. Rising to max 17C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A changeable prospect during the week ahead. Sunday sees extensive rain moving in from the west with heavy bursts, accompanied by powerful southerly winds. Improving for many places into Monday as higher pressure expands in from the south, but showers and brisk winds continue toward northwest Scotland. Strong southeasterly winds by Tuesday, widely gales on mountains with turbulent downslope gusts toward the west; a risk of rain developing from the south during the day, becoming heavy later. Blustery south-southwesterlies into Wednesday and Thursday, showery in the west. Higher pressure tends to expand further north again into early October. Mostly mild temperatures.