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.
Wednesday'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.
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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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.
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
Wednesday 8th April 2026
Last updated
Tue 7th Apr 26 at
4:09PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Light wind and warm England and Wales; mostly clear hills and often sunny; some haze weakens visibility, notably Pennines. Some hill-cloud lingers in Lakeland. Morning cloud and summit drizzle west/central Scotland, cloud moves east but an improving trend; wind strengthens northwest, cooler here too.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Early cloud mostly disperses; warm in sun, some haze
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 10 to 15mph, speed may vary, tending to increase a little later in day, sustained speeds of 20mph over tops around dusk with stronger gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Small chance of a few spots of rain locally in the N Pennines afternoon, but likely completely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Early patchy cloud, mostly dispersing
Mist in some valleys from dawn, possible patches of cloud around some hill slopes, largely dispersing for at least several hours. With time, an increasing chance of patchy cloud returning to N Pennine summits, but may stay entirely clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A mix of cloud and sun, a greater chance of sun for several afternoon hours. Visibility good but a haze, particularly Yorks Dales.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C, rising a few degrees, to 13C eastern Yorks Dales.; starting several degrees cooler in the valleys.
And in the valleys
6C at dawn, rising to 15 or 16C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 9th April 2026
Last updated
Tue 7th Apr 26 at
4:09PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20-30mph, shifting westerly and strengthening, 35-40mph by dusk, gusty too.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking increasingly strenuous with a notable wind chill, arduous moments in exposure with considerable buffeting.
How Wet?
Several hours of rain, showers later
Early drizzly rain gradually merges into a broader area of rain for several hours, passing east for a brief dry period , but then followed by late-day showers, snow to 500-600m.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive high terrain, breaking later
Fairly extensive over high terrain through the morning. Cloud base lifts afternoon, mostly above 700-800m, then often broken above all fells through afternoon once rain breaks, but occasionally grazing the high tops during showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% morning, rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy much of the morning, visibility poor during rain. Sunshine breaking out afternoon, most extensive south with very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6 or 7C from dawn, cooling to 2C, though remaining a degree milder east slopes. Feeling as cold as -10C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
7 or 8C at dawn, cooling to 5C, or locally 6C eastern dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 10th April 2026
Last updated
Tue 7th Apr 26 at
4:09PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15-20mph at dawn, shifting southerly and gradually strengthening, 35-45mph by dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small at dawn, but walking increasingly impeded, arduous conditions with significant wind chill by dusk.
How Wet?
Chance patchy rain afternoon
Some patchy rain may affect the fells in the afternoon, greatest chance on western fells, but most hills substantially dry all day.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
At dawn, some patchy fog here and there, perhaps more substantial fog banks from Ingleton to Tebay. Cloud soon lifts and dissipates after dawn for cloud-free fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Weak sunshine through high cloud, some brighter moments but trending cloudier. Good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0C rising to +4C, staying lifted for several hours into night. Later, feeling like -8 to -12C in wind.
And in the valleys
Local frosts in the western N Pennines, locally as mild as 3C eastern Yorks Dales. Rising to 8C.
Planning Outlook
Variable weather regimes in the extended forecast. Atlantic west-southwesterly winds will be dominant, with low pressure to the northwest of the country, brining cloud, rain, and mild temperatures, often followed by sun, showers, and cooler temperatures; rain will be increasingly common to the high Munros, but the snowfall level will lower too during periods of cooler weather, and perhaps to high Lakeland fells too, though any snow unlikely to accumulate here. In the longer term, indications of high pressure increasingly building from the southwest, brining drier, brighter, and milder conditions to England and Wales and occasionally Scotland too, though the risk of occasional rain and cooler temperatures remains.