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.
Today's Forecast
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Thunderstorms
Bursts of rain, torrential downpours with hail, risk of thunder and lightning. Seek shelter where possible.
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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Thunderstorms
Bursts of rain, torrential downpours with hail, risk of thunder and lightning. Seek shelter where possible.
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
Sunday 30th August 2026
Last updated
Sat 29th Aug 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Areas of rain and low cloud around many mountains. Some drier periods in the morning, but into afternoon increasingly widespread heavy downpours and thunderstorms develop. Fairly light winds for much of the Highlands, becoming breezier England, stronger winds on Welsh mountains.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Rain and increasingly thundery bursts, low cloud. Wind increasing.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 15 to 25mph, tending to rise into the afternoon, strongest soonest in Three Peaks area; gusts over 30mph at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Often small in morning, becoming more noticeably blustery, sudden strong gusts develop around showers.
How Wet?
Frequent rain, heavy downpours form; risk of lightning
Areas of rain and drizzle mostly western areas in the morning, some locally heavier falls. Developing into widely heavy bursts of rain from the southwest into afternoon onward with risk of hail and thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Breaking to or above summits for a time
Most high terrain begins shrouded, some varied lower banks, particularly west where locally into valleys where rain occurs. Bases will lift and break up somewhat, perhaps clearing the tops for a time, but banks always return in rain, and later more extensively.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine mainly east in morning, very good visibility for a time, but later trending overcast, visibility deteriorating as rain arrives.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11C rising to 13C away from showers, warmest eastern fells. Feeling like 5C as wind increases.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn rising to 18 to 20C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 31st August 2026
Last updated
Sat 29th Aug 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly increasing 20-30mph, reaching 35mph gusts 40mph during afternoon, likely strongest later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over fells, making walking uncomfortable on exposed high terrain, tending to worsen; feeling rather cool.
How Wet?
Rain on and off, improving later
Showery rain most frequent in western areas, becoming more widespread into middle of day, brief heavier moments passing eastwards, fading later from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowest morning, rising higher up
Varied cloud banks perhaps fairly widely to low elevations in west early in day. The base tending to rise to upper slopes through middle of day, some breaks form.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, rare glimpses of sun, then a brighter end to day in west. Visibility good away from showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9 or 10C, little change all day. Feeling near to freezing as wind increases.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 17C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 1st September 2026
Last updated
Sat 29th Aug 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25 to 35mph, small risk stronger speeds for a time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions over the fells. Marked wind chill where exposed on high terrain.
How Wet?
Rain or drizzle most frequent west
Rain on and off much of the day in western areas of Yorks Dales, a mix of steady rain and drizzle. Smaller amounts north & east.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent western Dales
Covering higher slopes in western Three Peaks area and Howgills much of the day, occasional breaks above 700m. Higher base and better breaks north & eastward.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% west, to 50% north/east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, some brighter moments eastern dales. Visibility reduced in rain, better if drier, more often good east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9 or 10C, rising a degree into afternoon. Feeling around 0C in the wind on tops.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 18C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A generally unsettled outlook during the first two weeks of September with frequent rain and strong winds. Low pressure dominates and a series of frontal systems move in from the Atlantic. West to southwesterlies, often gale force over the mountains in the second half of this week. Heavy rain most prolonged in the west where increasingly wet underfoot, streams rising to be in spate. Low cloud often covering the hills. Temperatures varying, some notably cooler days for Scotland, at times more humid air mainly toward the south.