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
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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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 19th August 2026
Last updated
Tue 18th Aug 26 at
4:27PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Slow-moving showers across Scotland, trending more frequent and heavy afternoon with thundery downpours; light wind but gusty around showers. Showers in England, most frequent and heavy early and into night in northern areas with thunder risk. Scattered showers and sun in Wales on a westerly wind.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Showers much of the day, most frequent and heavy early
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 20 to 25mph, gusty in rain. Strongest winds around Yorkshire Dales NP, and a tendency towards lighter speeds later in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Gusty conditions at times affecting ease of walking in exposure, feeling rather cool.
How Wet?
Showers, some heavy
Showery rain from early morning in western Dales, but forming increasingly widely, some heavy bursts tending to drift eastwards afternoon with chance of thunder. Rain may be more extensive in the early morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Varying mostly on higher tops
Patchy cloud around higher slopes mostly toward west in the morning, fairly extensively covering the tops. Base tending to rise but will vary in and out of showers, sometimes capping tops, but good breaks.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine mostly east in the morning, clouding over. Visibility good when dry, but poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10 or 11C, may rise very slightly in far south and eastern areas. Feeling like 3 to 5C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 16C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 20th August 2026
Last updated
Tue 18th Aug 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 20 to 30mph, at times 35mph higher North Pennines. Starting lighter early, particularly Yorks Dales NP.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling noticeably cool on exposed high terrain. Breezy over hills, in places may affect comfortable walking.
How Wet?
Frequent rain, some heavy
Areas of rain from dawn, frequent or persistent with heavy bursts on and off, risk a rumble of thunder; beware sudden, rapid rise of streams. Showers become scattered afternoon, drifting from the north.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting, some breaks to tops
Shrouding most high terrain in the morning, to mid-slopes in rain, and perhaps more widely extensive for a few hours. Tending to rise, first in the N Pennines, some breaks forming toward tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, occasional sun mainly later. Visibility poor in rain, then good at times.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8 to 11C, coolest north Pennines, notably cooling into night. Feeling like 0 to 3C in stronger wind.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising to 15C early afternoon, soon cooling again.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 21st August 2026
Last updated
Tue 18th Aug 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 10mph and sometimes less; some gusts may form around later showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible.
How Wet?
Showers breaking out
Only an odd shower here and there in the morning but substantially dry, a rising risk of showers through the afternoon, these tending to move south.
Cloud on the hills?
Little expected until later
Varied patches of cloud in the morning, soon lifting and dissipating for clear fells. Some local mist may linger in the N Pennines slightly longer. Through afternoon, cloud banks lower onto high tops where rain occurs.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% lowering to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, clouding over for periods. Very good visibility, deteriorating with arrival of rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C rising to 10 or 11C, greatest rise Yorks Dales NP.
And in the valleys
6C rising to 15 or 16C.
Planning Outlook
As the weekend approaches, wind will shift northerly, moving showers and afternoon thundery downpours further south with time. Generally lighter wind but gusts will be common around showers. Temperature lowering later this week too, dropping close to freezing on high Scottish tops on Friday morning (chance of sleet/snow here) and frost may occur in Highland glens over a couple of nights. More often dry with few lighter showers over the weekend as higher pressure builds into the southwest. Conditions remain on the drier, brighter side early next week, pressure dropping again as the week goes: periods of cloud and rain for most hill groups, and perhaps some stronger wind at times. Detail beyond the weekend is uncertain, and there may well be windows of better weather through the week too.