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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Monday 14th September 2026
Last updated
Sun 13th Sep 26 at
4:18PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Humid southwesterly air brings extensive low cloud and drizzle to many mountains. Locally drier with some cloud breaks toward northeast of major mountain groups. Around Skye generally wet all day, whilst more prolonged heavier rain likely moves into southwest Scotland afternoon-evening. Strong and gusty winds.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Blustery, gusty; low cloud, drizzle west, wetter toward dusk-night.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 35mph, speed tending to rise, by later afternoon into evening toward 50mph higher Pennines; notable strong gusts especially eastern downslopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Some variations, but often affecting comfortable walking in exposure; with time increasingly frequent buffeting, very gusty in places affecting stability, not just highest terrain. Marked chill factor despite mild air.
How Wet?
Patchy rain west, wetter toward nightfall
Light rain or drizzle, most frequent western Yorks Dales up to Tebay, but patchier north and eastward, locally more often dry. Into evening, steadier rain moving in from the southwest, becoming heavier western areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest west Dales, local breaks form northeast
Blanket cloud across the fells, to mid or some lower slopes in western areas south from Tebay. Cloud base higher north and east of Kirkby Stephen, some breaks particularly afternoon to 600-700m or above, best near Teesdale.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, to 40% northeast afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare glimpses of sun mainly morning in eastern areas, where visibility good below cloud. Mistier further southwest.
How Cold? (at 700m)
13C, humid, little change all day, then starting to lower slightly into night. Feeling like 0 to 3C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
12C from dawn, rising to 20C afternoon, staying very mild into evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 15th September 2026
Last updated
Sun 13th Sep 26 at
4:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25 to 30mph, but likely 35-40mph briefly from dawn, mainly North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery across the fells, affecting comfortable walking with some buffeting in exposure and marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Intermittent rain
Overnight rain likely clears eastward around dawn. Then showery rain most common toward the west in the morning, but a scattering of showers passing eastward during the day, briefly heavy mainly afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Sometimes on high tops
Cloud banks clipping higher slopes mostly above 700m, tending to lift higher with time to often clear many summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun mostly eastern dales. Visibility often very good, briefly reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8 or 9C, small change then trending slightly cooler later in daytime. Feeling near to 0C in the wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, around 16C afternoon, cooling into the evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 16th September 2026
Last updated
Sun 13th Sep 26 at
4:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20-30mph, some stronger gusts over tops, turning westerly, 15-20mph, later SW'ly, restrengthening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but a blustery start on high tops.
How Wet?
A little rain
Through morning, some light patchy rain, a chance of extended falls but totals will be small. Likely dry from early afternoon onward.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off summits
Most high terrain starts in cloud, varied lower banks mostly western slopes, a few lower patches forming where rain occurs. Cloud will lift and generally break up, a few patches lingering on high western tops briefly before all clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine becomes more extensive afternoon, high cloud from the west later. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 11C. Feeling like 2 to 5C in strongest direct wind.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, little rise through morning, then approaching 13 or 14C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Staying unsettled during the next week to 10 days as westerlies prevail - areas of low pressure passing north of Scotland with frontal systems bringing frequent rain, wettest over western mountains in Scotland. Often windy, sustained periods of gale-force westerly winds over higher terrain. Fairly cool by Tuesday onward, close to freezing on highest Scottish summits on Wednesday morning, possibly again for a time next weekend; often considerable wind chill on the mountains. Higher pressure and better weather tends to expand further north later in month.