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.
Tuesday'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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate 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.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 28th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Dry with light winds, variable cloud and sun for much of the Highlands, though central-southeastern areas start with low cloud more widely over hills, tending to thin and break. England and particularly Wales will have gusty easterly winds; low cloud fairly widely in morning with local drizzly showers, improving.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Breezy, gusty. Low cloud in morning lifts and breaks.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 15 to 25mph, strongest typically around Three Peaks, but more widely gusty spots 30-35mph early morning and again toward dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery all day more southern areas, more varied elsewhere. Fairly strenuous in exposure early and late in the day, local strong gusts affect comfortable walking and balance. Feeling chilly in exposure.
How Wet?
A little early drizzle
Odd spots of drizzly rain on high tops and mainly eastern slopes early morning, but fading, then dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive early, lifting then all clearing
An extensive layer of cloud shrouds the fells to middle slopes from dawn, to some lower eastern slopes, some breaks further west. Fog lifts through morning to higher areas, clearing completely in afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% early-mid morning, 40% west; rising above 90% afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy dull morning especially east, misty for a time, then a patchwork of cloud becoming increasingly sunny with excellent visibility afternoon.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4C rising to 5 or 6C, staying coolest to the north and east. Feeling near -5C in the wind.
And in the valleys
6C rising to 11 or 12C, or locally cooler in dales north of Teesdale.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 29th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25-30mph, strongest speeds to the south where frequent, strong gusts, some approaching 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded, becoming strenuous in the south with buffeting gusts affecting stability; feeling chilly in exposure.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Morning fog north of Teesdale, soon clear
Some patchy mist in sheltered eastern valleys at dawn, risk of a thicker layer of fog from Teesdale northward. This soon lifting and dissipating for cloud-free fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely sunny. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 or 4C, rising to 8C western Yorks Dales. Only a slight rise NE Pennines. Feeling like 0 to -5C directly in strong wind on tops.
And in the valleys
1 or 2C, patchy frost at dawn sheltered spots. Rising to near 13C, though may be several degrees cooler Teesdale area.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 30th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25 to 35mph, powerful gusts in places over 40mph around the Three Peaks, locally west of Cross Fell.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, walking strenuous in exposure, some gusts affecting balance not just on tops. Marked wind chill despite mild air.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Soon none
Patchy fog around lower eastern slopes and some valleys from dawn, lifting briefly upslope but soon all dispersing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Soon practically certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C rising to 11C afternoon. Feeling near or just below freezing directly in the wind, especially morning.
And in the valleys
Slight frost sheltered valleys at dawn. Rising to 16C western dales afternoon, 13C northeast areas.
Planning Outlook
High pressure brings settled weather and lots of spring sunshine through midweek, warm days with high UV; cool nights with grass frost in sheltered spots. Strong and gusty easterly winds will prevail for England, Wales and southern Scotland, whilst southeasterlies also tend to increase further across the Highlands by Thursday. Very dry grass and moorland conditions over mountain terrain continues to present a very high fire risk. A shift toward lower pressure by the end of the week brings a likelihood of showers on Friday, locally heavy. Southwesterly winds are then likely into the Bank Holiday weekend - cooler with a mix of sunny spells and showers in the extended forecast; very highest Scottish summits may dip close to freezing point.