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.
Monday'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.
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.
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.
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.
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 29th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 28th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Southwesterly breezes, strongest in the morning. Cloud covering many western hills, some drizzly rain and light showers, mostly western Scotland. Cloud higher and more broken toward east. Some improvements in the west as cloud base rises, some breaks forming afternoon. Rain develops from west into night.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Strongest wind easing. Largely dry, cloud breaks forming.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20-30mph dawn to early morning, strongest N Pennines tops, easing to 15-20mph afternoon, but may increase a little up to dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in exposure at dawn, strenuous for a time high N Pennines, easing to more moderate effects, though still breezy on tops.
How Wet?
Spotty rain, rare showers, often dry
A few spots of light rain drift from the west from time to time, locally a brief shower mainly toward north in morning; amounting to little and most places more often dry. Into night, patchy rain spreads from southwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting above most or all tops
Some patchy cloud on upper terrain early in day, summits may start covered, but cloud soon lifts and breaks in the morning for cloud-free fells. Odd cloud patches returning to tops mainly in west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of cloud and sunshine, some variable thin high cloud around. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C rising to 13C afternoon. Feeling near freezing on high tops in strongest wind in morning.
And in the valleys
10 or 11C at dawn, rising to 17 to 19C afternoon, warmest in east.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 30th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 28th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15 to 20mph, at times 25mph on higher tops; southwest then westerly, easing a little, then freshens later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but may feel more blustery for periods on higher tops.
How Wet?
Frequent or persistent rain, some heavy
Areas of rain and showers throughout the day, periods of constant rain, likely heaviest and most persistent western Dales in morning, but increasingly widely; risk of isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent western Dales
Cloud banks often capping western tops in Three Peaks area, but filling in more widely on tops in rain, ragged low patches. Breaks for periods northeast Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally cloudy, a little weak sun mainly morning in east. Visibility often reduced by rain, poor for periods; intermittently very good if dry.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C rising to 12C afternoon. Feeling like 3 to 6C in the breeze.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 1st July 2026
Last updated
Sun 28th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15-20mph in morning, then strengthening southwesterly, to 25-35mph later afternoon, evening risk 40-50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small in the morning, but becoming more blustery, walking uncomfortable later, possibly arduous in exposure.
How Wet?
Risk of rain later in day
Generally dry much of the day, except for an odd isolated shower. Likely only into evening, increasing risk of rain moving in from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied in morning, mostly lifting
Cloud banks mostly higher and western fells in the morning, may cover some mid slopes for a time. Lifting higher and breaking from most tops, some patches may come and go near Ingleborough.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun, giving way to high cloud moving in from west later. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10 to 13C, coolest in west. Feeling nearer to freezing on high tops as wind increases later.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 18C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A changeable westerly Atlantic pattern dominates this week. Western hill groups from Lakeland northward will see the most cloud and rain, while east and southern areas are drier and sunnier. A spell of stronger winds and more widespread rain likely develops later Wednesday to early Thursday. Possibly another windy and wetter spell into Friday. A rather cool and windy westerly pattern is likely to continue into next weekend with showery rain. Drier and warmer conditions are indicated into the week of 5th July, though southwesterlies may still bring more cloud to the west, some rain in northwest Scotland.