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.
Saturday'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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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
Saturday 9th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 8th May 26 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Chilly but largely dry with light winds for Highlands, broken cloud lifting above most tops, isolated showers / flurries. Greater chance of heavier showers south-central Highlands later. Grey and damp for the Pennines, fresh NE'ly winds. Localised heavy downpours near Peak District & mid-Wales later afternoon.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Chilly wind. Damp, steady rain, showers; lowest cloud east.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 10-15mph or less early in day southern areas, but increasing from north in morning to 20mph, widely 25-30mph afternoon, gusty around higher tops, particularly North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling increasingly blustery and chilly over high terrain, noticeable gusty spots, affecting balance in exposure locally.
How Wet?
Rain slow to fade; local showery bursts
Rain or drizzle fairly persistent morning into middle of day, particularly damp in eastern areas. Possible sleet or wet snow developing for a time on higher North Pennines. Some rain on and off widely all day. Patchier westwards, but some heavier showers form locally afternoon-evening, drifting westward.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowest and most persistent eastern areas
Cloud covering higher fells fairly widely in the morning, lowest bases toward northeast Pennines where down to mid-slopes, persisting over hills much of day. Breaks best westward, but cloud banks likely drift around the fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% eastern hills, to 50% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy skies. Visibility good where dry in west, but poor in rain, often murky over many eastern hills.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C rising to 5C western areas, though North Pennines tops stay cooler. Feeling near -5C if exposed to wind.
And in the valleys
6 to 8C at dawn, rising to 13C afternoon southwestern dales, but nearer 10C northeast.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 10th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 8th May 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Likely to vary, may be variable 10-15mph or less much of day. Risk NE'ly 25mph at first, then late in day NW'ly 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small possibly much of the daytime, but marked wind chill if blustery at first, and may feel breezier again later.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely until late
Most likely dry much of daytime. Toward evening, possibly some patchy showery rain moving into North Pennines from the northwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Rare if any brief patches forming onto higher slopes, mainly during morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine most widely in the morning, cloud tending to fill in a little during the day. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C rising to 6C afternoon. Risk feeling as cold as -7C directly in the wind early in day, improving.
And in the valleys
Frost in valleys and sheltered higher areas at dawn, particularly northern areas. Rising to 13C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 11th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 8th May 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northwesterly 15-25mph, dropping occasionally less; turning westerly during afternoon, may increase a little by dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but distinctly chilly over the higher fells especially in the morning.
How Wet?
Local showers possible
Largely dry, but risk one or two showers forming, mostly afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little or lifting above fells
Some patchy cloud drifting over higher slopes in the morning, but soon mostly above the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine. High cloud thickening toward evening from northwest. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0 or -1C early morning, rising to +4C afternoon, then little change into night. Feeling like -8C in the wind in morning.
And in the valleys
4C from dawn, rising to 11C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A chilly outlook into mid-May, with higher Scottish mountains staying near or often below freezing point as northwesterly air prevails. Higher tops in England and Wales also dropping intermittently to freezing point. Wind-speed varying day-to-day, but prepare for often considerable chill-factor on all mountains. Some frost overnight into valleys when skies are clear. Broadly showery weather over the next 10-day period, plus some fronts bringing persistent rain mostly to northwestern Scotland, often falling as snow on mountain tops, sometimes to below 600m. Drier intervals too, some days with fewer showers and broken cloud lifting above the summits, varying locally day-to-day.