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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
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
Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Last updated
Tue 1st Sep 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Much of the Highlands sees a fine day with fairly light winds; a veil of high cloud tends to thicken, risk of some rain later. S Scotland & N England has more cloud, some rain. Heavier rain moves across Wales into Peak District, followed by showers on a strong southwesterly wind, quite humid.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Rain frequent west, tops often shrouded; increasingly windy.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest turning southerly 20-25mph, gusty over tops, reaching 30-35mph possibly for a few hours into afternoon. Then shifting southwesterly again, typically 25mph toward evening, but rising again later evening to 35-40mph with little change onward into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Varying, but ease of walking often impacted all day, becoming more strenuous at times with buffeting gusts and a chilly feeling.
How Wet?
Periods of rain during the day
Rain frequent with some heavy bursts mixed in. Tending to fade for a time to be patchy and mostly drizzly, best drier windows eastern areas. During afternoon, some steadier rain likely returns, more persistent western Dales.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, some breaks toward east
Blanket cloud from 700m up most or all day, some higher breaks if dry towards the east. Cloud will more widely lower during rain, lowest bases west with patches into valleys during heaviest rain. Increasingly widely filling in later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, mostly dull on high terrain with poor visibility, brighter at times east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C rising to 13C afternoon, and up to 14 or 15C southern fells later, increasingly humid. Feeling like 4 to 6C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn rising to 16C afternoon, further rising to 17C into evening; staying very mild onward into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 3rd September 2026
Last updated
Tue 1st Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph, may ease briefly later but followed by a swathe of powerful wind later/into night, above 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure much of the day, more strenuous moments with a chilly feeling; deteriorating late/into night.
How Wet?
A little light rain, wetter by evening
An early drizzle on high western tops soon fades, followed by spotty light rain, plenty of dry windows on eastern Pennines (some entirely dry). Later, rain sets in persistent and heavy, notably into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to clear most tops
High terrain starts shrouded, fairly extensive fog to at least middle western slopes. Bases will lift to clear most fells well into the day, but high tops from Tebay to Howgills will see varied banks of cloud much of the day. Will later fill in more widely.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few bright glimpses but more often cloudy. Generally good visibility, some haze and locally poorer visibility west.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11 to 13C, always coolest on western fells, rising further overnight. Feeling like 2 to 5C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, rising to 16 or 17C, and rising slightly further into nighttime.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 4th September 2026
Last updated
Tue 1st Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 35 to 50mph, stronger gusts may reach 60mph especially higher northern Pennines by afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking conditions, frequent buffeting knocking you off balance on exposed terrain. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain on and off in west
Overnight heavy rain likely clears southward by dawn, but patchy rain and drizzle likely to come and go throughout the day, mostly in west, some showery moments mixed in; often drier eastwards.
Cloud on the hills?
Varying but lifting from many tops
Patchy cloud likely to come and go over higher areas mostly above 700-800m, most common western Three Peaks in morning. Breaks higher up in afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% west, 70% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, occasional sun mostly east. Visibility often good, but reduced at times in rain in west.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8 to 10C, coolest west, little change all day. Directly in wind feeling like 0 to -3C.
And in the valleys
Mild 14C from dawn, but only small rise to 17C into afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A series of weather systems moves in from the Atlantic this week and next to bring spells of rain and showers, accompanied by frequently strong to gale force mountain winds. A window of better weather is likely this Saturday for Scotland and northern England, but further rain is expected to move into Wales, which then extends north by Saturday night and Sunday, possibly widely heavy rain and a risk of more powerful upland gales developing over Scotland into Sunday. Temperatures will vary, mildest toward the south, but some cooler air moves in from the north at times bringing higher Scottish tops close to freezing point.