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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra 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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Last updated
Tue 22nd Sep 26 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain and strong winds soon clears east from Scotland, but lasts a few hours over northern England and Wales in the morning with some heavier bursts. A marked improvement follows as cloud lifts and breaks up. A few showers continue near west coasts of Scotland. Feeling rather chilly in a fresh breeze.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Blustery, some heavy rain, improving to sunshine and clear hills.
How windy? (On the summits)
West or northwesterly 30mph with briefly gusts over 40mph especially North Pennines early morning. Speeds generally lowering during afternoon to 20-25mph or later less. Dropping to very little wind onward into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in morning with briefly powerful gusts making walking challenging for a time, moderating but staying breezy and feeling rather cool in exposure, improving.
How Wet?
Morning rain, becoming dry
Patchy rain around from before dawn, drizzle on west fells soon becomes steady rain setting in for a few hours in morning, some heavy falls move eastward. Rain breaks quickly from west into middle of day to be then often dry, local brief showers mainly north.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, breaking through afternoon
High west fells begin shrouded in cloud, soon extensive west Yorks Dales NP and widely extensively for several hours to lower slopes during steady rain. Beginning to break up, first in the north, and increasingly widely, little or no cloud remaining later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, later rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy to start, dull for a time with poor visibility. Sun breaks out, first in the north, increasingly widely, excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
12C, soon beginning to lower, finishing near 8C. Feeling like 3C in stronger wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 15C around midday, beginning to cool again from early afternoon, finishing near 10C into evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 24th September 2026
Last updated
Tue 22nd Sep 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15-25mph, gradually strengthening towards 30-35mph later, or stronger N Pennines, gusty too.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting fairly small, but walking increasingly impeded in exposure, buffeting gusts and feeling chilly.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none until later
Some mist scattered in valleys at dawn, soon dissipating after sunrise for clear fells. A few cloud patches may begin to roll over Ingleborough to Howgills late in the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun weakened by high cloud. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C rising to 11C, staying elevated into night. Feeling near 0C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
6C at dawn, rising to 15 or 16C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 25th September 2026
Last updated
Tue 22nd Sep 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 15 to 30mph, speed likely to vary during the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Variable, at times feeling blustery and rather cool in exposure on high terrain, may start to affect comfortable walking.
How Wet?
Rain mostly west
Rain frequent or more persistent western Yorks Dales NP, patchier further north and eastward, may tend to fade more widely as the day goes on.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent western Dales
Shrouding Three Peaks to Howgills areas much of day above 600-700m, some lower banks for a time in rain. Higher bases north and eastward, some breaks to upper slopes, may improve during day widely.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy. Visibility reduced in rain, poor southwest; may improve during day.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8 to 10C, little change all day. Feeling near to 0C in stronger wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 16C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Southwesterly winds increase again on Thursday and rain later moves into western Scotland, but elsewhere is likely dry, bright in Wales and much of England. A variable outlook continues into the weekend and beyond with high pressure building from the south at times with fairly warm and dry conditions, but Atlantic systems still pass to the north bringing occasional rain and showers toward western Scotland at least, strong wind here with sustained gales in the north. Next week remains on the unsettled side: west-southwesterly wind with bands of rain passing over most mountains, but a trend towards higher pressure brings longer settled windows into October.