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.
Friday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
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
Friday 23rd October 2026
Last updated
Thu 22nd Oct 26 at
4:27PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Prolonged heavy rain for south & eastern Scotland, increasingly snow over higher mountains. Patchier showery rain toward the west coast. Very variable wind for Scotland, but gales will be severe on Welsh mountains, heavy rain also persistent here. Rapid increase of wind over northern England into afternoon.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Gales develop quickly afternoon; rain on and off.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25-40mph at dawn, strongest in north, dropping for a lull for a few hours, especially east & southern areas. Rapidly strengthening northwesterly afternoon, to 50 later 60mph high tops, gusts 70mph toward evening; only slight drop into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery start in north, then fairly small for much of morning, but deteriorating quickly afternoon, becoming difficult conditions, powerful gusts later may knock you over; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Periods of steady rain, briefly drier
Steady rain from overnight into morning with some heavy falls. Will break into some patchier moments, locally drier windows middle of day south and east, but steady rain returns as well, by evening turning to snow on tops above 700m. Becoming dry into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, local variability
Blanket cloud to middle slopes most or all day, and often to lower slopes. Some chance of some varied breaks for a few early hours, best towards Cross Fell group, but high summit clearances only fleeting if at all.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, a few bright glimpses from time to time. Generally poor visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
Around 7C, then in afternoon sharply cooling to around 3C. Feeling like 0 to -5C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
6 or 7C at dawn, rising up to 10C, then more sharply cooling evening into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 24th October 2026
Last updated
Thu 22nd Oct 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly, 25-30mph at first, then rising in afternoon to 50-70mph; marked increase with height.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions, deteriorating to become increasingly difficult, considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain sets in, heavy west
Dry for a few hours from dawn, possibly much of morning in east, but patchy rain moves in from west, becoming persistent and increasingly heavy in west afternoon and evening. Showery into night. Very wet underfoot.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little, then lowering during day
Most cloud above the hills in the morning, apart from odd local patches. Into afternoon, cloud lowering to increasingly shroud hills, to lower elevations south of Tebay, higher north and eastern areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% at first, dropping to 20% afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little weak sun through high cloud early morning, but giving way to overcast skies. Good visibility in morning becomes hazier, then poor as rain sets in.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3C at dawn, rising to 7C afternoon, briefly 10C by dusk, then falling into night. Always feeling below freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
6C at dawn, rising to 11C afternoon, or slightly milder by early evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 25th October 2026
Last updated
Thu 22nd Oct 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 50 to 70mph, gusts to 80-90mph over highest N Pennines, peak speeds tending to lessen as the day goes on.
Effect of the wind on you?
Severe conditions, mobility difficult, often blowing you over; challenging even on modest hills with significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Frequent rain western Dales south
Showery rain most common over western hills in Yorkshire Dales and further south, some hail mixed in with heavier bursts. Fewer showers northeast areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high tops with breaks
Cloud base varying, likely to come and go on higher tops mostly above 700-800m, local lower patches in showers, better breaks eastwards.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent bursts of sun, mostly east. Fairly hazy west, poor visibility in showers, more often good toward east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 to 5C. Wind chill feels like -10 to -15C in exposure.
And in the valleys
7 to 10C, coolest around dawn but also dropping again in heavier showers.
Planning Outlook
Stormy conditions widely across the mountains this weekend, peak wind speeds into Sunday over Scottish mountains with gusts 100mph on higher tops. Heavy rain will sweep in again from the west during Saturday, leaving showery conditions for Sunday, turning back to snow on higher terrain in Scotland. Very wet ground conditions, beware flooding of many streams and rivers making some routes impassable. A relative lull by early Monday in Scotland, but the next weather system soon sweeps in from the southwest with more heavy rain and extensive mountain gales, continuing into Tuesday. Mild south-southwesterlies mid-late week; smaller amounts of rain, some drier windows toward east and south.