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 15th April 2026
Last updated
Tue 14th Apr 26 at
4:25PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Widespread gales, powerful gusts over tops and down northern slopes, severe at times in Scotland, particularly west. Persistent rain for many, brief dry windows east (notably Pennines), then heavy rain sweeps east afternoon, followed by showers, only easing late in the day. Mild air, but feeling cold in wind.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Showery rain, heaviest afternoon; windy in exposure
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 30-35mph; very gusty, including downslope to the east, often approaching 40mph. Speed will be variable, and may deteriorate late in the day, tops speeds possibly reaching 50mph overnight and southwesterly direction.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking with notable wind chill all day, arduous for periods over the high tops, and buffeting gusts often affecting stability. A risk of more challenging conditions over the high southern fells later in the day.
How Wet?
Patchy rain and drizzle, persistent and heavy later
Showery rain often affecting the fells, likely drizzly over the high summits much of the morning, even between showers. Later, setting in persistent and heavier for a few hours, a risk of very heavy falls.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, improving, some summit breaks
Cloud shrouds high terrain early, to middle western slopes, lower slopes Three Peaks to Tebay. A lifting trend, mostly high terrain, afternoon breaks to or above summits; variable, and returning extensively for a few hours later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun in the afternoon, though often cloudy. Visibility improving afternoon, locally very good when out of cloud and rain, but deteriorating when rain returns.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7 or 8C, rising to 9 or 10C, mildest north of Teesdale. Feeling at or below freezing in strongest direct wind.
And in the valleys
7 or 8C, mildest start eastern N Pennines. Rising to 14C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 16th April 2026
Last updated
Tue 14th Apr 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35-40mph dawn, stronger high N Pennines tops, 45mph. Easing from midday, 20-30mph later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in exposure most of the day, notably early where walking more strenuous and feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Some drizzle and showers
Drizzly over the high summits through morning, most notably Three Peaks area, but dissipating as cloud lifts. Scattered showers, risk of a heavy bursts, but dry periods too, driest later.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud substantially clears
From dawn, terrain above 600-700m mostly in cloud, to 500m westernmost slopes or lower around Three Peaks. Lifting with time to largely clear the high summits, occasional banks grazing the highest western summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine breaking out with time for a patchwork of sun and cloud afternoon. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4C rising to 6C, or 7C easternmost fells. Feeling like -5C in morning wind.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, rising to 12C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 17th April 2026
Last updated
Tue 14th Apr 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25-30mph, gradually strengthening, 40mph N Pennine tops later, and a southwesterly trend.
Effect of the wind on you?
Locally fairly small at first, but increasingly blustery in exposure, later strenuous walking with considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, setting in heavy for a time
Patchy rain through the morning, most frequent western fells, gradually setting in, widely persistent for several hours with heavy falls. Breaking into scattered showers later.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive for a time, early and late breaks
Fog banks on the high tops from before dawn, variably lowering towards 700m in morning rain, then more extensive to middle slopes as rain sets in. Lifting and breaking later, some summit breaks probably.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, rising to 50% later
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, dull for several hours as rain sets in with poor visibility. Glimpses of sun later with good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5 or 6C, rising to 8C. Increasingly feeling chilly in wind, as cold as -5C later.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, rising to 12C.
Planning Outlook
Unsettled conditions as the weekend approaches: showery on Thursday (local hail and lightning in Scotland), more rain and often heavy on Friday, accompanied by gusty winds, gales over mountains for periods; some bright spells on Thursday and later Friday too. Temperatures will tend to rise several degrees during daylight, even when cloudy, and often becoming warm in the valleys; slopes north of major hill groups often milder too. Saturday sees continued showers, mostly north and west where staying blustery, but a trend towards higher pressure building through late weekend into early next week. Confidence in detail for oncoming high pressure remains very low: a risk of chilly easterly wind for a time with showers, mostly east and southern areas.