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.
Monday'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
Monday 26th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 25th Oct 26 at
4:02PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A warm front pushes into Wales around dawn, spreading north and east bringing at least several hours of rain to all mountains, heavy for a time. Becoming unseasonably mild and humid in rain, though feeling cool in widespread gales. North and east Scotland drier and chilly for a few early hours.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Rain arrives and visibility becomes poor; gales
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 20-30mph, rapidly strengthening to reach 35-45mph afternoon, strong gusts over high terrain and downslope to the north. May well trend stronger later, approaching 50mph into evening and shifting southwesterly.
Effect of the wind on you?
Soon blustery, becoming arduous in exposure with buffeting gusts constantly affecting balance, not just on high terrain. Feeling chilly despite mild temperatures.
How Wet?
Rain arrives in the morning, sets in persistently
Patchy rain arrives from the west in the morning, quickly setting in for several hours of persistent falls, likely heavy for a time, notably on western fells. Rain trends patchy later in the day, staying drizzly on high west tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Becoming extensive
Varied banks of cloud graze the high fells from dawn, some chance a few early breaks (best east). Cloud lowers from the west, to become widely extensive to at least middle slopes, patches forming into western valleys during heaviest rain. Bases may rise slightly later but not to high terrain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%, lowering to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few bright glimpses to start, becoming overcast and dull with poor visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C, slight rise just at first, then sharply rising from the south late morning/midday, to 11 or 12C. Only slight change with height and becoming humid as temperatures warm. Feeling near or below 0C in wind.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, modest rise towards 8C for early afternoon, then sharply rising to 14C, only slight drop overnight.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 27th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 25th Oct 26 at
4:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 40-50mph, likely strongest early, gusts approaching 60mph briefly. Slight westerly shift, tending to lessen.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking in exposure all day, strongest gusts challenging balance; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers
Showers rather frequent in the morning over western Yorks Dales NP up to Tebay, scattered further north and east. Showers may cluster for a few hours of steady falls, and later more broadly showery on high western fells.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high tops, particularly south and west early
High terrain from western Yorks Dales NP towards Howgills largely in cloud, will vary with breaks towards summits, lowering in showers. Fells east of high tops regularly clearing, particularly N Pennines; passing banks on high tops later in the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%, though nearer 30% south and west to start
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine in and out, more often cloudy western Yorks Dales NP until later. Varied visibility, generally hazy west, and turning poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C just at dawn, trending lower, to finish around 5C, cooler moments in showers. Feeling like -5 to -10C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
Around 8 or 9C most of the day, trending slightly cooler, and dropping a few degrees before and during showers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 28th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 25th Oct 26 at
4:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 40-45mph, trending westerly and lessening, around 25-30mph later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking to start the day with considerable wind chill, effects lessening but staying blustery in exposure.
How Wet?
Morning rain gradually breaks up
Rain rather frequent early, perhaps a few hours of steady falls, some heavy bursts west. Rain breaks up, only patches later, mostly western areas, and many fells dry late in the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud variably lifts and breaks
May be extensive over high terrain early, lowering on west slopes during rain, locally quite low. Will tend to lift and break up as dry windows form, breaking off tops increasingly but risk caps on tops returning in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy to start, sun glimpses increasingly breaking out. Generally good visibility out of cloud and rain but a haze around.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C, rising a degree. Feeling like -3C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
Planning Outlook
Low pressure north of Scotland on Tuesday brings showers with widespread gales, severe over Scottish Highlands with steady, heavy rain, turning to snow on high tops. Pressure builds from the south Wednesday but staying blustery with rain on and off for many, hill cloud clinging to high terrain, and haze towards the west coast. Wind will lessen and shift southerly on Thursday, more bright breaks, milder temperature, and little or no rain remaining. A frontal system brings rain and wind into western areas on Friday, pushing east into evening and perhaps a very unsettled start to Saturday, but then a trend towards high pressure is indicated as the weekend goes. Northwest areas stay cloudier and blustery into Sunday, then more widely settled early next week and possibly longer, cool to mild temperatures.