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.
Thursday's Forecast
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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
Thursday 29th October 2026
Last updated
Wed 28th Oct 26 at
12:04PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy Scottish, particularly NW Highlands. Across upland Britain, low cloud will give extensive fog, breaking in some areas (notable N Scotland and Wales) through the day, but holding on in others. Mild.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Fairly light wind. Extensive fog. particularly morning.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Risk fine drizzle in cloud.
Largely or completely dry, but perhaps pockets fine drizzle where in fog.
Cloud on the hills?
Very extensive morning, in places from valleys up. Will slowly tend to clear.
Morning: extensive fog from some valleys up and widely below 300m, though in places breaks to higher tops. Afternoon: Generally improving. Some, perhaps most summits may clear at least temporarily, whilst other areas, continue foggy.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely dull and misty - patches of fog from some valleys upward morning. Will slowly improve as patches of sun come through (mainly N Pennines) and visibility improves, though a haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C.
And in the valleys
8 to 10C, although locally 12C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 30th October 2026
Last updated
Wed 28th Oct 26 at
12:04PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25 to perhaps on higher tops 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect walking to be impeded by the wind, and wind chill considerable where exposed on highest summits.
How Wet?
Risk of isolated drizzly
Extensively or completely dry, although risk fine drizzle where foggy in places in morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive after dawn, but lifting to or above higher summits
There may well be extensive fog from dawn, from lower slopes up, particularly more eastern dales. Slowly the fog will become confined to higher slopes, by afternoon, mostly above 700m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% by afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sunshine coming through as patches of fog lift. Hazy.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C
And in the valleys
11 to locally 14C in afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 31st October 2026
Last updated
Wed 28th Oct 26 at
12:04PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 10mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Pockets of fine drizzle
In cloud, areas of fine drizzle likely..
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive fog - some summits could be above the cloud.
Fog likely to shroud much of upland Pennines, forming just above some valleys, particularly morning. In afternoon, may break, possibly completely in some areas. The top of the cloud may be around 750m, possibly lower (as yet uncertain).
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% (sometimes fog below summits)
Sunshine and air clarity?
Hazy sunshine breaking through, perhaps widely sunny with superb visibility highest slopes. Lower down, very hazy and particularly morning misty or foggy.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C.
And in the valleys
10 to locally 14C in afternoon.
Planning Outlook
High pressure will bring many days of fine weather and frequently little wind next week. Beforehand there is one 'troublesome' front to contend with: On Friday and the weekend its zone of low cloud and patches of drizzly rain drifts into NW Scotland and then slowly southeastwards (but will stop and temporarily edge back again), before clearing to often clear skies and frosty nights (in valleys). Until it clears, even away from the front, fog will be extensive, albeit some mountains will protrude above the fog into daytime bright sunshine.