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.
Sunday'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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate 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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 10th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 9th May 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Increasingly windy across the Highlands, rain and some sleet or snow on high tops moving in from the northwest, becoming persistent. By late in the day, snow falling in northern areas to lowering elevations. Chilly NE'ly wind England & Wales tends to ease, a largely fine day, early light rain east Wales.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Light wind middle of day, increases later. Dry, some sun, tops clear.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 20-25mph at dawn, brief stronger gusts, but soon easing, to northerly or variable 10mph or less for several hours through middle of day. Later turning northwesterly, rising toward 25-30mph evening onward.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small much of the daytime, but marked wind chill at first, and starting to feel breezier again later, by dusk more blustery affecting ease of walking with considerable chill factor developing.
How Wet?
No rain expected during daytime
Dry all day. Into night, showery rain develops from north, later in night turning to snow flurries over higher fells, mainly North Pennines.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Rare if any brief patches forming onto higher slopes, mainly during morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine most widely in the morning, cloud tending to fill in a little during the day. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C rising to 6C afternoon. Then dropping into night to 0 or -1C. Feeling as cold as -7C directly in the wind early in day, improving.
And in the valleys
Frost in valleys and sheltered higher areas at dawn, mainly northern areas. Rising to 12C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 11th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 9th May 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 15-25mph, dropping occasionally less afternoon; turning westerly later in day, may increase a little by dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but distinctly chilly over the higher fells especially in the morning.
How Wet?
Local showers possible
Risk of brief showers, or snow flurries over higher slopes in the morning, tending to clear southwards, but one or two further showers may form during afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little or lifting above fells
Some patchy cloud drifting over higher slopes in the morning, but soon mostly above the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, variable cloud sometimes covering the sky. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0 or -1C early morning, rising to +4C afternoon, then little change into night. Feeling like -8C in the wind in morning.
And in the valleys
4C from dawn, rising to 11C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 12th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 9th May 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25 to 40mph, squally gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Frequent buffeting across the fells, uncomfortable walking on exposed higher terrain. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain for a time, showers
A band of showery rain moving southeast during morning, may be frequent rain over an hour or more western hills. Then scattered showers afternoon onward.
Cloud on the hills?
Rising and clearing
Cloud banks covering high tops for a time in morning, but lifting to be largely above the hills, occasional patches near showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun breaking through. Visibility becoming often very good, but poor in rain and briefly in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 to 5C. Feeling like -7C, to -10C directly in the wind on higher tops.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, rising to 12C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Notably chilly across the hills for this time of year during the week ahead as air from the north-northwest prevails. Frequently near or below freezing over Scottish Munros, and at times dropping to freezing on high tops in England and Wales. Wind speed will vary, but increasing at times to gale force on hills, giving significant chill factor. Broadly showery, heavy bursts with hail and thunder in places, also often falling as snow on higher mountains, at least in Scotland, intermittently elsewhere. Some more persistent precipitation especially northwest Scotland. Also some drier windows - varying locally day-to-day - away from showers cloud will lift above hills and visibility will be very good.