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.
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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
Sunday 4th October 2026
Last updated
Sat 3rd Oct 26 at
1:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A weakening warm front will gradually bring low cloud to western hills of NW England and Wales. Blustery N England. In Scotland, widespread gales; in the NW & W Highlands, heavy rain and fog, but only occasional rain eastern and southern Scottish mountains.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Blustery higher slopes. Low cloud slowly shrouding mainly W Yorks. dales.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, 20-25mph most Yorkshire dales but 30mph higher tops. Windier N Pennines: 25 to on higher tops 30-35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Marked wind chill and on higher tops, particularly N Pennines, strenuous walking - balance in gusts sometimes difficult.
How Wet?
Risk drizzle, mainly or only western hills.
Isolated fine drizzle will come in off the sea to affect western dales in Yorkshire. Drizzle very unlikely elsewhere.
Cloud on the hills?
Fog slowly enveloping mainly western and southern fells
Persistent low cloud will slowly extent inland to become persistent north from Bowland Forest north to Tebay; cloud base 200-300m. Elsewhere, low cloud patches slowly spreading east (timing uncertain), the base 400m temporarily, but mostly 450-700m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Slowly dropping to 10% W Yorkshire dales and to 40% elsewhere
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine extensive before turning more cloudy, particularly Bowland Forest north to Tebay. Mostly very good visibility, sometimes misty some western fells.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C. Will feel near freezing point directly in wind higher summits.
And in the valleys
15 to 17C in the afternoon, coldest western dales between Bowland Forest and Tebay.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 5th October 2026
Last updated
Sat 3rd Oct 26 at
1:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly typically 30mph, but where exposed on higher tops sometimes 40 or 40mph. Sudden gusts some lower slopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult walking where exposed: balance strenuous in sudden gusts (some reaching lower slopes), and considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Risk of drizzle, most likely W Yorks dales
Occasional drizzle western dales south of Tebay. Drizzle, only rare elsewhere.
Cloud on the hills?
Fog most or all higher areas.
Persistent fog probably above 200 to 450m western Yorkshire dales. Elsewhere, cloud base higher - and the cloud may sometimes break up.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensively cloudy and hazy western dales Yorkshire. There may be patches of sun, northern and northeastern fells, though still a haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
12C. Feeling near freezing point in the wind on higher tops.
And in the valleys
15 or 16C western Yorkshire dales; by afternoon up to 20C elsewhere.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 6th October 2026
Last updated
Sat 3rd Oct 26 at
1:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West veering northwesterly. Typically 30mph, before an abrupt drop to 15-20mph as wind changes direction.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking and considerable wind chill at first, before conditions ease from north (timing of change uncertain).
How Wet?
Rain for several hours, then clearing
Rain, probably starting overnight will continue well into the day before over a few hours clears southward along the Pennines. Timing of change uncertain, best estimate middle of day and through afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Blanket of fog on the fells, largely clearing as rain eases
Fog across the fells, from lower slopes up western fells Yorkshire dales. Otherwise cloud base 500 to 700m. Will lift from north to just fragments above about 800m as rain clears.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% later rising to 80% from north
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sunshine and excellent visibility will replace dull misty conditions.
How Cold? (at 700m)
Dropping to 6C during morning. Will feel near freezing point directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
15C western Yorkshire dales to 17 or 18C elsewhere - although will drop a degree or so as rain clears.
Planning Outlook
Rain at some stage more or less daily on most mountain areas through the coming week. However, total rainfall small, and frequently dry E & S Wales and S Pennines. Frequently windy Scottish Highlands, whilst progressively southwards, periods of strong winds will less frequent. A brief period of colder less windy weather around the middle of next week brings snow showers to some northern mountains.