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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
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
Wednesday 17th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 16th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Southwesterly winds will be fresh to strong over the mountains. Rain widely fairly persistent in the morning, more showery for Scotland into afternoon, fading for northern England and Wales, but patchy rain lingers in south Wales. Cloud shrouding most high terrain, lowest in west, some breaks afternoon.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Strong breeze. Early rain and low cloud clearing.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 30mph, some stronger gusts around high tops, more often over higher North Pennines, small fluctuations during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the fells, strenuous walking in exposure on higher slopes, more frequent buffeting North Pennines. Feeling cool in exposure.
How Wet?
Rain early morning mostly west, fading
A mix of rain, drizzle and some showery moments from dawn into morning; the most frequent rain western Yorks Dales up to Tebay, fading through morning to be more often dry by afternoon, an odd light shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive early in day, lifting and breaking
Blanket cloud across the fells around early rain, from low-mid slopes upward western Yorks Dales and Howgills. Tending to rise to leave just patches on western tops above 600m, clearing many hills increasingly.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 60% west, 80% elsewhere afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy then brighter with sun breaking through at times into afternoon. Hazy or misty around rain in west, then visibility improves into afternoon to be very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10 or 11C, little change all day. Feeling near to freezing directly in wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 18C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 18th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 16th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 20-30mph in morning, but strengthening during day to 35-40mph, some stronger gusts N Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly uncomfortable walking over higher exposed tops, buffeting and more challenging with time.
How Wet?
Rain & drizzle, some heavy, most west
Generally wet in western Yorks Dales NP much of day, steadier pulses of rain may set in heavier over a few hours. Patchier smaller amounts north and east, but drizzle common. Odd heavier bursts later, chance of thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest west
Shrouding Three Peaks to Howgills most or all day, often to mid-slopes. Higher cloud base 600m or higher north from Kirkby Stephen, local breaks toward east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, dull west, brighter east. Misty western dales, better visibility below cloud toward north and east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10 to 12C, locally rising to 14C out of cloud eastern areas. Feeling near 0C in stronger wind high tops.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 17 to 20C, warmest eastern dales, rather humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 19th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 16th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly, 35 to 50mph all day, peak gusts may vary, over 60mph for periods especially high N Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking, gusts knocking you off balance, including on some downslopes to north. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Risk thundery rain developing
Substantially dry for several hours, spots from high cloud, but locally a burst of rain possible. Increasing risk with time of pulses of heavy rain developing from west, possibly torrential. Risk of thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, mostly western Dales
Low cloud may cover many western hills from dawn, to low slopes up to Tebay for a time. Rising, patches may persist west, but clearer north and eastward. Lowering in rain, ragged patches to lower slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% west, 70% north/east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun often weak through high cloud, more overcast at times, especially later. Visibility good, but some haze, reducing around rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
13 to 16C, then by dusk onward may drop rapidly to 8C. Feeling nearer freezing in wind all day.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 21 to 24C afternoon, warmest east, feeling very humid.
Planning Outlook
Humid southwesterly winds persist late this week, reaching gale-force over hills - affecting northern England and Wales on Thursday, then Scotland by Friday. Periods of rain, some heavy falls with possible thundery bursts mixed in. Low cloud most persistent in the west. Less windy, but still breezy into Saturday in Scotland, feeling less humid for most, but western Scottish hills at least stay cloud capped and with showery rain. Sunday is more uncertain, but a risk of some further rain pushing in from the southwest - warmer again over England and Wales. A mixed west-southwesterly pattern into next week, rain and low cloud most common in western Scotland, drier with higher cloud eastwards and more often dry for England & Wales. Near average temperatures, may rise late week in south.