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.
Saturday'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.
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.
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
Saturday 5th September 2026
Last updated
Fri 4th Sep 26 at
4:17PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Brisk and chilly westerly winds in the morning, starting gale-force on high tops in Scotland, but lowering speeds. A little light rain, brief showers mainly western Scotland with varied cloud on tops. Often dry with cloud breaks to tops for eastern Highlands, England and Wales, some sun and hazy high cloud.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Windy start, lessening; largely dry, cloud lifting.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30-35mph at dawn-early morning, briefly gusts over 40mph mainly N Pennines at first. Easing during morning, to 25mph by midday, 15-20mph afternoon, later southwesterly. Rising into night 30-40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery and chilly start, affecting comfortable walking in exposure for a few hours, lessening to be fairly small. Some deterioration into night.
How Wet?
Rare light showers
Well scattered light showers passing eastward. Into night, a little light rain may extend in from the southwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing tops
Patchy cloud over some slopes above 700m early morning. Lifting above the summits by late morning onward.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun, best in east in morning; high cloud tending to thicken afternoon. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C rising to 12C afternoon, little change or rising a degree or so higher evening/night. Feeling near/below 0C in wind at first.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 17C afternoon, staying very mild and increasingly humid evening onward.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 6th September 2026
Last updated
Fri 4th Sep 26 at
4:17PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 35 to 50mph, very gusty in places, including downslope toward northeast of high terrain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Frequent buffeting across the hills, walking and balance challenging in places. Feeling cool in exposure despite warm air.
How Wet?
A little rain west
Drizzle and some light rain for periods mainly western hills up to Tebay. Possibly odd spots from high cloud, low risk an isolated burst of rain. A band of more frequent rain spreads from the west into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, patches west
Patchy low cloud banks mainly western Dales, but many fells often clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some weak sun through high cloud. Slight haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
12C, humid all day, rising to 16C by afternoon. Feeling like 5 to 8C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 22C afternoon, rather muggy.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 7th September 2026
Last updated
Fri 4th Sep 26 at
4:17PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30 to 50mph, speeds likely rising during day, reaching 60mph over higher North Pennines at least.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous to increasingly difficult walking with frequent buffeting in exposure on high terrain. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Early rain, then showery
Rain from overnight likely on and off beyond dawn, but breaking up to leave only spotty showers for a time. With time, more frequent showery rain may return.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to tops
Early varied cloud over the hills, lifting during morning to mostly patches over higher tops and good breaks forming above many summits. Some patches return and lower in west in showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun mainly eastern dales. Visibility good when dry, reduced in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8 or 9C, little change all day. Feeling like 0 to -5C in the wind on tops.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, then only small rise to max 16C.
Planning Outlook
Generally unsettled onward into next week with spells of rain and showers moving in from the Atlantic, accompanied by frequently strong to gale force mountain winds. Temperatures will vary, mildest toward the south, but cooler air moves in from the north at times bringing higher Scottish tops occasionally close to freezing point. Indications favour improving weather patterns during mid-month as high pressure builds from the south.