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.
Monday'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
Monday 11th May 2026
Last updated
Sun 10th May 26 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cold northerly breezes, but a bright day with broken cloud lifting above the mountains and some sun. Scattered showers with snow flurries on hills. A band of showers moves south over Wales in the morning. Later in the day, westerly winds increase and cloud thickens in western Scotland with drizzly rain arriving.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Chilly but dry with sunshine, hills clear, moderate breeze.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 15-25mph, strongest early in day, dropping occasionally less then 10-15mph afternoon; turning northwest then westerly late in day, may increase a little by dusk; reaching 25-35mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but distinctly chilly over the higher fells especially in the morning. Becoming more blustery dusk into night.
How Wet?
Early showers, then rare late showers
From dawn, brief showers, or snow flurries over higher slopes, soon clearing away southwards to be dry. One or two further isolated light showers may form late afternoon-evening. Onward well into night, some rain moves in from northwest.
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 +3 or 4C afternoon, then little change into night. Feeling like -8C in the wind in morning.
And in the valleys
4C from dawn, rising to 10C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 12th May 2026
Last updated
Sun 10th May 26 at
4:28PM
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.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 13th May 2026
Last updated
Sun 10th May 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 25mph, at times 30mph, particularly southern areas in morning, may ease a little widely during afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Significant wind chill, blustery on high terrain, at times affecting comfortable walking on the tops, buffeting gusts.
How Wet?
Showery, hail, snow highest tops
Scattered showers in the morning, mostly western areas, but forming increasingly widely, heavy bursts with hail, risk isolated thunder; snow at times falling on high tops mostly above 700m.
Cloud on the hills?
Sometimes capping tops in showers
Patchy cloud around some higher slopes in morning, mainly western areas. Most cloud often lifting above the hills, but some ragged patches to 600m around showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Brief bursts of sun and intermittently excellent visibility, but suddenly very poor during showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C rising to 4C. Wind chill feeling as cold as -10C.
And in the valleys
4C at dawn, rising to max 11C afternoon, but several degrees cooler in showers.
Planning Outlook
Notably chilly for mid-May across the hills this week 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. Less windy and fewer showers suggested by next weekend into early next week.