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
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 30th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 29th May 26 at
3:52PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Early patchy rain west Scotland, east hills dry and clear of cloud. Afternoon brings more substantial rain and cloud to west Scotland, spreading east with time; becoming blustery west too. Weak sun and clear hills England and Wales, mild-to-warm, notable breezes later for Eryri NP and Lakeland.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Cloud-free fells, warm; sun weakened by high cloud
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly soon shifting southwesterly, 10-15mph, strongest over Cross Fell group, some notable gusts over tops in the morning too. Gradually strengthening, 15-20mph into evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small most of the day, a notable breeze perhaps picking up late in the day.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely until late
The fells dry for most or all of daylight, the risk of spotty rain approaching from the southwest as night begins to fall, then some patches overnight.
Cloud on the hills?
Any cloud unlikely
Local patches or fragments may just touch a few western fells of Yorks Dales NP from around dawn, these soon dissipating for cloud-free fells, likely all day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, weakened by thin high cloud, some thicker cloud building in the north through afternoon. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 12C to 14C, Pen-Y-Gent towards Nidderdale.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising to 18 to 20C afternoon, warmest eastern Yorks Dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 31st May 2026
Last updated
Fri 29th May 26 at
3:52PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20-25mph; some stronger gusts in the early morning over tops, sometimes to 30mph N Pennines afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, ease of walking sometimes affected on exposed high tops; some notable early morning gustiness.
How Wet?
Showers
Scattered showers drifting from the west, small risk of a few heavier falls. An easing trend later afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting above the fells
A sheet of cloud above 500-600m from dawn, or locally lower west Yorks Dales NP. Lifting after daybreak, soon clearing east fells, and high west fells likely clear by afternoon; Three Peaks slowest to clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine breaking out. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 11 or 12C.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 16C, though may stay slightly cooler N Pennines.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 1st June 2026
Last updated
Fri 29th May 26 at
3:52PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15-20mph early hours, though gusty over tops. A rising trend, towards 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small but ease of walking sometimes impacted on the high summits.
How Wet?
Patchy rain
Patchy rain drifting from the southwest most of the day, a few hours of more frequent and heavier spots likely.
Cloud on the hills?
Variable, mostly high terrain, lower banks later
Patches at various heights on the west hills groups at dawn, only odd caps on eastern fells. Cloud beginning to form more extensively on the high fells through morning, bases lifting for a time to just the high tops, but lowering in rain afternoon, locally 500m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some early glimpses of sun, becoming overcast. Very good visibility, deteriorating with fog and rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9 or 10C, may rise a degree.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 14 or 15C.
Planning Outlook
Changeable southwesterlies prevail as the weekend transitions into next week. Sunday sees showers for west hill groups, more widely and sometimes heavy in Scotland. Monday brings more widespread rain and wind into England and Wales, showers continue in Scotland. An unsettled theme is expected during the first ten days of June. Frontal systems from the Atlantic bring periods of rain, wind, and low cloud. Wind speeds will vary, but reaching gale force on mountains for periods, England and Wales looking particularly vulnerable. A few brighter windows, but these brief and often interrupted by afternoon showers with a risk of local thunder. Sometimes chilly in Scotland when the wind turns northwesterly though staying above freezing to summits.