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.
Thursday'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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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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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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Thursday 6th August 2026
Last updated
Wed 5th Aug 26 at
3:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Blustery with showers into Scotland and northern England in the morning; wind and rain easing, sun breaking out with time, mild high temperatures. Risk more frequent showers and strong wind in the Peak District through morning, improving afternoon. Rare early showers in Wales, cloud clearing most hills.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Windy early, easing; showers fade, cloud lifts off tops
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 35-45mph early morning, strongest over Cross Fell group summits. Easing and shifting westerly, settling near 15-20mph afternoon
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy over high terrain, starting to affect comfortable walking and balance on exposed ridges. Feeling noticeably cool.
How Wet?
Early showers fade
Scattered showers from dawn into early morning, light in nature and fading to be substantially dry. A few showers may linger around Yorks Dales NP for a time but these will fade as well.
Cloud on the hills?
Most cloud at dawn N Pennines, lifting above tops
Banks of cloud over high tops, the most extensive cloud over N Pennines and areas north of Teesdale just around dawn; cloud soon lifts after sunrise, clearing eastern fells, and more widely above all summits by afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy over N Pennines at dawn, breaking into a patchwork of sunshine with very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C rising to 11C afternoon; staying slightly cooler western Yorks Dales NP. Feeling near to freezing if exposed to stronger wind on tops.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 17C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 7th August 2026
Last updated
Wed 5th Aug 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 15-25mph, strongest over N Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Morning rain, likely dry afternoon
Showery rain drifts onto western fells in the morning, a few hours of more frequent falls. Rain fades for a substantially dry afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud lifts, summits clear afternoon
High summits shrouded at dawn, most cloud near and south of Tebay, where perhaps extensive to 500-600m. East fells soon clear, and bases lift towards high western tops through morning, likely clear of summits by afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90% through morning
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of cloud and sun. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C rising to 12C; only slight drop into night.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 16 to 18C, coolest western hills.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 8th August 2026
Last updated
Wed 5th Aug 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20-30mph, strongest over N Pennines, gusty over tops. Strongest sustained speeds later to 30-35mph north.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but buffeting gusts over high tops, particularly north where walking becomes more strenuous with time.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, later more frequent
Areas of rain drift onto the fells from the southwest, plenty of dry windows through morning. Rain increasingly frequent afternoon and may set in persistently over N Pennines later.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly clear, some early and late cloud
Varied patchy cloud on higher west slopes early in the day, this lifting through morning for clear fells well into the day. Later, an increasing risk of cloud filling in over high tops as rain arrives, particularly N Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, some high cloud around, and trending cloudier with time, particularly north. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11C rising to 14 or 15C, mildest eastern Yorks Dales NP.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn rising to 18 to 20C.
Planning Outlook
Westerly winds prevail into the weekend and further weather fronts will come in off the Atlantic, bringing rain and low cloud to most mountains. Saturday into Sunday in particular will see extensive cloud and heavy rain across Scotland with strong wind, bands of rain passing to the south and east into England and Wales. A ridge of high pressure returns early next week for warmer temperatures and clearer hills, though western Scotland likely remains fairly cloudy with some drizzle on the high tops. Following this high pressure, west-southwesterly flow returns and a series of low pressure systems will pass west-to-east across the British Isles with periods of strong wind (sometimes gale-force), rain, and low cloud, western hill groups aways most affected. Unsettled conditions likely persist into next weekend.