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.
Today's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 11th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 10th Jul 26 at
4:17PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fairly cloudy Scottish highlands, drizzly tops east where a risk of thundery showers; drier west, local bright breaks. A rising risk of heavy/thundery showers forming over Southern Uplands. Very warm and sunny in England, but high cloud and a risk of showers far north later. Extensive hot sunshine for Wales.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Very warm, mostly sunny; breezy later with risk of showers north
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 10-15mph, sometimes lower speeds too. Trending towards higher speeds through afternoon, sustained 20mph over tops in the evening with gusts approaching 30mph+ over tops into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small most of the day, quickly becoming quite breezy late in the day into night.
How Wet?
Rising risk heavy showers north
The morning is probably dry, then a rising risk of pop-up showers forming over N Pennines. With time, these could cluster and become locally heavy and linger into evening. Yorks Dales likely stays dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Morning fog eastern North Pennines
At dawn, sea fog shrouds eastern N Pennines, cloud unlikely reaching all the way to Cross Fell group (and cloud tops below summits if so). Fog begins lifting and dissipating back towards the coast for clear fells. Cloud unlikely over Yorks Dales NP.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Starting 50% N Pennines, rising to above 90% widely
Sunshine and air clarity?
Low slopes of eastern N Pennines start overcast, this clearing for a patchwork of cloud and sun; more extensive sunshine Yorks Dales NP. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
14C rising to 17C near and east of Cross Fell group, to 20C Yorks Dales.
And in the valleys
14C at dawn, a degree warmer Vale of Eden and south of Teesdale. Rising to 22C north of Teesdale, to 25C southern Yorks Dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 12th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 10th Jul 26 at
4:17PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 15-20mph. Strongest early, when notable gusts over tops and downslope approach 30-35mph south.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but quite gusty early when buffeting affects stability not just on high terrain.
How Wet?
Likely dry
Small chance of a few spots of rain here and there in the morning, but the fells more likely entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive early, clearing
A layer of fog shrouds many east fells from 500-600m up in the morning; high western tops in cloud, but adjacent western valleys perhaps with little cloud. Fog lifts and breaks for clear fells, slower to clear east N Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and foggy at dawn, cloud gradually breaking for afternoon sun with good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
12C rising to 15 or 16C, warmest Yorks Dales.
And in the valleys
12 to 13C at dawn, coolest east N Pennines; rising to 19C eastern N Pennines, to 22C western dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 13th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 10th Jul 26 at
4:17PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 10-20mph, strongest in the south. Notable gusts over tops, pushing downslope in the early hours.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, some nuisance gusts over tops.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Soon breaking off most or all fells
At dawn, sea fog drifts across eastern N Pennines fairly widely; less reaching western high tops, which may be above cloud layer. Yorks Dales may see only patchy banks to the east. Cloud soon begins to lift and burn back for clear fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun increasingly extensive as early low cloud breaks; may stay patchier eastern N Pennines for a time. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C at dawn rising to 16C.
And in the valleys
9 or 10C at dawn, rising to 19 to 22C; coolest eastern N Pennines, warmest south of Tebay.
Planning Outlook
Staying very warm late weekend into next week. High pressure north of the country keeps the skies mostly clear and facilitates an an easterly flow, pushing the warmest temperatures to western hill groups. Northeastern areas will see early sea fog under the high pressure, this dissipating in the sun through morning. Scottish highlands seeing temperatures often rise into the mid-teens, valley temperatures to the 20s west; warmest Wales where hill temperatures often to 20C or higher. A fairly sustained breeze most of the week in England and Wales, at times stronger and quite gusty. Low pressure south of the country may push cloud and showers into Wales, though confidence remains low, and could remain largely dry. Detail uncertain later next week, but a milder northerly flow may begin to establish.