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.
Friday'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.
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.
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
Friday 10th April 2026
Last updated
Thu 9th Apr 26 at
3:50PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A few morning snow flurries in west Scotland, then dry and sunny for most. Cloudier in Wales, some light afternoon rain; high cloud gradually weakening the sun more widely. Wind strengthens from the west afternoon, most notably in Scotland where reaching gale-force in exposure by evening, severe in west around dusk.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunshine becomes weakened by high cloud; breezier later
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15-25mph at dawn, strongest winds over high N Pennines. Easing through morning, 10-15mph and shifting southerly around midday, restrengthening afternoon to 20-25mph, then 35mph by evening, further deteriorating to 50mph after dark.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over high northern tops at dawn, but otherwise effects fairly small until later in the day, but starting to affect comfortable walking into the evening.
How Wet?
Likely dry during daylight
An odd snow flurry on the high norther tops at dawn, but soon entirely dry for most of the day. Only late in the day, a risk of patchy light rain arriving from the west, more likely into night - then heavier rain further into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
At dawn, some patchy fog here and there, perhaps more substantial fog banks from Ingleton to Tebay. Cloud soon lifts and dissipates after dawn for cloud-free fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bright sunshine at dawn, particularly north soon starting to weaken as high cloud builds from the south, trending more overcast late in the day with some fair weather cloud too. Very good visibility, a light early haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0C at dawn rising to +3 or 4C, mildest eastern dales, and may stay a degree cooler western N Pennines. Slight rise Yorks Dales NP for a few overnight hours. Later feeling like -5 to -8C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
Local frosts in the western N Pennines, locally 2C eastern Yorks Dales. Rising to 8 or 9C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 11th April 2026
Last updated
Thu 9th Apr 26 at
3:50PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20-25mph, shifting southerly later in the day and strengthening, 30-40mph by dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small but blustery in exposure, later becoming strenuous as evening approaches.
How Wet?
Rain/snow breaks to showers, scattering
Rain from dawn, snow from about 500m upward, trending patchy and breaking into showers. The showers will scatter through afternoon, a dry window likely into evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud clearing summits through morning
May be fairly extensive over high terrain at dawn with banks to some lower slopes. Bases lifting to high terrain through morning, likely N Pennines first, beginning to break off the summits around midday, for largely clear summits afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sun breaking out, increasingly extensive into later afternoon. Visibility soon very good, briefly deteriorating in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
+1C rising to 3C.
And in the valleys
3 or 4C at dawn, rising to 7C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 12th April 2026
Last updated
Thu 9th Apr 26 at
3:50PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly, uncertainty about peak speeds, likely varying 25 to 40mph, risk 50mph for a time high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect blustery conditions, arduous at times on high terrain with buffeting squally gusts. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Heavy showers, hail, snow
Showers most common western Yorks Dales NP in morning, but increasingly widespread with time; heavy bursts with hail, snow at times falling toward 600m, risk of isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasionally on high tops
Much cloud often above the hills, but patches around 600-700m around showers, mostly western Yorks Dales in morning, briefly in showers elsewhere.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent bright sunshine, sunniest toward east in the morning. Visibility changing suddenly from very good to briefly very poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 or 4C. Wind chill feeling like -7 to -10C.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, rising to 10C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Showers and sunshine this weekend, windy with gales at times, and cool temperatures bringing snowflakes to some middle slopes. Variable weather regimes next week: Atlantic west-southwesterly winds likely dominant, with low pressure to the northwest of the country, bringing cloud, rain, and mild temperatures, often followed by sun, showers, and cooler temperatures; rain will be increasingly common to the high Munros, but the snowfall level will lower too during periods of cooler weather, and perhaps to high Lakeland fells, though any snow unlikely to accumulate here. Next weekend, indications of high pressure increasingly building, bringing drier and brighter conditions with mild days, though the risk remains of occasional rain and cooler temperatures, notably in Scotland.