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
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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
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
Sunday 5th July 2026
Last updated
Sat 4th Jul 26 at
4:17PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Early sunny bursts in east Scotland, rain and cloud setting in west and spreading widely with time. Extensive cloud and drizzle on English summits, some patchy rain, notably northwest hill groups; south Pennines drier later. Largely dry Wales, sun increasingly breaking out (through high cloud), particularly south.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Drizzle and patchy rain, low cloud west; breezy
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20-30mph, some variability but increasingly gusty over the tops with time and trending towards the higher end of the range later in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking impacted on most summits, strenuous moments more frequent late in the day with some buffeting.
How Wet?
Drizzle and patchy rain
Drizzly over the high tops most of the day. Occasional patchy rain drifting from the north and west, some extended steady falls from time to time. With time, most rain isolates northward, just drizzle on high Yorks Dales summits, and drying here late in the day though still feeling damp.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely shrouding high terrain
Blanket cloud from dawn across high terrain with banks to 300-400m some western slopes; more broken eastern dales to start. Tending to lift somewhat, breaks forming to the east where out of rain. High western tops seeing only brief clearing, and Three Peaks area may rarely clear above 600-700m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of weak sun through high cloud, mostly west where visibility becomes very good out of cloud and rain. More often murky and dull on and west of high tops.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11 or 12C rising to 13C, or locally 14C eastern dales. Feeling like 5 to 8C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 17 or 18C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 6th July 2026
Last updated
Sat 4th Jul 26 at
4:17PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25-35mph, stronger gusts over the tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking impacted on most hills, strenuous moments on high exposed terrain with a cool feeling.
How Wet?
Some drizzle and patchy rain
Drizzly over the high tops, mostly through morning over N Pennines. A few patches of light rain drift from the west. Little rain over Yorks Dales NP, and perhaps a drying trend.
Cloud on the hills?
Improving but clinging to high western tops
Blanket cloud from dawn across high terrain, banks to 300-400m some western slopes; more broken east to start. Tending to lift, breaks forming as rain ceases, though banks may linger on high tops, particularly near/south of Tebay.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%, rising to 70% east of high tops
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of weak sun through high cloud. Very good visibility away from fog and rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11 or 12C rising to 14C. Feeling like 5 to 7C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 18 or 19C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 7th July 2026
Last updated
Sat 4th Jul 26 at
4:17PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-northwesterly 30-35mph early, strong gusts over tops and downslope to the east to 45mph. Generally lessening with time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking in exposure, more arduous early with buffeting gusts knocking you off balance; notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy light rain
Occasional spots of light rain, mostly on western slopes, extended dry windows likely, particularly east fells. Small risk of a few extended windows, but staying light in nature.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to variable banks over tops
From dawn, extensive over summits with a blanket of cloud to middle west slopes. A lifting trend with time, beginning to break up to the east, many fells exposed through afternoon. Highest tops stay capped, only brief clearing, and thicker banks may return too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A mix of cloud and sun, some high cloud around, perhaps sunnier to the south later. Very good visibility out of cloud.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11 or 12C rising to 15C. Feeling like 5 to 7C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
13 or 14C at dawn, rising to 19 to 21C.
Planning Outlook
Rain, drizzle and low cloud persist over western hills from Lake District northward into early next week. Temperatures near average, but feeling cool in exposure to wind on tops, quite strong and gusty central and south Scotland. Northeast areas are drier with higher cloud bases but rain reaches here too. Higher pressure south maintains drier conditions in Wales and the south Pennines but cloud and some drizzle will affect high western slopes from time to time; lighter wind here, but nuisance gusts in exposure. A drier and warmer window builds into the middle of next week: very warm in England and Wales, spells of sunshine spread northward, and lighter wind. Some showers and patchy rain continue through late week and next weekend, though detail is uncertain and more often dry.