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.
Wednesday'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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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
Wednesday 16th September 2026
Last updated
Tue 15th Sep 26 at
4:11PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Northwesterly wind pushes chilly air and showers into Scotland, milder but showery in Wales and west England. Wind lessens and showers increasingly scattering, a few light showery clusters here and there (total rainfall small). Rain and wind into west Scotland later, spreading widely overnight.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Regular sun, showers on-and-off, tending to fade
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20-30mph, soon beginning to east and turning westerly, 15mph and less for a time. Restrengthening and shifting southwesterly, finishing 30-35mph, and further strengthening into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small most of the day, though a blustery start in exposure, then walking becomes impeded later in the day and further deteriorating into night.
How Wet?
Scattered showers
A few windows of scattered showers: mostly likely affecting western fells of Yorks Dales NP in the morning, and risk more widely afternoon, but many fells will see a dry day. All showers fade into late afternoon and evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off summits
Most high terrain starts in cloud, varied lower banks mostly western slopes, a few lower patches forming where rain occurs. Cloud will lift and generally break up, a few patches lingering on high western tops where showers occur but otherwise fells largely clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, some extensive sunny windows at times. Thin high cloud arrives from the west later int he day. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 11C east fells; little rise west. Feeling like 2 to 5C in strongest direct wind.
And in the valleys
8C at dawn, slow to rise through morning, approaching 13C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 17th September 2026
Last updated
Tue 15th Sep 26 at
4:11PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 25-30mph, notable gusts, and stronger late in the day, gusting 35-40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery with buffeting gusts in exposure, perhaps more strenuous walking later in the day with considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers
A band of rain over Yorks Dales NP just at and before dawn, this soon clearing east, followed by showers drifting onto the fells from the west. Showers generally light, but stronger bursts forming in the afternoon, slipping east.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasionally touching summits
Ragged patchy cloud at varied heights in the morning, soon lifting and breaking up, most fells clear of cloud much of the day. A few passing caps will affect the high western summits during and just after showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny, some fair weather cloud around. Mostly very good visibility, some haze to the west.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C, locally rising to 9C east fells, and may start slightly milder in the Yorks Dales NP. Feeling near 0C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
10 to 12C most of the day, may rise slightly, particularly east valleys, but will vary around showers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 18th September 2026
Last updated
Tue 15th Sep 26 at
4:11PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30-35mph, shifting southwesterly, strengthening to a gusty 35-40mph later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in exposure all day, walking becoming strenuous afternoon with buffeting gusts and notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Little until later
A few spots of drizzly rain on west fells from Howgills to Ingleton, but largely dry well into the day when patchy rain arrives from the west, extended falls possible.
Cloud on the hills?
Breaking above summits, later returning more widely
Cloud banks over most high fells, more extensive to the west at first, but lifting and breaking up, increasingly breaking above summits. Later, a later of cloud returns to summits, filling in with time, bases to 500-600m widely on west fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%, lowering to 50%, further deteriorating into night
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, trending overcast with time. Hazy at best, visibility deteriorating later as cloud and rain arrive.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C rising to 10C afternoon, further rising a few degrees into nighttime. Feeling just above 0C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
8 or 9C at dawn, rising to 12 or 13C afternoon, only slight drop (if any) into night.
Planning Outlook
Showers and strong westerly wind prevails from Thursday into the weekend - areas of low pressure passing north of Scotland with frontal systems bringing bands of rain, followed by showers, wettest over western mountains in Scotland. Periods of gale-force winds over higher terrain, cool temperatures with significant wind chill, particularly in the north where temperatures will occasionally approach freezing point on high Scottish tops. Showers generally more scattered in England and Wales, most showers in the west; bright spells too, but bands of rain and low cloud will pass these areas. Mild temperatures, at times warm south Pennines and Wales. Milder, more settled weather is indicated next week, though sometimes breezy in Scotland, spells of rain in the west.