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.
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.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
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
Sunday 16th August 2026
Last updated
Sat 15th Aug 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Mostly light rain and drizzle will drift in from the west, some western hills often damp throughout the day and shrouded in cloud. Rain patchier northeastward across the Highlands, but a risk of local bursts of rain forming in the afternoon. Mid & south Wales largely dry. Generally light winds.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Patchy rain, cloud varied on tops.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10 to 15mph, briefly 20mph at dawn, and rising a little later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
A little rain on and off
Drizzle or light rain drifting from the west from time to time, often patchy in nature, some steadier rain possible at times, greater risk western Yorks Dales NP. Smaller amounts generally reaching eastern dales.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high tops and around rain
Varying over high terrain in rain, filling in at times above 700m, or lower occasionally toward west. Breaking for periods toward or above tops, more often in east, but risk often capping high western tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% west, to 70% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some sun mostly east, weak through high cloud. Very good visibility, reduced if in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10 to 12C.
And in the valleys
9C rising to 17C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 17th August 2026
Last updated
Sat 15th Aug 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, strengthening from 15mph in morning, toward 25-30mph later daytime, then 40mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but starting to affect comfortable walking later in day, more challenging from dusk.
How Wet?
Patchy rain develops
Largely dry start, some spots of light rain develop from west during morning into middle of day. Some steadier rain and drizzle likely into afternoon in west, patchier east. Heavier falls of rain into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Varying over high terrain, lowest west
Covering most higher fells in the morning, lowest bases in the west to 600m or lower. Some breaks forming for a few hours, best in east, but lowering again widely in west later in daytime to blanket hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some weak sun through high cloud, often overcast, cloudiest west. Very good visibility, reducing as rain develops in west.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10 to 13C. As wind increases, later feeling like 5C where exposed on tops.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 18th August 2026
Last updated
Sat 15th Aug 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Affecting comfortable walking on higher terrain, at times more strenuous in exposure. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
A few showers
Heavy overnight rain clears around dawn, leaving occasional showers during the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Rising and largely clearing tops
Fairly extensive above 700-800m in the morning, lower at first in west. Tending to rise to clear all tops into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken cloud and sun, best in east. Visibility very good, briefly reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10 or 11C, trending cooler later in day. Feeling like 3 to 5C in the wind.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, up to 17C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Low pressure initially to the north of Scotland early in the new week will eventually envelop the whole of Britain next week bringing generally unsettled and cooler conditions increasingly widely. Often blustery widely, west turning northerly winds later in week - becoming notably chilly over higher mountains. Rain extends into Scotland on Monday, turning heavy, then moves south over England and Wales by Monday night into early Tuesday. The rest of the week sees showery rain common for all areas, the rain most persistent in western Scotland, but heavier showery bursts and thundery downpours become widespread mid to late week.