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.
Tuesday'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.
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.
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
Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Last updated
Mon 1st Jun 26 at
4:18PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Heavy showery bursts of rain with thunder and lightning, moving eastwards over England, Wales and south-central Scotland. A zone of more persistent rain affects the Cairngorms, heavy bursts mixed in. Drier toward west coast of Scotland, improving in western England & Wales in afternoon as the breeze freshens.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Breeze increases, showery bursts move east, risk thunder.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15 to 20mph, freshening into afternoon, later reaching 25-30mph, by evening stronger gusts higher areas.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small in morning, but feeling breezier as the day goes on, later starting to affect ease of walking and feeling cool in exposure.
How Wet?
Heavy thundery showers into afternoon
Scattered showers, mainly in west in morning, forming more widely into middle of day, increasingly heavy bursts passing eastwards over a few hours, risk of thunder, tending to clear eastward later afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting often above tops
Patchy cloud banks around some upper slopes in the morning, soon mostly above many tops, but ragged patches return around showers. Later largely clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun, becoming sunnier in west later in day. Visibility very good, reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C up to 11C afternoon. Feeling near to freezing directly in wind later as it strengthens.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to max 17C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Last updated
Mon 1st Jun 26 at
4:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 30 to 50mph, strongest speeds likely most sustained middle of day into afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Widely strenuous walking in exposure, buffeting gusts on higher tops, balance challenging. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain & drizzle persistent, heavy bursts
Rain extends in from the southwest during morning, becoming fairly persistent, heaviest western Dales, risk thundery afternoon, drizzly even when heavier rain fades; occasionally easing off east and northeastern areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Covering the hills widely, lowest bases in western areas south from Tebay, rarely above 500-600m. Some breaks higher up northeastern hills. Ragged patches widely lower at times.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly eastern dales in morning, otherwise cloudy. Visibility good below cloud, but reduced in rain, poorer west.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7 to 9C, slight rise afternoon mainly east. Wind chill feeling like -5C.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to max 15C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 4th June 2026
Last updated
Mon 1st Jun 26 at
4:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest then westerly 25 to 30mph, strengthening toward 40mph afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, increasingly affecting comfortable walking, becoming more strenuous, buffeting gusts later. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Bursts of rain on and off, risk lightning
Showery rain most frequent in west in morning, but heavy bursts form increasingly widely, extending eastwards, risk of thunder, particularly in east later. Further showers in west into evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied over hills
Patchy varied cloud banks mostly western hills in the morning, lifting onto higher slopes, some breaks forming, but lowering during and after rain with ragged patches to lower slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare brief sun, mostly in east in morning, then may develop western dales later. Visibility at times very good, but reduced in rain, occasionally poor.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7 to 9C, then tending to drop into night. Feeling near/below freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 14 or 15C afternoon, but dropping a few degrees again in rain.
Planning Outlook
An unsettled spell this week and next, as low pressure over the north Atlantic and west-southwesterly winds dominate. Periods of rain mixed with showery days widely - the most constant rain over western mountains with low cloud often shrouding the hills. Wind speed will vary, but up to gale-force for periods over the hills this week, then typically less windy next week. Temperatures near average, cooler at times. Briefly higher pressure by Saturday with fewer showers, but a further area of rain likely returns from the west during Sunday. Mid June onward shows signs of drier and warmer weather as higher pressure then expands northward with time.