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.
Sunday'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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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
Sunday 1st November 2026
Last updated
Sat 31st Oct 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine day for the Highlands, with sunshine and just patchy cloud around some tops. One or two light showers in northern areas. A weakening front drifts south over England & Wales giving cloudy skies and a little rain for a time, mainly more eastern hills. Light-moderate winds overall, but feeling chilly.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
A little rain, cloud banks, improving from north; cool breeze.
How windy? (On the summits)
North to northeasterly 20mph, at times 25mph higher Pennines in morning, tending to ease a little with time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small effect on walking, but noticeably breezy and rather chilly over high terrain particularly in the morning.
How Wet?
Some early light rain
Patchy light rain mainly over eastern Pennines in the morning, a brief sprinkle of showery rain in places, but fading to just odd pockets of drizzle and becoming largely dry most places into afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud increasingly clears
Fairly extensive low cloud across the hills, plus some fog to lower elevations in the morning, but an improving tendency from the north, increasingly clearing with time, for most places during afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% rising to 70% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rather cloudy and misty around the fells, particularly morning, a gradual improvement from the north to sunny spells and very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 to 5C, slight drop during the day, coolest North Pennines. Feeling like -3C in the breeze on tops.
And in the valleys
6C at dawn, rising to 11C early afternoon, then cooling quickly from sunset.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 2nd November 2026
Last updated
Sat 31st Oct 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 15 to 25mph, tending to rise during the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling chilly over exposed slopes and more noticeably breezy as the day goes on.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Chance of a little drizzle if cloud thickens over the eastern side of the Pennines, mainly later in the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Capping some tops at times
Patchy cloud may graze higher slopes mostly North Pennines and occasionally highest tops elsewhere, but often lifting above most hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun, mostly toward west and south. Visibility very good, some haze lower down.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2 to 4C. Feeling nearer -5C directly in wind.
And in the valleys
Patchy frost in valleys at first. Rising to 11C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Last updated
Sat 31st Oct 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East to northeasterly 20 to 25mph, some gusty areas 30mph around higher Pennines, locally downslope to west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect comfortable walking on exposed terrain and some more noticeable gustiness affecting balance. Feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Some drizzly rain
A little light rain or drizzle occasionally, mostly eastern side of the Pennines, patchier westwards.
Cloud on the hills?
Most frequent north, breaks west
Cloud banks rolling across high terrain, the base mostly around 700m, perhaps slightly lower in east for a time. Good breaks likely around the Three Peaks, but patches may often cap higher North Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% north/east, to 60% western dales.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, a little sun breaking through, mostly western dales. Visibility very good out of cloud.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 to 5C, coolest North Pennines. Feeling nearer -5C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
6C at dawn, up to 11C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A settled start to November as high pressure resides toward the north. Largely dry weather throughout the week ahead. Variable cloud will be drawn in from the North Sea on easterly winds, at times some light showers mainly for Pennine areas. Best chance for inversion conditions will be on higher tops in Scotland, emerging above cloud at times. Sunshine typically best toward western coasts. Temperatures mostly above freezing on high terrain, but some frost overnight in glens and some upland hollows. Quiet weather may continue into next weekend, then a trend toward more unsettled conditions into mid-month, possibly colder patterns too.