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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C 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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C 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 10th June 2025
Last updated
Mon 9th Jun 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine day developing as overnight rain fades and cloud banks lift and break to reveal patchy sunshine. Early strong breezes easing gradually. Patchy cloud may come and go on higher western tops in the Highlands. Slower to improve in south Wales.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Windy early in day, easing. Cloud soon lifting from hills.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 35-40mph around and before dawn. Dropping to 25mph during early morning, gradually easing to 15-20mph afternoon, or less later; turning southwesterly evening into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable buffeting early morning will challenge stability on exposed tops - feeling chilly, but improving, becoming fairly small later afternoon.
How Wet?
Damp at first, soon dry
Remnants of overnight rain gives patches of drizzle at first, but soon fading to leave a dry day.
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud banks largely clearing
Covering high fells with variable patches lower down in west at dawn. Generally lifting and breaking for often clear tops; patches may come and go on Three Peaks during morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% by mid-late morning
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun emerging through morning, improving sun and well-broken cloud. Visibility increasingly excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C at dawn, rising to 10C, up to 12C eastern areas afternoon. Little change, or slight rise further after dark.
And in the valleys
8C at dawn, rising to 15C west, 17C eastern dales afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 11th June 2025
Last updated
Mon 9th Jun 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15-20mph. Shifting southeasterly 20-25mph through afternoon, becoming notably gusty into evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small. Some gusts, notably into evening and reaching lower slopes.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Early patches lift, clearing tops
Patches of cloud drifting around most heights at dawn, may briefly fill in over high terrain. Lifting largely off fell tops through morning, chance of passing caps on southern and western Dales.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Becoming 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun gradually becomes more frequent. Visibility becoming excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11C rising to 16C.
And in the valleys
6C at sunrise, rapidly rising in the early hours of the morning. Reaching highs of 20 to 22C later afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 12th June 2025
Last updated
Mon 9th Jun 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25 to 40mph, speeds may vary during day, gusts 50mph for a time, in places toward some lower elevations.
Effect of the wind on you?
Very blustery, walking arduous on high terrain, affecting balance on exposed tops, sudden buffeting gusts.
How Wet?
Thundery rain likely developing
Risk of occasional bursts of rain from elevated cloud layers, but several hours at least may well remain dry. Increasing threat with time of more widespread heavy rain developing from the south, risk thunderstorms.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little, then lowering in rain
Most or all cloud above the hills for several hours at least. As rain develops, banks of cloud filling in across the hills, in places to some lower slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Weak sun and high cloud layers, becoming mainly overcast. Hazy, becoming poor visibility in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
12C, rising to 15C afternoon.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 20C; feeling humid; dropping a few degrees in rain.
Planning Outlook
Much warmer and feeling humid as winds shift southerly through Wednesday. Low pressure to the west and a front pushing in brings a risk of thunderstorms on Thursday, soonest in Wales, advancing northeastwards over England and Scotland likely afternoon into evening - some uncertainty of timing. Low pressure is likely to linger later week into weekend - initially staying warm and humid, bringing an ongoing risk of thundery downpours, mixed with sunnier spells. Likely cooler and windier with time over the weekend. Southwesterlies then prevailing with rain at times, most over western mountains into early next week, but a trend toward higher pressure building from the south with drier conditions emerging.