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.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Last updated
Mon 21st Sep 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Scotland starts windy with rain in the northwest highlands, this spreading fairly widely over the highlands into afternoon and evening. Wind eases, some bright breaks in the far northwest. Feeling damp, warm, and often cloudy England and Wales, drizzle on west hills, odd patchy rain, but sun glimpses too.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
A little drizzle and light rain, sun breaks and drier east
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 10 to 20mph, some gusty areas 25mph around higher northern fells, including some downslopes east of N Pennines, likely strongest early.
Effect of the wind on you?
Varied conditions, mostly fairly small, but some nuisance gusts begin to impact ease of walking N Pennines.
How Wet?
Drizzle west
Patchy drizzle most common western areas up to Tebay, and feeling damp anywhere within cloud, a few more notable patches of rain drifting into the N Pennines from time to time. More often dry more eastern areas, particularly Yorks Dales NP.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowest and most persistent west
Shrouding many hills in the morning, lowest and most persistent western Yorks Dales up to Kirkby Stephen, may linger over hills all day. Mostly above 600-700m further north. Some breaks develop, best in eastern areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% west, to 50% east/northeast
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy western areas, some glimpses of sun may develop, more often toward eastern dales, where visibility good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 700m)
13 or 14C all day, humid, warmest east; little change into night. Feeling like 5C directly in stronger wind.
And in the valleys
13C from dawn, up to 19C afternoon, or a degree warmer eastern dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Last updated
Mon 21st Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
A variable westerly, 15-25mph, orienting northwesterly, gusting 30mph locally but generally lessening later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though notable variability in speed and direction though the day.
How Wet?
Morning rain, briefly steady, later dry
Patchy rain around from dawn, some fine drizzle on high west fells. Rain becomes more frequent, setting in for at time, heaviest rain over N Pennines. Rain breaks again, first north, then widely dry later.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, breaking through afternoon
High west fells begin shrouded in cloud, soon extensive west Yorks Dales NP and widely extensively for several hours to lower slopes during steady rain. Beginning to break up, first in the north, and increasingly widely, little or no cloud remaining later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, later rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy to start, dull for a time with poor visibility. Sun breaks out, first in the north, increasingly widely, excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
12C, soon beginning to lower, finishing near 8C.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 15C around midday, beginning to cool again from early afternoon, finishing near 10C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 24th September 2026
Last updated
Mon 21st Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15-25mph, gradually strengthening towards 30-35mph later, or stronger N Pennines, gusty too.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting fairly small, but walking increasingly impeded in exposure, buffeting gusts and feeling chilly.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none until later
Some mist scattered in valleys at dawn, soon dissipating after sunrise for clear fells. A few cloud patches may begin to roll over Ingleborough to Howgills late in the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun weakened by high cloud. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C rising to 11C, staying elevated into night. Feeling near 0C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
6C at dawn, rising to 15 or 16C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A heavier swathe of rain moves east Wednesday morning, soon clearing Scotland but leaving a few showers behind, later clearing England and Wales. Southwesterly winds increase again on Thursday and rain later moves into western Scotland, but elsewhere is likely dry, bright in Wales and much of England. A variable outlook continues next weekend and beyond with high pressure building from the south at times with fairly warm and dry conditions, but Atlantic systems still pass to the north bringing occasional rain and showers toward western Scotland at least, strong wind here with sustained gales in the north. Next week remains on the unsettled side: west-southwesterly wind with bands of rain passing over most mountains, but a trend towards higher pressure brings longer settled windows into October.