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.
Saturday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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 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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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 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
Saturday 9th August 2025
Last updated
Fri 8th Aug 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy, gales over Scottish mountains and highest tops in northern England throughout the day. A cold front brings a band of showery rain, weakening as it moves southwards. Showery much of the day in western Scotland, scattered heavy showers advancing east over the Highlands. Feeling chilly on tops.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Windy, gales on tops. Showery rain for a few hours.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30 to 40mph, up to 50mph for periods on higher N Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking on exposed higher terrain, frequent buffeting in places. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Showery rain for a time morning-midday
Odd pockets of drizzle western Dales early morning. Then during morning a few hours with rain on and off, showery bursts briefly, easing by early afternoon to leave light showers, but becoming largely dry, soonest northern areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, lowest west and most tops in rain
Patchy cloud banks western slopes in Yorks Dales at first. Then in rain, lowering cloud over most high tops, base around 600-700m, or higher in east. Bases rising afternoon, breaks forming with time to most tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little early sun and good visibility, clouding over with reduced visibility in rain, then improving through afternoon from northwest with sun breaking through.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9 to 11C. Feeling near/just below freezing in wind.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 10th August 2025
Last updated
Fri 8th Aug 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25mph, to 30mph N Pennines for a few hours from dawn, easing and turning southwest 15mph, occasionally less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery and feeling chilly early in day, becoming mostly small.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Local patches clearing
Patches of cloud around some slopes in western Yorks Dales in morning, lifting, but may cap Ingleborough and nearby for a few hours, breaking above the hills midday into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% rising above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny. Visibility increasingly very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 13C afternoon, may rise slightly higher evening onward. Feeling near freezing in wind in morning.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 21C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 11th August 2025
Last updated
Fri 8th Aug 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest later southerly, risk gusty 20-30mph at first, strongest N Pennines, easing to 15mph, likely less into afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery start, mostly northern tops, likely to become small.
How Wet?
Local drizzle west
Patchy drizzle, may stay persistently damp for several hours through morning where in cloud western Yorks Dales NP, tending to fade to become dry into afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Local morning low cloud west Dales
Banks of low cloud from Ingleborough to Howgills areas early morning, may persist for a few hours, tending to thin and all break by middle of day. Further north and east, any early patches soon clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun and high cloud, visibility good, but some haze; locally mistier western Yorks Dales in morning.
How Cold? (at 700m)
12C where in cloud in morning, rising to 17C afternoon; feeling humid.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 24C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A ridge of high pressure expands briefly northwards on Sunday - most places dry all day, variable cloud and some warm sun. A front moves in from the southwest later and will affect Scotland into Monday with rain, drizzle and low cloud, also damp and misty at least on Monday morning for the Lakes. Very warm and humid over England and Wales in the first half of the week, but this comes with a risk of thundery bursts of rain drifting northeastwards. Less warm for Scotland, though humid for a time. Later in the week, southwesterlies prevail in Scotland, low cloud often covering western hills, but small amounts of rain. Higher pressure further south, mostly dry and warm England, Wales & S/E Scotland.