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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
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.
Bright sunshine
Beware of sunburn from bright spring sunshine, despite feeling cool in any breeze on higher terrain.
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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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
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.
Bright sunshine
Beware of sunburn from bright spring sunshine, despite feeling cool in any breeze on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 7th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Apr 26 at
3:53PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy mist in some sheltered valleys at dawn, soon dissipating for sunshine and cloud-free hills, locally hazy. Mild temperatures, including to summits, particularly Wales where summits may be several degrees warmer than mid-slopes. High cloud builds, thickest north and west, some rain northwest Scotland later.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Blustery, powerful gusts; mostly sunny, some high cloud
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southeasterly 20 to 30mph, very gusty in places around some tops and downslope to the north-northwest, reaching up to 40mph, and trending towards higher speeds later in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Variable, in places fairly small, but walking impeded in exposure, sudden buffeting gusts around some tops will challenge balance, a slight deteriorating trend later in the day.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Fells clear
Patchy mist some valleys at first, this soon dissipating for clear fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bright sunshine, some thin high cloud around, this tending to build with time though remaining sunny well into the day. Visibility good, but some haze, particularly south and east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C at dawn, marked temperature inversion early in day. Rising to 11C, temperature stays elevated on upper slopes overnight. Directly in the stronger wind, feeling close to freezing despite warm air.
And in the valleys
2C at dawn, soon rising in morning, reaching 14 to 16C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 8th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Apr 26 at
3:53PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 10 to 15mph, speed may vary, tending to increase a little later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Substantially or completely dry, chance of a few spots of rain locally, possibly an isolated brief shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy cloud, mostly little
Mist in some valleys from dawn, possible patches of cloud around some hill slopes, largely dispersing. Some cloud banks may linger toward western tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some sun may develop, then later high cloud builds toward west. Visibility good, some haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C rising to 13C; starting several degrees cooler in the valleys.
And in the valleys
6C at dawn, rising to 13 to 15C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 9th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Apr 26 at
3:53PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20-30mph at dawn, shifting northwesterly and strengthening to 30-40mph, strong downslope gusts to east.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking increasingly strenuous with a notable wind chill, arduous moments in exposure with considerable buffeting.
How Wet?
Several hours of rain, showers later
Early patchy rain gradually merges into a broader area of rain for several hours, passing east for a brief dry periods afternoon, but then followed by showers, snow to 500-600m.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive early, lifting mostly above tops
Fairly extensive over high terrain through the morning. Cloud base lifts with time, mostly above 700-800m, then often broken above all fells through afternoon once rain breaks, but occasionally grazing the high tops during showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% morning, rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy much of the morning, visibility poor during rain. Sunshine breaking out afternoon, most extensive south with very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6 or 7C from dawn, cooling to 2C. Feeling as cold as -10C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
7 or 8C at dawn, cooling to 5 or 6C.
Planning Outlook
Variable temperature in the near term: warm on Wednesday for England & Wales at least, becoming cooler over western Scotland as a cold front sweeps eastward; more widely cooler Thursday with freezing temperatures on high terrain and snow showers; milder by Friday with some sun in England and Wales, settling on near-average temperatures over the weekend. A changeable mix of weather during this period with some rain and showers with snow or hail on the hills, and often windy late week into the weekend in Scotland. More settled England and Wales but a few windy, wet spells will affect these areas too. Into the following week, first indications of high pressure building, winds shifted easterly brining some rain to eastern areas but often sunny with lighter wind and near-average temperatures.