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.
Friday'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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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
Friday 15th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 14th May 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Remaining cold, near to freezing all day on higher tops. Strongest northwesterly winds in the morning and toward eastern Scotland giving significant chill factor. A scattering of mostly brief showers with snow and hail, less intense than recent days. Cloud lifting above many summits, occasional sun.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Chilly and breezy. Localised showers mainly afternoon.
How windy? (On the summits)
North to northwesterly 25 to 30mph at dawn, strongest North Pennines. Easing a little during morning, typically 15-20mph into afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery start to the day, with considerable wind chill and some buffeting, but gradually becoming fairly small.
How Wet?
A few brief showers form, possible hail
Largely dry morning. A scattering of showers forming, mainly afternoon toward eastern Dales and North Pennines. Mostly dry further west. Brief hail where showers are heavier or more frequent in east later.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Rare brief patches grazing higher tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Skies will often be filled in with cloud limiting the best of the sun to early morning, and again late in the day. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
Close to 0C at dawn, lifting to +4C. Feeling near -10C directly in early wind.
And in the valleys
3C at dawn, locally colder with slight frost in shelter; rising to 11C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 16th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 14th May 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10-15mph, increasing gradually to southwesterly 15-20mph, later in day 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but starting to feeling more noticeably breezy later.
How Wet?
A little rain mainly later
Chance of one or two brief showers passing eastwards during day. Later in day, patchy rain moving onto western hills, more widely evening-night.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any until later
Rare patchy cloud briefly on western tops in morning, otherwise clear. Later in day, cloud banks form on western tops as rain develops, filling in with time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% dropping to 50% by evening
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine best early in day in east, high cloud tends to thicken from west to cover the sky. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C rising to 6C afternoon.
And in the valleys
Frost in many valleys at dawn. Rising to 12C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 17th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 14th May 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but may feel more blustery in places on high tops with noticeable wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers develop
A little rain western dales early morning, then odd showers form by late morning, increasing risk of heavier showers into afternoon, moving eastward, may clear later from west. Risk of hail & thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasional patches on tops
Patchy cloud around some higher slopes in the morning, lifting mostly above tops. Some patches return onto tops around showers. Clearing from west later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun mostly in east in morning, giving way to building cloud; late in day areas near Ingleton may become sunnier. Visibility very good, but reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3C rising to 6 or 7C. Wind chill feeling like -2 to -4C on high tops.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, rising to 12C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A shift toward west-southwesterly over the weekend brings a gradual rise of temperature. A mixed weather story with some rain and lowering cloud moving in from the west into Saturday afternoon. By Sunday and Monday, some showery rain, passing eastwards during the daytimes, generally improving afternoons in western areas. Risk by later Monday of rain moving into Wales from the southwest. Damp south-southwesterlies then prevail for a few days next week, with rain at times Tuesday and Wednesday, most on western hills, particularly Scotland. A drier and warmer theme later in the week as higher pressure builds.