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.
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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
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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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 14th August 2026
Last updated
Thu 13th Aug 26 at
4:08PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A band of rain over central Scotland in the morning sweeps into England and Wales; some heavy bursts with extensive cloud. Rain eases afternoon, to patches over Wales and the Peak District. Drizzle and light rain follows in west Scotland, little reaching eastward where high cloud breaks form.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Patchy rain becomes frequent for a time; clear windows
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10-20mph, shifting northwesterly with time; speed will vary through the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Patchy rain becomes frequent
A little patchy rain in the early morning, this becoming more frequent with heavy bursts for a few hours. Rain fades again back into well-scattered light patches through afternoon, plenty of dry fells.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive for a time
Banks of cloud rolling over the high western tops in the morning, many eastern fells start clear. With time, cloud lowers and spreads east, shrouding most terrain above 600m for several hours. A breaking tendency later in the day, though banks may cling to highest summits into the evening.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% lowering to 30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sunshine, a periods of more extensive cloud likely. Very good visibility, deteriorating for a time in cloud and rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
16 or 17C, rising slightly for a time but then lowering through afternoon, towards 15C widely later in the day.
And in the valleys
15 or 16C rising to 20 to 23C, warmest eastern Yorks Dales; beginning to cool late afternoon into evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 15th August 2026
Last updated
Thu 13th Aug 26 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 10-20mph, strongest speeds in the morning with notable gusts over the tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Likely dry
Remote chance of a few sprinkles drifting from the northwest, but more likely entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting above summits
Banks of cloud at varied heights in the morning, some low cloud drifting into the eastern N Pennines as well. Cloud lifts, to cover high summits for a time, then above summits well into the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy cloud and sun, more extensive sun breaking out. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11C rising to 13 or 14C.
And in the valleys
11C rising to 17 to 19C, warmest eastern Yorks Dales NP.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 16th August 2026
Last updated
Thu 13th Aug 26 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Generally northwesterly 10-15mph, but may well ease and become variable, though gusty.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
A little rain on and off
Areas of rain drifting from the west from time to time, generally light in nature with plenty of dry windows too; small risk of a heavier fall.
Cloud on the hills?
Little expected
A little patchy cloud here and there in the morning, this dissipating for clear hills likely all day. Small risk of some caps clinging to tops should heavier rain occur.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10 to 12C.
And in the valleys
9C rising to 17C.
Planning Outlook
Though the weekend, high pressure is never far away to the southwest, keeping conditions generally drier and brighter across England and Wales, though a northwesterly flow will bring some cloud to western hills. Scotland is more often cloudy with patchy rain, mostly north and west, and a rising risk of cloud and some bursts of rain more widely into Sunday with fresher air. Windier and wetter conditions are indicated next week, though day-by-day detail is currently uncertain. Monday sees a rising risk of strengthening wind and rain, at least in northern areas, then a blustery northwesterly wind draws fresher air and showers more widely through midweek; some drier, brighter windows to the east. Staying mixed into next weekend.