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.
Wednesday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Wednesday 30th September 2026
Last updated
Tue 29th Sep 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Heavy rain sweeps northeast across England and Scotland through morning: persistent falls, locally torrential with risk thunder, particularly west Scotland early hours. Rain soon clears Wales, more widely by midday, bright skies follow, trending cooler and showers developing. Widely windy, gales in Scotland.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Morning heavy rain, gales at dawn; mostly sunny afternoon
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 50mph to start, quite gusty, lessening to 25 to 30mph, at times gusting stronger, and trending towards sustained 30mph for several later hours.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in exposure all day, some more strenuous moments in gusts with a chilly feeling. Just around dawn, walking more challenging.
How Wet?
Heavy morning rain, showers return later
A band of heavy rain moves northeastward across the region during the morning, quickly breaking up for several dry afternoon hours, then showers returning later in the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive early, lifting off the tops
Extensive cloud over the hills in early rain, then breaking rapidly, lifting and clearing toward upper slopes, most tops clearing by early afternoon, small risk a few caps touching highest west tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny after early cloud clears, some patchy cloud forming through afternoon. Poor visibility to start, improving to very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
A humid 13 or 14C morning, varying but generally lowering as the day goes, finishing near a fresher 10C.Feeling near/below freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
Very mild and humid 15C from dawn, varying slightly but rising afternoon to locally approach 18C, then notably cooling evening into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 1st October 2026
Last updated
Tue 29th Sep 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15-20mph. Trending higher later, strengthening overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Scattered showers easing
Showers push onto the fells from the southwest, frequent with some heavy bursts around dawn. Showers will tend to ease and break-up, well-scattered later, many fell dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off summits
Most high terrain begins in cloud, varied lower bases to 500-600m in showers, notably Three Peaks area towards Tebay. A lifting trend, breaks forming above summits, little hill cloud remaining through afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun, extended sunny windows forming. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 11C.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising to up 14C east; may only approach 12C west Yorks Dales NP.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 2nd October 2026
Last updated
Tue 29th Sep 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph, may be nearer the higher end of the range for several hours, gusts to 40-45mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking impacted in exposure all day, gusts at times making walking more strenuous with a chilly feeling.
How Wet?
Persistent rain
Rain rarely ceases over the fells, heavy falls probably in most areas, some persistent heavy rain affecting fells near Tebay.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Cloud rarely breaking above 600m east of high terrain, more often shrouded towards 400m and lower on west slopes, persistent patches into valleys of west Yorks Dales NP.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Likely overcast all day. Poor visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C rising to 12 or 13C. Feeling like 1 to 3C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, rising towards 14C.
Planning Outlook
Fresher, blustery south-southwesterlies from overnight Wednesday persist on Thursday: showery in the west early but trending drier and brighter widely. A new frontal system approaches late Thursday and overnight, then Friday will be a wetter day again; rain quite frequent with extensive cloud for many and quite blustery. On Saturday, higher pressure begins expanding from the south, increasingly settling the weather in England and Wales; temperatures generally mild, some cool nights when skies are clear, also sometimes feeling humid. The following week remains mixed, some settled windows in England and Wales with bright breaks east, but more often windy, particularly Scotland with periods of rain, the wind and rain expanding more widely at times.