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
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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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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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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
Friday 19th June 2026
Last updated
Thu 18th Jun 26 at
4:25PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A swathe of heavy rain extends across the Highlands, southern Scotland then into Cumbria and west Wales, some torrential bursts, thunder and lightning possible. A belt of gale-force upland winds just ahead of the rain. Warm and humid. Winds ease in western Scotland, rain fades, cloud lifts, dropping cooler.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Gales, very gusty. Low cloud west. Risk thundery rain later.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly, 35 to 50mph, some fluctuations throughout the day, peak gusts vary, 60mph for periods especially high North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking, gusts knocking you off balance, including on some downslopes to north. Considerable wind chill on tops despite warm air.
How Wet?
Risk thundery rain developing later
Substantially dry for several hours, likely well into afternoon. Some spots develop from high cloud, locally a burst of rain possible. Later afternoon-evening, pulses of heavy rain developing from west, risk locally torrential thunderstorms mainly into evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, mostly western Dales
Low cloud covers many western hills from dawn, to low slopes up to Tebay for a time. Rising, patches may persist west, but clearer north and eastward. Lowering in rain later, ragged patches to lower slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% west, 70% north/east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun often weak through high cloud, more overcast at times, especially in west and later. Visibility good, but some haze, reducing around rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
Humid 13 to 15C, then into night dropping to 10C. Feeling nearer freezing in wind all day.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 21 to 24C afternoon, warmest east, feeling very humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 20th June 2026
Last updated
Thu 18th Jun 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20mph, briefly 25mph North Pennines early in day, tending to drop less during afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small effect on walking, but feeling rather cool in exposure on tops in morning.
How Wet?
Early light showers locally, fading
Some drizzly showers in the morning, mainly western areas, fading to leave a dry afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud in west clearing
Cloud banks mostly western hills early in the day, to mid or some lower slopes south of Tebay for a time. Patchier higher cloud northeast. Bases rising, tending to thin and break, likely to all clear into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 90% afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Misty and largely cloudy start especially in west, improving with some sun breaking through and visibility becoming very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C rising to 13C afternoon. Feeling close to 0C in wind on high N Pennines tops early morning.
And in the valleys
13C at dawn, rising to 19C afternoon, slightly warmer eastern dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 21st June 2026
Last updated
Thu 18th Jun 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable direction 10mph or less. Later southeasterly, occasional gusts 15-20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible much of day.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Chance of odd spots from thickening high cloud, possibly a very remote brief burst of rain later in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and some fair-weather cloud; high cloud may build further later. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11C at dawn, rising to 16C afternoon.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 23C afternoon, increasingly humid.
Planning Outlook
Cooler and less humid for Saturday, some showery rain and low cloud in the west, tending to improve. Sunday is a dry day for most with clearer hills, light winds and feeling warmer, becoming more humid again from the south. More uncertainty early next week - some rain possible for Scotland into Monday, potential scattered thunderstorms for England and Wales as it becomes very humid. A fresher westerly wind is indicated into Tuesday with some showers, then higher pressure likely expands over the country from the south midweek with drier weather then likely for a few days. Scope for higher temperatures and humidity to build toward next weekend, which may eventually break into thunderstorms.