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.
Tuesday'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.
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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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.
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
Tuesday 4th August 2026
Last updated
Mon 3rd Aug 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive rain and low cloud across Scotland, becoming thundery downpours into the afternoon from the south into the Highlands. For England & Wales, rain and low cloud most persistent in the morning, heavy showery bursts in middle of day tending to clear eastward afternoon. Strong and gusty winds widely.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Low cloud, thundery bursts of rain; improving later. Breezy.
How windy? (On the summits)
South turning southwesterly 20 to 25mph, gusty 30mph around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
In places fairly small, but often blustery over exposed high terrain, sudden buffeting near showers.
How Wet?
Rain and heavy showers, risk thunder, improving later afternoon
Rain fairly extensive from dawn, some heavy bursts, possibly thundery. Breaking up into heavy showers tracking northeastward across the area, risk of thunder and lightning middle of day into afternoon, but tending to clear to just well scattered brief showers later afternoon-evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud rising, breaks later
In morning, expect blanket of fog across higher areas, ragged patches to some lower slopes. An improvement during the day as cloud base lifts upper slopes, and some breaks to most summits later in day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 80% later afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy murky start. Sunshine breaking through mainly later in the afternoon. Hazy, and visibility poor in rain, improving to become increasingly very good later.
How Cold? (at 700m)
14C, rising to 17C afternoon out of cloud, humid.
And in the valleys
15C from dawn, rising to 22C in afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 5th August 2026
Last updated
Mon 3rd Aug 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, strengthening 25 to 40mph in morning, reaching 50mph by early afternoon onward, stronger gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Worsening conditions, strenuous walking, becoming challenging then increasingly difficult afternoon. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain on and off
Showery rain frequent particularly more western areas in Yorks Dales, but some bursts of rain extending to all areas at times. Risk of isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Covering higher terrain much of the day, lowest and most persistent toward western Dales, at times to 500-600m. More often above 600m north and east, some breaks.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mainly eastern dales. Visibility very good where dry, some slight haze west, reduced further in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10 to 12C. Feeling near to freezing in the stronger wind.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 16 to 18C afternoon, warmest eastern dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 6th August 2026
Last updated
Mon 3rd Aug 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwest then westerly 20 to 25mph, at times 30mph higher Pennines early in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy over high terrain, starting to affect comfortable walking and balance on exposed ridges. Feeling noticeably cool.
How Wet?
Early showers fade
Showers from dawn into early morning, tending to fade to be often dry, rare light showers into middle of day onward. Local light rain may return to western hills from dusk.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing tops
Patchy cloud on higher slopes in the morning, soon mostly lifting above tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C rising to 11C afternoon. Feeling near to freezing if exposed to stronger wind on tops.
And in the valleys
11C at dawn, rising to 17C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Low pressure over the country during midweek brings strong winds, rain and thundery showers. Trending toward westerlies later in the week and into weekend, by then most rain and low cloud in western Scotland, but showery rain elsewhere at times, accompanied by periods of strong to gale force mountain winds at times. Generally fresh temperatures widely, often in mid-single figures over Scottish high tops. Despite falls of rain, beware of ongoing fire management restricting access to hills locally.