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.
Saturday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 20th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 19th Jun 26 at
2:47PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy with a few drizzly showers and low cloud N and W Scotland. Elsewhere, fairly light wind (particularly Wales and S Pennines), and extensively dry. Widespread fog will clear most summits - although patches of fog lower slopes near some west coasts.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Fog, all or almost alll clearing the summits. Light wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest to westerly 10 to perhaps 15mph on higher tops (mainly N Pennines).
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Rain very unlikely
Chance only of the odd light drizzly shower morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Mountains starting foggy, mostly or all clearing
Improving markedly as fog across the fells lifts to clear by about midday. Possibly patches coming and going on westernmost slopes above 300m south Kendal.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to greater than 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sun developing. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11C to 13C.
And in the valleys
Will reach 17 to 20C afternoon; the lowest temperatures western dales in Yorkshire.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 21st June 2026
Last updated
Fri 19th Jun 26 at
2:47PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly or variable, often 10mph or less, but may reach 20 or 25mph for a few hours.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible much of day.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Chance of a burst of rain later in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear most or all day
There may well be none, but risk fog now and again higher slopes afternoon (most likely during/after a shower).
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Periods of sunshine weakened or later giving way at times by areas of high cloud. Visibility excellent or superb although possibly hazy from south later in day.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11C at dawn, rising to 16C.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 23C afternoon, increasingly humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 22nd June 2026
Last updated
Fri 19th Jun 26 at
2:47PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly between 15 and on higher tops 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small
How Wet?
Risk bursts of rain, possible thunder
Confidence low: it may remain dry. But risk of a few busts of rain, perhaps brief although later in day risk thunderstorms.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little for most of the day - may form in rain.
Generally the hills free of cloud although fog may form higher slopes in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sunshine although extensive high level cloud. Visibility good, although a haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
17C - very warm.
And in the valleys
22 to 25C in afternoon - feeling humid.
Planning Outlook
Extensively dry and very warm indeed England and Wales although around Monday chance of thunderstorms. Rain and low cloud at times Scotland, mainly affecting western mountains - although later next week the warmth further south may penetrate north into or perhaps to all Scotland.