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.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Tuesday 20th October 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Oct 26 at
4:53PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Damp for most, fairly widespread drizzle, rain, and low cloud; a rising risk of steady falls with heavy bursts in England and Scotland. Areas north of major hill groups see lighter, patchier rain, and north Scotland starts drier. Scotland will be windy; lighter wind southward, particularly Wales.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Fog and rain much of the day, steady heavy falls forming
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 20 to 25mph, gusty in places around some high tops, most notably N Pennines, strongest gusts to or above 30mph. A lessening trend later in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect ease of walking on exposed terrain with marked wind chill, some strenuous moments during strongest gusts.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle, most persistent later
Generally damp all day, some steadier light rain for periods, particularly southern areas; a few breaks in the rain perhaps northern N Pennines, but later in the day rain becomes widely persistent and tending to become heavier.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Low cloud blanketing most fells in fog, from lower elevations upward. Some local breaks to 600m or above western side of the Pennines, and perhaps a brief window of more broken cloud N Pennines, but will fill in again.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, dull and misty from many lower slopes upward, a few rare brighter glimpses northernmost N Pennines.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6 or 7C, little change all day or overnight. Feeling like 0 to -3C in the wind.
And in the valleys
9C at dawn, only slight rise to 11 or 12C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Oct 26 at
4:53PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable low speeds 10-15mph or less for part of day, likely becoming westerly 20-30mph, and may rise further later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small for a time, becoming more blustery with marked wind chill, some uncertainty, may deteriorate further.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, may persist locally
Some uncertainty, but expect rain on and off at least, chance of lingering rain early in day northeastern areas. More frequent and heavier rain likely western dales later, and more widely for a few hours.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied over higher areas
Cloud frequently capping higher Pennines around 700-800m, but lower for periods in rain. Best breaks form with time in east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy. Visibility good if dry below cloud, but reduced in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4 or 5C, little change all day, then cooling slightly into evening. Feeling nearer -5C if exposed to wind.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, small rise to 10 or 11C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 22nd October 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Oct 26 at
4:53PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly shifting southwesterly 15-25mph, speeds varying, later southerly and greatly strengthening as evening approaches.
Effect of the wind on you?
Often fairly small, some blustery moments in exposure with a chilly feeling, significantly deteriorating into night.
How Wet?
Some showers, risk rain later
Scattered showers, risk a stream of more frequent showers into western Yorks Dales NP, but easing, a lengthy dry window probable, at least on eastern fells. A rising risk of rain evening into night from the south.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly breaking off summits
Banks of cloud perhaps fairly extensive to start, at least on high Yorks Dales NP, and lowering to 400-500m in showers. Soon more broken N Pennines, and a lifting and breaking tendency with most summits increasingly clear, just passing banks on highest fell tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, longer sun breaks forming. Varied visibility in showers, but increasingly very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3C rising to 6C, staying elevated, perhaps a degree milder overnight.
And in the valleys
3C at dawn, rising to 10C afternoon, only slightly dropping into night.
Planning Outlook
A complex weather setup into midweek with slow-moving fronts bringing areas of rain and fairly extensive low cloud over the hills. Varied wind speeds and direction, though a risk of gales quickly sweeping into England and Wales Wednesday. Thursday may offer a window of brighter weather and lessening wind, but Thursday evening into night sees a deep area of low pressure move across England & Wales with heavy rain and gales, possibly turning to snow on higher mountains. Scotland may avoid this system and just see showers mostly in the west for Friday, wintry on tops. Atlantic southwesterlies then follow into the weekend: strong wind, periods of low cloud and rain, brighter windows too but with showers in the west. Some risk of stormy conditions in Scotland. Generally unsettled weather likely prevails to the end of October.