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.
Thursday'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.
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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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.
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
Thursday 17th September 2026
Last updated
Wed 16th Sep 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong westerly winds, gales widely on Scottish mountains; cool air and significant wind chill factor. Showery rain with heavy bursts mixed in most frequent in western Scotland, but tending to extend eastward. Showers develop more often for northern England too. Fewer showers for Wales after early rain clears.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Windy, near-gales, feeling chilly; showers become frequent.
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 25mph early in day, strengthening during day to 35mph afternoon, gusts over 40mph high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery with buffeting gusts in exposure, then more strenuous walking afternoon with considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers, more often with time
A band of rain over Yorks Dales NP just before dawn clearing southeast, followed by showers drifting onto the fells from the west. Showers generally light, but brief heavier bursts forming in the afternoon, moving east.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasionally touching summits
Ragged patchy cloud at varied heights in the morning, soon lifting and breaking up, most fells clear of cloud much of the day. A few passing caps will affect the high western summits during and just after showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny, some fair weather cloud around. Mostly very good visibility, some haze to the west.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8C, locally rising to 9C east fells, and may start slightly milder in the Yorks Dales NP. Feeling near 0C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
10 to 12C most of the day, may rise slightly, particularly east valleys, but will vary around showers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 18th September 2026
Last updated
Wed 16th Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30-35mph in morning, shifting southwesterly, strengthening to a gusty 40-50mph later, strongest N Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Generally strenuous in exposure, deteriorating during day to make walking arduous; notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain sets in later afternoon
A few spots of drizzly rain on west fells from Howgills to Ingleton, but largely dry into afternoon, then patchy rain arrives from the west, steadier rain setting in with time, some heavier in west. Rain and drizzle continues into evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Breaking above summits, later returning more widely
Cloud banks over most high fells, more extensive to the west at first, but lifting and breaking up, increasingly breaking above summits. Later, cloud returns to summits, filling in with time, bases to 500-600m widely on west fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%, lowering to 50%, further deteriorating later in day.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, trending overcast with time. Hazy at best, visibility deteriorating later as cloud and rain arrive.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7C rising to 10C afternoon, further rising a few degrees into nighttime. Feeling just above 0C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
8 or 9C at dawn, rising to 12 or 13C afternoon, only slight drop (if any) into night, feeling more humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 19th September 2026
Last updated
Wed 16th Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30 to 45mph, strongest on higher North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous walking conditions, frequent buffeting on high exposed terrain. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers
Showery rain most common over western Yorks Dales south of Tebay. Elsewhere a scattering of mostly brief showers in the wind.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting toward or above tops
Banks of cloud mostly higher and western tops in the morning, lifting mostly above 700-800m with breaks to many tops forming into middle of day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun west, longer periods of sun eastern dales. Visibility good where dry, slight haze especially west, reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
8 or 9C, trending slightly cooler later in the daytime. Feeling like 0 to -3C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, up to 16C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Sustained gale-force winds continue extensively on the mountains into the weekend, southwesterly turning westerly with time. Frequent rain over western hills, showers passing eastwards, tending to fade during Sunday as higher pressure begins to build from the south, allowing wind speeds to lessen too over England & Wales. Warmer into early next week, though higher humidity brings more cloud some drizzly rain to the west. A generally more promising forecast for late September as high pressure nearby offers drier and warmer weather for more places. Weather systems grazing past Scotland to the north still bring locally stronger winds and occasional rain mainly to the northwest.