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
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.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate 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.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 18th April 2026
Last updated
Fri 17th Apr 26 at
4:10PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Brisk westerly winds will give considerable chill factor over high terrain - air temperature near freezing on higher Scottish tops. Showery conditions - the most frequent precipitation in northwest Scotland in morning, falling as snow on Munros, also hail to lower levels. Showers become more scattered during afternoon.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Blustery wind; showers, some heavy with hail, fading later.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 30mph, strongest most often over higher North Pennines, gusty in showers; trending northwesterly later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery over higher terrain, in places affecting ease of walking with noticeable wind chill in exposure on tops.
How Wet?
Showers, hail
Showery rain most common in western areas in the morning, more widely with time, brief heavier bursts with hail. Tending to clear eastwards into evening, leaving more scattered brief showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting mostly above tops
Patchy cloud mostly higher western areas around or above 700m in the morning, may graze tops for periods around showers, but much cloud often above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun best toward east in the morning, then brief bursts of sun later. Visibility varying, often excellent, but reduced during showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4C rising to 6C. Feeling like -3 to -5C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, rising to 11C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 19th April 2026
Last updated
Fri 17th Apr 26 at
4:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North to northwesterly 10 to 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small, but feeling chilly where exposed on higher tops.
How Wet?
Largely dry, chance of a shower
A few light scattered showers possible mainly by afternoon, but most fells dry most or all of daylight.
Cloud on the hills?
Likely none
A few mist patches in sheltered dales at dawn, brief patches on some higher slopes, but soon lifts and dissipates for cloud-free fells.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, some thin high cloud around, and increasingly a patchwork through afternoon. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C rising to 6C afternoon.
And in the valleys
1C from dawn, patchy frost in the dales. Rising to 11C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 20th April 2026
Last updated
Fri 17th Apr 26 at
4:10PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East or northeasterly, 15 to 25mph, some gusty areas.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small effect on walking, but marked wind chill where exposed on higher terrain.
How Wet?
Scattered showers
Brief showers with soft hail, possibly a flurry of snow on higher slopes, initially northeastern areas, but risk showery fairly widely over a few hours, though some places remain more often dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches in morning, lifting above tops
Cloud banks drifting over higher slopes mostly above 700m in the morning, locally lower for a time northeast Pennines. Generally most cloud lifting above the hills into middle of the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, but shafts of sunshine breaking through. Visibility often excellent, briefly reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C rising to 4C afternoon. Where exposed to wind, feeling like -5C early in day, later -2C.
And in the valleys
Slight frost in some valleys at dawn. Rising to 12C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
High pressure expands over the British Isles on Sunday to bring a quieter day with lighter winds and only isolated showers. A scattering of showers on Monday as a cool east-northeasterly wind develops, but plenty of dry weather too. High pressure stays nearby to the north of Britain through the week ahead giving a run of dry days with sunshine typically best in the west, but many mountains often free of low cloud. A cool easterly wind is likely to prevail for England and Wales, strongest toward the south, whilst Scotland has often lighter winds. Some overnight frosts. Daytime temperatures near average, typically a few degrees above freezing on high tops through midweek.