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.
Friday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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
Friday 24th July 2026
Last updated
Thu 23rd Jul 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong westerly winds, reaching gale-force on Scottish tops, increasing later. Low cloud and some drizzle in western Scotland, drier and some cloud breaks further east. More persistent rain develops from the northwest later. Largely dry England & Wales, some cloud capping high western tops.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Breezy. Some cloud caps high tops, largely dry.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 30mph, strongest sustained speeds over higher North Pennines, tending to increase a little everywhere later in the day. Rising into night to 30-35mph, or 35-45mph up to dawn on Saturday, strongest in north.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy over the fells, starting to affect ease of walking on exposed higher areas. Deteriorating into night. Noticeable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rare drizzle
Largely dry, some patchy drizzle in the air at times, mostly North Pennines in the morning to middle of day. Into the night, small amounts of patchy rain arrives from the northwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches on high tops
Some banks of cloud drifting onto upper slopes, mostly above 700-800m in the morning, then often above most tops afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloud and intermittent sun, best in east. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
10C rising to 13C, local 15C eastern tops. Feeling like 3 to 7C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to 19 to 21C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 25th July 2026
Last updated
Thu 23rd Jul 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25 to 40mph, strongest sustained winds over North Pennines, gusts 50mph for periods in morning to midday.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking and marked chill over the fells, buffeting gusts making balance challenging on high terrain.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle mostly west
Patchy rain from overnight becoming fairly persistent into the morning in western areas, some steadier rain mixed with drizzle. May ease and become patchier afternoon, but likely staying damp in west, drier east.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest western Dales
Blanket cloud likely shrouding the fells most or all day, to lower elevations western Three Peaks and Howgill areas, rarely above 600-700m. Some breaks northeast.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy, dull and misty over the fells much of the day, often poor visibility west, local improvements below cloud eastern dales.
How Cold? (at 700m)
11 to 13C. Feeling near/below freezing on high tops directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 16 to 18C afternoon, coolest in west.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 26th July 2026
Last updated
Thu 23rd Jul 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10-20mph, later shifting northwesterly with sustained speeds 20-25mph, strongest Yorks Dales NP.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Showery rain
Showery rain drifts from the northwest much of the day, periods of extended falls probable on western fells. Risk of heavier afternoon showers easternmost N Pennines.
Cloud on the hills?
High tops often capped
Cloud will cover the high tops most of the day, more widely extensive above 600m through most of morning, lowest bases to the west where locally to 400m during rain. A rising trend with time, but always a risk of bases returning to middle slopes around rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun, longer bursts through afternoon. Very good visibility where out of cloud and rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C generally rising to 11C, though temperature will vary with coming and going of showers.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn rising to 16C.
Planning Outlook
Westerly winds prevail this weekend and early next week, then southwesterly into midweek, bringing spells of rain, drizzle and some showery falls; low cloud persistent across hills, particularly in the west. Upland gales early on Saturday tend to lessen, but staying breezy; lower wind speeds for Scotland on Sunday. Rather cool this weekend and Monday, single-figures Celsius on high terrain. Then more humid, and warmer, especially England & Wales. More prolonged heavier rain possible for western Scotland Monday-Tuesday, risk of gales again on high tops. More uncertainty later in the week as a slow-moving area of low pressure is nearby, but risk areas of heavy rain and showers.