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
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
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
Tuesday 28th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Jul 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Challenging conditions over high terrain with gale-force winds, severe gales on the higher Scottish mountains. A few hours of persistent rain, some heavy for the Highlands, leaving drizzly conditions, low cloud across most hills. Some heavier rain again later in western Scotland.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Gales on higher fells. Drizzly rain, low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35 to 45mph, gusts 55-60mph, strongest speeds higher North Pennines, peak speeds fluctuating during the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions, balance difficult in exposure on tops, gusts could knock you over. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle, mostly morning
Periods of rain or drizzle widely, most persistent western areas in the morning, tending to fade, smaller patchier amounts eastward, easing off at times afternoon-evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest southwest
Blanket cloud shrouding the fells from lower elevations upward in western areas up to Tebay, rising a little in afternoon. Higher bases northeastward, but often covering tops above 600-700m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, misty in west, poor visibility widely in rain; some improvements and brief moments of sun eastern dales.
How Cold? (at 700m)
13C, little variation all day, locally 15C eastern areas. Feeling near to freezing directly in wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 20C afternoon, local 22C eastern dales, fairly humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 29th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Jul 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 20 to 30mph, some stronger gusts over higher fells.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the fells, affecting comfortable walking at times on higher exposed terrain.
How Wet?
Rare drizzle, chance thunderstorm later
Chance of some drizzle westernmost dales around low cloud. A possibility of local thundery bursts of rain later in the day. A band of rain moves in from west into night, possibly thundery.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly western Dales, may clear
Banks of cloud in western Yorks Dales in morning to some lower elevations, tending to thin and break. Higher bases, perhaps much less cloud north and east Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% west Dales, to 70% elsewhere.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Western Dales may be cloudy, misty for a time, slowly improving. Sun and varied high cloud, good visibility out of cloud.
How Cold? (at 700m)
14C rising to 18C, possible 21C southern areas afternoon. Feeling like 5 to 10C directly in wind.
And in the valleys
15C from dawn, rising to 24 to 26C middle of day into afternoon, chance of 28C more south and eastern dales; feeling humid.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 30th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Jul 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest then westerly, 15 to 25mph strengthening during morning to reach 30-35mph, stronger gusts in north afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small at first, but increasingly affecting comfortable walking, buffeting gusts in exposure. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers, some heavy
Scattered showery bursts of rain, tending to move west to east during the day, risk of heavier downpours locally with isolated thunder mainly toward the east afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches lifting away from showers
Patchy cloud grazing higher fells, most in western Yorks Dales in the morning, bases rising above most tops, brief patches return around showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, glimpses of early sun east, and may become sunnier later in day west. Visibility reduced in showers, otherwise good later becoming very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9 to 11C, slight drop toward evening from the west. Feeling like 0C in exposure to wind.
And in the valleys
12C at dawn, rising to 17 to 19C afternoon, warmest eastern dales.
Planning Outlook
A complex pattern into the start of August as weak low pressure is nearby to the west. Some showery bursts of rain, possibly thundery in places on some days, locally persistent rain possible, but some places may well escape drier. Cloud varying over the hills from day to day. Strong southwesterly winds later this week, then becoming more variable in speed and direction over the weekend into early next week, may strengthen again for periods. A generally showery westerly may then prevail during next week. Temperatures near average or on the cooler side for Scotland, warmer for Wales and Peak District. Beware ongoing fire management restrictions to access despite rain in the forecast.