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.
Sunday'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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
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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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 24th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 23rd May 26 at
5:17PM
Summary for all mountain areas
High pressure bringing dry and warm conditions to England and Wales and southern and eastern Scotland with early patchy hill fog in the west dispersing. Warm or very warm in valleys, beware of sunburn and dehydration. Blustery south-westerly winds will feed low cloud and drizzly rain across northwest Scotland.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
A dry and increasingly warm day with extensive and strong sunshine.
How windy? (On the summits)
South to south-westerly 10 to 20mph
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Dry
Cloud on the hills?
Very little
Aside from some patches of banks across coastal hills early in morning, which will burn off, hills are expected to be clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Greater than 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine coming through. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
Lifting to 16 or 17C, very warm
And in the valleys
Valley temperature topping out at 23 to 26C, highest eastern and southern valleys.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 25th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 23rd May 26 at
5:17PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-westerly 10 to 20mph, generally strongest in the morning when perhaps briefly touching 25mph over northern tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Dry
Cloud on the hills?
Soon all hills clear
From dawn, some patches at varying heights, but they will soon lift and disperse to leave the hills clear of cloud.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
17C, humid
And in the valleys
Increasingly very warm with valley temperatures reaching 24 to 26C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 26th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 23rd May 26 at
5:17PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10mph, becoming variable in direction 5-10mph. Locally 15mph where any coastal sea breezes develop.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly negligible
How Wet?
Substantially or completely dry
Very likely dry, but risk of cloud bubbling up in the afternoon inland to give an isolated, but should they occur, slow-moving shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Perhaps some early fragments of mist and low cloud, mainly around coastal hills in the west. Otherwise, hills clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widespread sunshine, but areas of cloud may bubble up inland in the afternoon. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
14 to 17C, highest across the western Dales.
And in the valleys
Valley temperature rising to 19 to 24C, highest western dales. May drop off a few degrees eastern Dales by late afternoon.
Planning Outlook
High pressure dominates this week with early patchy low cloud, mainly coastal hills dispersing to give widespread warm or very warm sunshine, highest temperatures valleys of England and Wales; where into the high 20s Monday and Tuesday Peak District into Wales with high humidity. Chance of well scattered shower development from midweek as a gusty south-easterly develops for western hills. Pressure lowering next weekend into next week.