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
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.
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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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.
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
Tuesday 25th August 2026
Last updated
Mon 24th Aug 26 at
4:26PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Early cloud and drizzle in northeast England and east Scotland. Cloud lifts, sun breaking out; cloud caps cling to high east Scotland tops, a little light rain passing westward. Wales and west parts of England and Scotland largely dry with little hill cloud. Wind strengthens into night in England and Wales.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Most cloud N Pennines, rare drizzle; blustery into night
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 20 to 25mph, lighter speeds likely for a time but strengthening again into evening, notable gusts forming approaching 35-40mph into nighttime.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small but gusty in places, particularly into evening when walking becomes more strenuous on exposed tops.
How Wet?
Drizzle mostly northeast
Drizzle in the air, frequent for periods early in day in northeast Pennine areas making it generally damp, but small amounts of rain in total. Patchier further south and west, more often dry Ingleborough area, and likely widely dry afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly eastern hills in morning and later
Cloud banks likely drifting over higher slopes in the morning, locally to mid-heights in eastern North Pennines for a few hours, tending to thin and break up. Later, cloud will return to high terrain of N Pennines from the east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 90%, later deteriorating over N Pennines
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy start especially east, tending to break up to give some sun. Visibility very good, but some eastern hills mistier for several hours, slight haze southern areas.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 12 to 14C, coolest eastern North Pennines.
And in the valleys
10C from dawn, rising to 17 to 20C afternoon, warmest western Yorks Dales. Eastern valleys of N Pennines may stay a degree cooler.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 26th August 2026
Last updated
Mon 24th Aug 26 at
4:26PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East-southeasterly 25 to 30mph, some stronger gusts in the morning. May begin to less from the south with time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery with notable gusts early in day including to some lower slopes west of Pennines. Becoming smaller with time.
How Wet?
Rain on and off, risk thundery later
A mix of spots from high cloud, drizzle and some steadier rain over an hour or so, greater risk in more eastern areas. Particularly later, risk of heavier bursts of rain and possible thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, some improvement
Cloud fairly widely shrouding fells above 400-600m in morning, lower banks more persistent in south and east. Tending to rise, some breaks forming, best in west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional weak sun through high cloud, often overcast. Visibility good at times, but reduced in rain, some haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
12C rising to 15C. Feeling like 5C in the early wind.
And in the valleys
13 or 14C at dawn, rising to 20 to 22C afternoon, coolest in eastern Dales. Quite humid as well.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 27th August 2026
Last updated
Mon 24th Aug 26 at
4:26PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 15-20mph, notable early gusts; later trending southerly and lessening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though blustery in the early hours.
How Wet?
Rain sets in with thundery bursts
Bursts of rain increasingly forming from the south, setting in for several hours with heavy, thundery falls. Will begin to break into showers later in the day but a remaining risk of localised thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Most high terrain begins shrouded, lowest banks of cloud on eastern slopes, and becoming extensive from middle slopes upward as rain sets in, ragged patches increasingly forming to valley level. May begin to break from the south later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull for several hours, poor visibility much of the day on high terrain in cloud and rain. May improve from the south later.
How Cold? (at 700m)
13 to 15C, humid.
And in the valleys
13C rising to 19 to 21C.
Planning Outlook
Low pressure to the south will develop and drift across Britain into the second half of this week bringing increasingly wet, warm, and humid conditions widely. Areas of rain will drift northward during Wednesday, possibly thundery showers forming over England & Wales. Heavy and thundery rain likely affects England, Wales & southern Scotland on Thursday-Friday, potentially prolonged heavy falls bringing a risk of flooding locally. Northwest Scotland likely driest. The eastern Highlands often covered in low cloud. Strong gusty easterly winds prevail for a few days through midweek. Into the weekend it remains unsettled with areas of rain and heavy showers, plus cooler northwesterly winds developing.