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
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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 24th October 2026
Last updated
Fri 23rd Oct 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
The Pennines and east Scotland begin with weak sun through high cloud and largely dry. Western areas start cloudier with patchy rain, then Storm Boelo draws a swathe of heavy rain and severe gales eastward across all areas, a period of storm-force wind for many summits. Steams in spate, localised flooding.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Dry early, gales and rain arrive, later heavy
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, 25-30mph at first, soon rising and shifting southerly, 45-55mph and likely a swathe of stronger wind approaching 70mph afternoon. Later settling southwesterly.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions, becoming challenging in exposure and likely difficult for several hours when mobility severely limited; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Dry start, rain sets in persistently and increasingly heavy
Dry for a few hours from dawn, possibly much of morning in east, but patchy rain moves in from west, becoming persistent and increasingly heavy through afternoon and through evening. Showery into night. Very wet underfoot.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches to start, increasingly extensive from late morning
Most cloud above the hills in the morning, apart from local patches. Into midday, patches more often forming on high west fells, and cloud lowering to increasingly shroud fells, to lower elevations south of Tebay. Higher bases north and east areas for longer, but will fill in here too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% at first, dropping to 20% afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Weak sun through high cloud for a few early hours, giving way to overcast skies. Good visibility in morning becomes hazier, then poor/dull as rain sets in.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3C at dawn, rising to 7C afternoon, briefly 10 or 11C as evening approaches, then falling into night. Always feeling below freezing in the wind, as cold as -5C.
And in the valleys
3C at dawn, and likely cooler in sheltered N Pennines, local light frosts. Rising to 10C afternoon, up to 12C for a few hours evening into night before cooling again.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 25th October 2026
Last updated
Fri 23rd Oct 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 50 to 70mph, gusts to 80-90mph over highest N Pennines, peak speeds tending to lessen as the day goes on.
Effect of the wind on you?
Severe conditions, mobility difficult, often blowing you over; challenging even on modest hills with significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Frequent rain western Dales south
Showery rain over western hills in Yorkshire Dales and further south, some hail mixed in with heavier bursts. Frequent rain N Pennines to start but this tending to break up with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high tops with breaks
Cloud base varying, likely to come and go on higher tops mostly above 700-800m, local lower patches in showers; better breaks eastwards as the day goes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent bursts of sun, mostly east. Fairly hazy west, poor visibility in showers, more often good toward east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 or 4C. Wind chill feels like -10 to -15C in exposure.
And in the valleys
7 or 8C, will vary somewhat around showers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 26th October 2026
Last updated
Fri 23rd Oct 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 20-30mph, some variability, then rapidly strengthening, mostly afternoon, later to southwesterly 40-50mph; gusty.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in exposure, more strenuous moments, and becoming challenging afternoon with notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain most of the day
Rain arrives soon after dawn and quickly sets in for several hours of persistent falls, likely heavy for a time. Rain will break into patches, though these perhaps rather frequent, and drizzly on high west tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Becoming extensive
Varied banks of cloud graze the high fells from dawn, some chance a few early breaks, but cloud lowers from the south, to become widely extensive to at least middle slopes, patches forming into valleys with increasingly heavy rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%, lowering to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few bright glimpses to start, becoming overcast and dull with poor visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4C, gradually rising, then sharply afternoon towards 11C. Feeling near or below 0C in wind.
And in the valleys
5C at dawn, modest rise towards 8C for early afternoon, then sharply rising to 14C and staying elevated overnight.
Planning Outlook
Stormy conditions widely across the mountains this weekend, peak wind speeds into Sunday over Scottish mountains with gusts 100mph on higher tops. Showery conditions for Sunday, turning back to snow on higher terrain in Scotland. Very wet ground conditions, beware flooding of many streams and rivers making some routes impassable. A relative lull by early Monday in Scotland, but the next weather system soon sweeps in from the southwest with more heavy rain and extensive mountain gales, continuing into Tuesday. Mild south-southwesterlies mid-late week; smaller amounts of rain, some drier windows toward east and south. Generally staying windy, particularly in Scotland. Some chance of a mid-late week ridge of high pressure in England and Wales, but unlikely to persist.