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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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
Sunday 27th September 2026
Last updated
Sat 26th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Southerly winds up to gale-force on high terrain, including a swathe of particularly powerful winds and gusts moving across England & Wales during the day. Rain generally sets in from the west with some heavy falls, a band of more intense rain for a time. Cloud increasingly covering many hills.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wind strengthens to powerful gusts, rain moves in heavier.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25-35mph in the morning, but a sudden increase to 50mph into early afternoon, powerful gusts 60mph for an hour or so high tops; then dropping only toward or just after dusk west-southwesterly 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in exposure, strenuous moments and abruptly more difficult over a few hours into afternoon; notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain arrives, heavy bursts afternoon
Much of the morning dry. Through middle of day, rain approaching from the southwest, light and patchy at first, but increasingly frequent, heavy bursts forming and may set in for several hours, chance isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none until later
Fells free of cloud into afternoon. As rain arrives, banks lowering onto the tops, and may reach as low as 700m during heaviest falls.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% later lowering to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunny to start, patchy cloud forming and increasingly overcast afternoon. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 12C. Notably cooling overnight. Feeling like 0 to 2C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
7C at dawn, rising to 17C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 28th September 2026
Last updated
Sat 26th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 10 to 20mph, strongest in the morning toward the north.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Brief patchy cloud around some slopes mainly western areas early morning, plus local mist in some valleys around dawn. All lifting and dispersing for clear hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6C rising to 10C.
And in the valleys
3 or 4C from dawn, chance a local pocket of frost in sheltered valleys. Rising to max 17C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 29th September 2026
Last updated
Sat 26th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 35 to 50mph, with turbulent gusts downslope toward west, and risk rising to 60mph over higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions on exposed terrain, but sudden buffeting also to some lower elevations.
How Wet?
A little rain at times
Spots of rain from time to time, drizzly where in cloud, may develop into pulses of steadier rain spreading from the south, but more likely small amounts.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud may cover most hills
Risk of fairly extensive cloud across the hills, most persistent south and eastern areas, but clinging around most tops. Some breaks mainly toward Vale of Eden. May thin a little into the afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy. Hazy, risk murkier south and east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
9C rising to 14C; then little change onward into night.
And in the valleys
10C at dawn, rising to humid 20C afternoon, then staying very mild onward into the night.
Planning Outlook
A changeable prospect during the week ahead. A better day on Monday as higher pressure expands in from the south, but showers and brisk winds continue toward northwest Scotland. Strong southeasterly winds by Tuesday, widely gales on mountains with turbulent downslope gusts toward the west; a risk of rain developing from the south during the day, becoming heavy later. Blustery south-southwesterlies into Wednesday and Thursday, showery in the west. Higher pressure tends to expand further north again into early October. Mostly mild temperatures.