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.
Wednesday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchy cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchy cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 28th January 2026
Last updated
Tue 27th Jan 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fairly quiet day with plenty of dry weather and some good cloud breaks toward the west and northwest of major hill groups. Some snow flurries and low cloud lingers over the Cairngorms to SE Highlands. Moderate S-SE wind, locally gusty.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Low cloud / fog mainly east, clearer hills further west.
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southeasterly 10 to 15mph, lowest in morning, tending to increase a little with time toward 20mph afternoon in places, some gusts mainly toward west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Damp air locally
Generally dry, but some fine drizzle where in cloud, snow grains some higher tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly southeast, clearer west
Some cloud banks around higher slopes, most persistent in the east and southeastern Yorks Dales NP, including mist to some lower slopes in morning. Good breaks west and northwest. Low cloud spills back across most eastern areas onward into evening.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% southeast Yorks Dales, to 60% north and western areas.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Variable cloud, occasional sun, mainly in west where visibility mostly very good. Furthest east, may remain cloudy or misty to some lower elevations.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1 or 2C.
And in the valleys
2C rising to 5C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 29th January 2026
Last updated
Tue 27th Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East to southeasterly 20 to 30mph, gusty around higher exposed summits and locally west of Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking on some higher areas, varied and smaller some more sheltered ground. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Snow flurries
Mostly light snow flurries, most common eastern side of Pennines, patchy westward; sleet or rain below 400-500m.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Cloud banks drifting over tops above 500 to 600m, risk a more extensive sheet across eastern moors in particular.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, hazy particularly in east, better visibility westward.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0 or -1C. Wind chill feeling like -8 to -10C.
And in the valleys
3 to 5C, small change night into day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 30th January 2026
Last updated
Tue 27th Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25 to 35mph, strongest sustained speeds higher N Pennines, but gusty around high tops elsewhere.
Effect of the wind on you?
Affecting comfortable walking over exposed terrain, some buffeting gusts not just on tops. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy hill snow and rain
Intermittent snow above 400-500m, later 600m, rain lower down; locally more persistent toward south and east.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Shrouding most high terrain, lowest and most persistent cloud over south and eastern areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally cloudy, poor visibility most areas, whiteout if in fog and snow on tops. Locally better toward Vale of Eden.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-1 or -2C, rising gradually to around 0C. Wind chill feeling around -10C, to -13C highest N Pennines tops.
And in the valleys
2C from dawn, rising to 4 or 5C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Slow-moving weather patterns and a broadly similar regime to recent times over the next week or so. Scottish mountains generally below freezing point, with snow cover and drifts most substantial from the Cairngorms to central and southern Highlands, some additional falls in the week ahead, much less northwestward. Hills in England and Wales will see varying freezing levels, sub-zero for periods to 600m or lower, but intermittently lifting just above the tops - a mix of rain and upland snowfall. Wind speed will vary, some periods of lower speeds than recently, though gusty SE'ly winds remain common in the Highlands. Scope for widely colder conditions toward mid February.