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.
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Last updated
Mon 9th Feb 26 at
4:07PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy and significant chill factor for the Highlands - murky and snow falling over the hills most persistent in eastern Scotland, rain below 600m. Better toward northwest, some cloud breaks toward coast. In northern England, lessening wind, patchy rain fading, low cloud rising higher. Drier until later for Wales.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Strong, gusty wind, patchy rain, low cloud; improving.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 30 to 40mph; tending to ease toward 20mph during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking increasingly arduous with height: here and there sudden gusts reaching lower slopes northwest of major summits. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain on and off
Patchy rain and drizzle from dawn into the morning, tending to fade with time, though patchy drizzle likely to linger.
Cloud on the hills?
Fells persistently foggy; cloud base rising
Initially fog above 300 to 450m, a little higher northern Pennines. An improvement extending northwards with breaks to 600 or 700m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely dull and murky; improving a little from south afternoon.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2 or 3C. Will feel near -10C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
Mild from dawn, little change all day around 7 or 8C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Last updated
Mon 9th Feb 26 at
4:07PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Direction varied in the range 10 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly fairly small.
How Wet?
Intermittent rain
Rain and drizzle on and off; perhaps sleet highest tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Very extensive
Most hills persistently cloud covered above 400 to 600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Less than 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sun. Extensively dull and misty.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 or 4C. Feeling like -5C if in stronger wind.
And in the valleys
7C, small change night into day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 12th February 2026
Last updated
Mon 9th Feb 26 at
4:07PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Detail uncertain: generally northeasterly, 25-40mph, though may be lighter and variable at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking often strenuous-to-arduous in exposure with significant wind chill, some uncertainty, easier conditions possible.
How Wet?
Rain/snow most of the day
Precipitation affecting the fells most of the day, falling as snow above 600-700m.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Cloud shrouds the fells down to middle slopes for most of the day, some locally higher bases on westernmost slopes though unlikely breaking to the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Likely overcast. Very poor visibility in fog and rain/snow.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C from dawn, lowering, approaching -2C into nighttime. Feeling as cold as -15C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
3 or 4C from dawn, coolest north, lowering with time, reaching 0C into nighttime.
Planning Outlook
Becoming colder for all areas during this week, with much mountain terrain frozen again to increasingly lower elevations - soonest toward the north and east of Scotland. East to northeasterly winds in the second half of the week, turning northerly toward the weekend - the distribution of snow showers shifting with time from eastern hills to more north-facing mountains, particularly Scotland. Away from showers later in the week, brighter than recently with sunshine and clearer hills.