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
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
Saturday 21st February 2026
Last updated
Fri 20th Feb 26 at
3:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Southwesterly winds strengthening during the day, becoming upland gales more widely later. Milder overall, soon rising above freezing to the highest summits in Scotland. Rain, drizzle and low cloud extensive, developing into more prolonged heavy rain from the west in the afternoon.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Windy, gales later. Low cloud, drizzle, rain, heavier later.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30 to 35mph, at times 40mph higher North Pennines. Tending to strengthen further up to dusk, 50mph with stronger gusts into evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking conditions, frequent buffeting over exposed higher terrain, becoming widely difficult later.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle, heavier later west
Rain on and off, persistently drizzly at least over most western areas, most constant rain Tebay southward. Patchier eastern dales. Afternoon into evening, becoming widely persistent rain, heavier in west.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Blanketing the hills all day, lowest western Three Peaks area, rarely above 300-400m. Toward eastern dales, and north from Kirkby Stephen, base nearer 500-600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, locally brighter skies for a time eastern areas. Hazy, visibility widely poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5 or 6C. Where exposed to stronger winds on tops, feeling like -5 to -7C.
And in the valleys
Mild from dawn, little change during day and after dark, 9 or 10C, locally warmer eastern dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 22nd February 2026
Last updated
Fri 20th Feb 26 at
3:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35 to 50mph, squally gusts in showers, toward 60mph higher North Pennines tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions over higher fells, frequent buffeting making walking arduous in exposure. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showery rain mostly west
Showery rain on and off, some heavier bursts, mostly western Yorks Dales, risk of brief hail. Drier eastwards.
Cloud on the hills?
Most frequent western tops
Often capping the higher Three Peaks above 600-700m, sometimes lower in west in showers. Also likely to come and go above 700-800m in North Pennines. More often above the hills eastward.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun, mostly eastern dales. Visibility at times very good, but reduced to occasionally poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 or 4C. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -13C on tops.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, up to 9 or 10C afternoon, but lowering slightly in showers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 23rd February 2026
Last updated
Fri 20th Feb 26 at
3:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 40 to 50mph, strongest in morning over North Pennines, easing slowly toward 30mph later afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking conditions over the fells, gusts knocking you off balance in exposure. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, may set in west
Rain on and off, most frequent western areas, but may be small amounts for a few hours at least, drier eastern dales. Risk becoming heavier in west, and persistent rain more widely.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowest and most persistent west
Covering higher Pennines much of the day above 700m, but risk more persistent above 500m western Three Peaks area, lowering further all areas in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy west, some brighter skies east with a little sun breaking through. Visibility fairly good where dry, but reducing to be poor in west in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 or 4C, rising slightly after dark. Feeling like -10 to -15C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, rising to 9 or 10C.
Planning Outlook
West to southwesterly winds prevail during the week ahead as areas of low pressure move toward northwest Scotland whilst ridges of higher pressure occasionally nudge across southern Britain. Sustained gales over the mountains, only brief lulls. Temperatures will fluctuate above and below freezing on higher Scottish mountains, with periods of thaw and refreezing. England and Wales generally above freezing to tops with a substantial thaw of most upland snow. Frequent rainfall, often heavy over western mountains, at times showery with hail, some snow on Scottish Munros. The final days of February favour colder northwesterly air and a drop of freezing level.