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.
Thursday'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.
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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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.
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
Thursday 26th February 2026
Last updated
Wed 25th Feb 26 at
4:27PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Gale-force southwesterlies, strengthening to be severe on higher mountains. Rain increasingly persistent from the west, some heavier falls setting in for periods combined with lowering cloud over the hills. Near freezing on higher Scottish tops, where some snow falls for a time.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Upland gales. Rain on and off, then more persistent.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, strengthening in morning 35 to 50mph, gusts reach 60mph higher North Pennines by middle of day into afternoon. Then lessening gradually after dark.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking all day on the fells, most powerful wind requiring bracing/crouching for stability, on highest exposed terrain gusts may knock you over; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Pulses of rain, setting in by afternoon
Bands of rain will sweep west-to-east through the day. Dry periods are likely in morning, though the fells from Tebay south to the Three Peaks receive spotty light rain in the wind. More widespread persistent rain afternoon, heaviest west.
Cloud on the hills?
Often on tops, variable, lowering in rain
Variable, extensive over high terrain during pulses of rain, bases reaching as low as 400m on western aspects. Higher bases with breaks to tops during dry periods. Western high fells (Cross Fell/Three Peaks) may only see brief breaks.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Variable cloud, sometimes brighter skies with sun through high cloud in east in morning, but then overcast during rain. Good visibility during rain/fog breaks, becoming poor in west in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C, may rise a degree Yorks Dales. Feeling like -8 to -10C in the wind.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, little change in N Pennines, rising to 9 or locally 10C Yorks Dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 27th February 2026
Last updated
Wed 25th Feb 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to northwesterly, speed likely to vary 10 to 25mph, risk increasing northerly late in day possibly to 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Often fairly small, but possibly more blustery at times with marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain on and off
High uncertainty - risk periods of rain during the day, but equally some drier intervals - may become dry for several hours, then risk rain returns later.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high terrain, breaks possible
Fairly extensive above 600m in the morning, ragged lower patches too from rain. A lifting trend, some summit breaks possible too, but with a risk of returning extensively again if rain returns.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, a veil of high cloud even if skies do brighten for a time. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3 to 5C, tending to drop later in day. Feeling like -5C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
7 or 8C, little change much of day, then lowering to 3C overnight.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 28th February 2026
Last updated
Wed 25th Feb 26 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable 10-15mph in morning, becoming southerly 20-25mph later afternoon, risk 30-35mph from dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small for several hours at least, becoming more noticeably blustery with time, by evening affecting comfortable walking.
How Wet?
Precipitation unlikely during day
Low chance of an isolated brief shower. Well onward into night, risk of rain preceded by hill snow moving in from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little
Patches grazing some higher slopes in morning, likely to lift and largely clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly good amounts of sun. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1 or 2C. As wind increases later, feeling like -5 to -8C where exposed.
And in the valleys
3C from dawn, rising to 7C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A changeable southwesterly regime continues through the weekend into early next week. Colder for a time with a drop of freezing level Friday into Saturday allowing some refreezing of higher mountain terrain mainly in Scotland, the snowpack on high mountains consolidating following recent thawing. Milder air and thawing returns into Sunday, accompanied by rain and upland gales. During next week, higher pressure is expected to develop around the British Isles, bringing quieter weather, drier for most with lighter winds. Some fronts may continue to graze northwest Scotland with rain and stronger winds locally for a few more days. Temperatures tending to be on the milder side during early March, but some frosts into valleys at times.