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
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Feb 26 at
4:19PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy for many, gale force gusts in Scotland, most powerful west. Snowing south and east Highlands (whiteout on high terrain), only patchy west; rain to lower slopes at first. Extensive cloud from southern Scotland through England and Wales and often raining, heaviest south and west slopes. Lighter wind southern Pennines.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Extensive cloud and often raining; blustery north
How windy? (On the summits)
North Pennines: easterly 25-35mph, gusty over the high tops. Yorks Dales: southerly but variable direction (easterly at times), range of 10-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small in many areas, best chance of extended small effects in the south. N Pennines will see more blustery moments, walking at times strenuous on high northern summits.
How Wet?
Intermittent rain
Rain and drizzle on and off, though feeling damp during cessations in precipitation. Later, rain becomes more widespread again.
Cloud on the hills?
Very extensive
Most hills persistently cloud covered above 400-500m, particularly in the east. Bases at times higher on western slopes but unlikely breaking to high terrain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Less than 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sun. Extensively dull and misty, also hazy from the east.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1 to 4C, mildest temperatures near the Three Peaks. Fairly steady temperatures through the day, though may cool a degree in the N Pennines. Feeling like -8C if in stronger wind.
And in the valleys
3 or 4C, little change expected, though eastern N Pennines may see some cooling, the risk increasing later in the day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 12th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Feb 26 at
4:19PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Detail uncertain: generally northeasterly, 25-40mph, though may be lighter and variable at times in the south.
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. Best chance of dry moments on western and southern slopes.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Cloud shrouds the fells down to middle slopes for most of the day, lowest in the east; some locally higher bases towards Vale of Eden/Three Peaks 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
From dawn 3 or 4C Yorks Dales, nearer 1 or 2C N Pennines. Lowing to 0 to 2C, always coolest north.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 13th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Feb 26 at
4:19PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly, trending northerly, 25-40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strongest speeds make walking arduous in exposure - stability becoming challenged with significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showery snow east
Showery snow affecting high fells and eastern hills, sometimes for extended periods but also some breaks. More scattered or possibly dry on the western high fells.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high and eastern slopes
Cloud often clinging to fells near 700m and up, bases at times lower to the east during snow showers. A few breaks here and there. Little cloud, if any, towards the Three Peaks and slopes near the southern Vale of Eden.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun appearing with time from the north, high cloud lingers over Yorks Dales. Variable visibility, good at times but turning poor during precipitation.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-3 or -4C, may rise a degree afternoon where sun breaks out. Feeling as cold as -20C in exposure.
And in the valleys
0 or -1C from dawn, may be slightly cooler N Pennines; little change, may rise a degree where sun breaks out.
Planning Outlook
Becoming colder for all areas during the transition into the weekend, with much mountain terrain frozen again to increasingly lower elevations - soonest toward the north and east of Scotland. A widespread frost is likely early on Saturday. Northeasterly wind will be dominant - 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, most likely later Friday and Saturday. Unsettled weather returns on Sunday, with a more active week likely to follow, dominated by west-to-northwesterly winds - most precipitation in the west with some freeze-thaw cycles in central and southern areas.