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.
Tuesday'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.
Heavy rain
Near-constant heavy rain, sometimes torrential over the mountains, very wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
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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.
Heavy rain
Near-constant heavy rain, sometimes torrential over the mountains, very wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 24th March 2026
Last updated
Mon 23rd Mar 26 at
3:55PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Widespread gales, severe early in Scotland. Showers in west Scotland, pushing east, turning snowy and setting in for a time. Near constant rain for Lakeland and Yorks Dales, becoming heavy with a rising flood risk. Rain spreads widely across England and Wales later, wind strengthens in Wales.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Gales and heavy rain, nearly constant west Yorks Dales NP
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 45 to 55mph most of the day. Winds may ease slightly in the north afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult conditions across the fells most of the day, mobility challenging in exposure during strongest wind with significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Heavy rain western Yorks Dales, setting in widely afternoon
Persistent and increasingly heavy rain over the western Yorks Dales, perhaps all day; becoming very wet underfoot here with a risk of flooding. Rain starts patchier east and north, but spreading more widely afternoon, with risk of heavier downpours later.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest west
Shrouding the fells widely, from lower elevations upward western areas up to Tebay. Mostly above 600-700m further north and east, more extensively lower as rain sets in, most fells shrouded from at least 500m upward.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, dull and murky in rain. Visibility increasingly very poor.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6 or 7C most of the day. Beginning to lower from the north afternoon, a sharp drop as evening approaches, around 2C, then more widely towards freezing overnight. Feeling like -12 to -15C in the wind.
And in the valleys
8 to 10C in morning up to mid-afternoon, then dropping later in day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 25th March 2026
Last updated
Mon 23rd Mar 26 at
3:55PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 30 to 45mph, varying speeds with squally gusts around showers, to 50mph+.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking often impeded, frequent buffeting, in places more arduous over higher exposed terrain. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Hail and snow showers
Showery snow and hail falling to lower slopes, mostly western areas in the morning, but increasingly widespread with time. Chance of isolated thunder & lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasionally capping tops
Cloud base changing, mostly confined to highest summits above 700-800m and often lifting above. Brief patches to 600m in showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of bright sunshine, most common toward east in morning. Visibility at times very good, but appalling in showers with brief whiteout over tops.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-1 or -2C, slight rise into afternoon. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C on tops.
And in the valleys
1C from dawn, local frosts likely, rising to 6C afternoon, but dropping back several degrees during showers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 26th March 2026
Last updated
Mon 23rd Mar 26 at
3:55PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northwesterly 20-30mph, gradually easing, shifting somewhat westerly, 15mph into evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded with stability affected on high exposed fells early. Easing to fairly small effects.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Only late in the day, if any
The fells clear of cloud most or all day. Overnight, cloud starts filling in over high tops, lower bases west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bright sunshine in the morning, high cloud starting to build from midday onward. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-2 or -3C, lifting to +1C. Feeling like -10 to -12C in early wind.
And in the valleys
A widespread frost, locally -3C N Pennines. Lifting to 4 or 5C.
Planning Outlook
Cold, wintry conditions across all mountains into midweek - significant chill factor from gale force west then northwesterly winds. Hail and snow showers extend southwards into Wednesday, by then below freezing on all tops above 600-700m. Fewer showers by Thursday for many, though further snow then rain moves into western Scotland. Temperature and freezing level then varying as changeable westerlies prevail for Scotland through the weekend into early next week with periods of upland gales widely, accompanied by spells of rain, hill snow and hail showers; some windows of drier weather more often affect England & Wales.