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.
Sunday'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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
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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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 22nd March 2026
Last updated
Sat 21st Mar 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A band of patchy rain and low cloud moves southeastwards, improving with rising cloud bases across the Highlands, but brisk winds and below freezing on higher terrain - snow showers mostly in northwest. England & Wales start with low-level fog, hazy sun then cloud lowering, a little rain develops.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Patchy fog, then cloudier, some tops capped, a little rain.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest soon becoming westerly, later northwesterly, 20mph to at times 25mph exposed tops, up to gusty 30mph around higher North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but starting to affect ease of walking at times where exposed on high tops. Feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Local rain briefly
A little patchy light rain develops from northwest over an hour or so middle of day, briefly an odd light shower of rain, amounts small, some areas remain dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Local early fog, cloud some tops for a time
Patchy fog around some valleys and cloud banks on hill slopes mostly western dales up to Tebay in the morning. Tending to mostly lift and break, but occasional cloud caps may drift over higher tops afternoon, may briefly fill in above 700-800m west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early weak sun giving way to thickening high cloud, more overcast with time. Visibility mostly good, but some haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5 or 6C, tending to lower from north by dusk onward, toward 0C later evening. Feeling like -2C during day in wind on tops.
And in the valleys
2C at dawn, slight frost in sheltered spots; rising to 11C afternoon. Dropping quickly cooler into evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 23rd March 2026
Last updated
Sat 21st Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West soon southwesterly 15-20mph or less in morning. Then increasing afternoon, later 35 to 45mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small up to early afternoon, but expect increasingly blustery conditions, and deteriorating further into evening.
How Wet?
Precipitation not expected until night
A little rain possible northernmost areas up to dusk.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine tending to weaken as high cloud thickens, may become obscured afternoon. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0C rising to 3C by late afternoon. As wind increases, chill factor later feeling like -10C in exposure.
And in the valleys
2C around dawn, frost in sheltered spots. Rising to 10C into afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 24th March 2026
Last updated
Sat 21st Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 45 to 60mph, risk 70mph high N Pennines for a few hours; peak speeds may moderate a little during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult conditions across the fells, any mobility challenging in exposure. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Heavy rain likely sets in, later snow
Patchy rain or drizzle at first, becoming persistent and increasingly heavy rain setting in over several hours, most likely through middle of day, may continue into afternoon, snow on tops later in day.
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, lower for a time in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, dull then murky in rain. Visibility increasingly very poor.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4C in morning, lowering to 0C up to dusk. 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.
Planning Outlook
A fine start to the week for many places, but strengthening winds and a spell of heavy rain arriving from the northwest during Monday advances southwards into Tuesday. Cold, wintry conditions follow across the mountains into midweek, falling sub-zero across all hills of Britain above 600-700m later Tuesday into Wednesday. Significant chill factor from gale force west then northwesterly winds. Showery hail and snow falling toward lower elevations. High pressure to the southwest then likely rebuilds to settle things again toward next weekend and temperatures will tend to recover. A mixed west to southwesterly flow likely continues to bring more changeable conditions to west and northwest Scotland.