Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines
The entire Yorkshire Dales National Park and North Pennines AONB, including the Three Peaks and Cross Fell, also south to Forest of Bowland and Ilkley Moor.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines
Sunday 24th January 2021
Last updated
Saturday 23rd January 2021 at
2:19 PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Scotland: Scattering of snow showers in the west, mainly coastal hills, but for most areas dry, cold and mostly sunny. Towards dusk, risk of zone of more persistent snow moving inland from west coast. England and Wales: Areas of snow across Wales will gradually ease away in afternoon. Mostly fine elsewhere with little wind.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines
Mostly dry. Rare snow flurries, mainly in the west. Hills often clear.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10 to locally 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Mostly dry, rare snow flurries.
Mostly dry, but here and there a few snow flurries/showers; these mostly across the western Dales.
Cloud on the hills?
Often clear, some patches high tops.
Often clear, although here and there some patches drifting across highest tops. However, in any snow showers, forming more widely.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent, perhaps later frequent, sun and very clear air. In any snow showers, visibility will become very poor.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-3C
And in the valleys
Starting sub-zero, rising only to 1 or 2C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines
Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated
Saturday 23rd January 2021 at
2:19 PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West or northwesterly 15 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small
How Wet?
Mostly dry
Isolated flurries of snow or briefly hail.
Cloud on the hills?
May be very little
Patches of cloud locally on some higher slopes, but many hills may be often clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Frequent sun. Very clear air. Local low level fog patches in morning.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-2C
And in the valleys
-5C or locally lower at dawn, rising only just above freezing during day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines
Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated
Saturday 23rd January 2021 at
2:19 PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 15 to 20mph at dawn, soon dropping out for several hours, later southerly 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but marked wind chill at first.
How Wet?
Dry much of day, risk snow later.
Much of the day dry, but increasing risk of snow moving in from the southwest toward or after dusk.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly clear morning, lowering afternoon.
Mostly clear through the morning, then patches will increasingly form higher tops on western hills in the afternoon. Risk of becoming extensive around dusk.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early sunshine will soon become weak as high cloud builds, then overcast afternoon. Visibility excellent, but will become poor or very poor should precipitation arrive.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-1 or -2C, late in day rising to 2C near west coast.
And in the valleys
Sub-zero in morning, lifting to 1 or 2C in afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Staying cold into early next week. Mountain terrain widely frozen with snow cover. Overnight frosts into valleys, most significant into Highland glens. Fronts will encroach from the southwest by Tuesday, bringing potentially extensive snowfalls. Temperatures then tending to rise midweek, resulting in freeze and thaw cycles - thawing most marked in Wales, perhaps also northern England, but likely short-lived thawing on the Munros. Wind varied, occasionally up to gale force.