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.
Today'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.
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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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.
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
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
Tuesday 20th January 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Jan 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong southeasterlies, gusting gale-force Scottish mountains, strengthening widely. Gales all day for Wales, severe on high tops, increasingly northern England also. Some light rain and hill snow flurries, mostly eastern Scotland, fading with rising cloud base. Heavier rain develops in south Wales.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Windy, becoming gales. Cloud rising and breaking.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25 to 40mph in morning, strengthening toward 50mph afternoon; gusty in places around higher tops and downslope toward western side of Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking over most higher terrain, becoming increasingly arduous; gusts affecting balance in places. Marked wind chill, more significant later.
How Wet?
A little rain in morning
Patchy areas of light rain moving northwards early morning, fading out to become dry then onward until night, when eventually some rain then arrives from south.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive morning, lifting
Covering most fells in morning, to some mid-slopes in south, higher bases northwards, rising and breaking above many tops onward into the afternoon, some patches may drift over eastern tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% south, widely 70% afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy start, sun breaking through in west, more widely with time, but a veil of high cloud tending to build from southwest. Visibility mostly good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2 or 3C. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -13C.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, rising to 8C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 21st January 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 30 to 50mph, speed likely to vary during the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking often arduous over exposed terrain, at times gusts knocking you off balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, risk frequent
Rain on and off, may be fairly persistent for periods, sleet or wet snow falling at times on higher North Pennines.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Covering most high terrain, from 400-500m up in eastern areas, higher bases westwards, but rarely above high tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, poor visibility in rain, locally better at times west.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -13C where exposed on higher areas.
And in the valleys
4 to 6C, small variation night into day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 22nd January 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 40 to 50mph, stronger gusts in places around high tops and downslope to west of the Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions, difficult in exposure and gusts knocking you off balance not just on tops. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and sleet mostly north/east
Rain fairly persistent over the north and eastern Pennines, falling as sleet or freezing rain on higher terrain, may become snow. Patchier toward western Yorks Dales.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive higher areas
Covering higher slopes much of the day above 500-600m, some higher breaks toward the Howgills and Vale of Eden.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull. Poor visibility many hills, locally better westwards, but rather hazy.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1 or 2C, likely to drop to 0C, particularly North Pennines. Wind chill feels as cold as -15C.
And in the valleys
Small change around 5C night into day, may drop colder northeastern areas.
Planning Outlook
Strong east to southeasterlies continue beyond midweek, sustained gales over most mountains with powerful gusts downslope toward west. Near or just below freezing on higher tops - colder air is likely to move into Scotland at least late in the week, much mountain terrain then frozen with severe chill factor. Scope for substantial snowfalls over eastern Scottish hills later this week. Sleet or snow mostly higher tops in England and Wales, may fall lower over the weekend. Low cloud often covering many hills across Britain, clearer and drier toward western coasts. Circulating low pressure and cold air likely into next week, with further snowfalls likely.