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.
Monday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Monday 20th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 19th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Hill snow and rain lower down in northeast Scotland from early in the day, locally persistent for a time. Showers form across Scotland and northern England during the day, locally increasingly heavy with hail. Blustery toward northwest Scotland, otherwise fairly light wind until late in day. Staying at freezing on high Scottish tops.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wind mostly light. Showers develop, locally heavy afternoon.
How windy? (On the summits)
East or northeasterly 10 to 15mph or at times less, but local gusts in showers. Tending to strengthen later in day, to easterly 25-30mph by dusk onward.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small. Late in day starting to feel more blustery and notably chilly.
How Wet?
Scattered showers, mostly afternoon
Largely dry start especially in west, then brief showers with soft hail, possibly a flurry of snow on higher slopes, initially northeastern areas, then showery fairly widely over a few hours afternoon, odd heavier bursts moving westwards, though some places remain often dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches in morning, lifting above tops
Cloud banks drifting over higher slopes in the morning, mostly northeast Pennines. Generally most cloud lifting above the hills into middle of the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, but shafts of sunshine breaking through, best in west in morning. Visibility often excellent, briefly reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C rising to 4C afternoon, though staying cooler over higher North Pennines. Where exposed to wind, feeling like -5C early in day, later -2C.
And in the valleys
Slight frost in some valleys at dawn. Rising to 12C afternoon, slightly cooler northeastern dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 21st April 2026
Last updated
Sun 19th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25 to 35mph, very gusty in places around higher tops, locally downslope west of the Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable wind chill in exposure, blustery spots may affect balance and make walking uncomfortable.
How Wet?
A little early rain east
Patchy light rain, mostly on northeastern Pennines early morning, brief light showers passing westwards, but fading.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied then lifting
Cloud banks above 600m, mostly eastern areas in the morning, may cover tops for a few hours. Tending to lift above the hills and increasingly break up.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some brighter sunnier moments mostly western dales; sunshine more widely later. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C rising to 4C afternoon Three Peaks, but N Pennines stay cooler. Directly in the wind, feeling like -7 to -10C.
And in the valleys
4C at dawn, rising to 10C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Last updated
Sun 19th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25mph, but local gusty spots 35mph around high tops and locally downslope to west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, in places more uncomfortable in exposure over higher fells, buffeting gusts not just higher slopes. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hardly any west, early cloud east
Cloud banks mostly eastern areas in the morning, typically above 600m. Some patchy cloud may roll westwards over the tops, but tending to all thin and break up.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine most or all day in west, cloud for a time eastern areas tending to break. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C rising to 4 to 6C, coolest NE Pennines. Feeling like -7C directly in the wind in the morning.
And in the valleys
Pockets of frost in many valleys and sheltered higher areas from dawn. Rising to 11 to 13C, warmest in west.
Planning Outlook
A drier outlook through late April as high pressure resides over Britain, centred generally toward the north. Easterly winds prevail this week, strong and gusty over England and Wales, gale-force in places through midweek. Less windy further north across Scotland and becoming lighter winds everywhere by later in the week. Western mountains generally clear with plenty of sunshine throughout this week ahead, variable cloud at times drifting onto some eastern hills. Some overnight frosts into valleys. Daytime temperatures rising several degrees above freezing to highest tops, warmest in west. Risk of a strengthening chilly northerly wind for a time during next weekend.