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.
Wednesday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
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
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Mar 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cold strong westerly winds, gales over Scottish mountains and more widely early in day, significant chill factor over mountains. Showery snow and hail most frequent W & NW Highlands, more scattered elsewhere. Cloud base varying, occasional sun.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Windy, gales at first. Local showers with hail, snow tops.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly up to 50mph post dawn; through day dropping slowly, typically 30-35mph middle of day (strongest N Pennines). Increasing again into night, reaching 60-70mph, stronger gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect considerable wind chill and walking to be arduous particularly morning. Deteriorating again to severe gales onward into night.
How Wet?
Hail and snow showers
Mainly morning, hail and above 700m snow showers, mostly brief.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher tops
In precipitation, cloud forming to 400-500m, lowest in morning south of Tebay. Otherwise, by midday (as average cloud base tends to rise) between 600 and 900m, generally highest easternmost summits and N Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sunshine, mainly afternoon. Visibility mostly very good although a haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C during day, then rising to 4C into night. Will feel like -10C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, 8 or 9C in the afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 12th March 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 45 to 55mph, likely 60mph higher tops for periods.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult conditions over the fells, any mobility challenging in exposure higher up. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Heavy rain sets in from the north
Patchy rain from before dawn over N Pennines and Three Peaks, setting in persistent and heavy from the north with time. Intense bursts of rain likely with a risk of thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Shrouding the fells widely, from lower elevations upward western Yorks Dales up to Tebay and western N Pennines. Some eastern slopes start clearer, though deteriorating from the north here too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull most of day, especially in west, but may become brighter later from north. Poor visibility, possibly improving later.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C, late in day likely to drop to 0C in N Pennines, more widely dropping overnight. Wind chill feeling like -8 to -12C.
And in the valleys
8 to 10C, small variation during day, then dropping chillier overnight.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 13th March 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 35 to 45mph, likely strongest in the morning, squally gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions over exposed higher terrain, considerable buffeting and significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Hail and snow showers, chance thunder
Showers with hail most frequent western York Dales, a scattering elsewhere passing east during day; snow falling toward lower elevations in morning, then mostly rain below 400m. Chance of isolated lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Sometimes capping tops
Cloud occasionally grazing higher fells, mostly western areas near Ingleborough, brief patches to 600m or lower in showers. Often breaking above many tops, particularly eastern areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sun west, or more frequent bright sun east and northeastern dales. Visibility often excellent eastern areas, but further west at times very poor in snow.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-2C rising to 0 or 1C afternoon. Feeling like -12 to -15C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
2C from dawn, rising to 5 or 6C afternoon, but a few degrees colder in showers.
Planning Outlook
Generally unsettled onward into the upcoming weekend and start of next week as low pressure systems pass near and north of Britain - strong west or southwesterly winds prevail, often gale-force to at times storm-force over the mountains. Some fluctuation of temperature and freezing level, but mostly below freezing over Scottish mountains, at times snow falling to lower elevations. Colder for all by the end of this week with widely lowering freezing level by Friday. Frequent precipitation most western mountains, accumulations of snow across the mountains, most substantial in western Scotland from Glencoe northwards. Quieter weather patterns indicated beyond mid-month as higher pressure builds.