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
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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
Monday 9th March 2026
Last updated
Sun 8th Mar 26 at
3:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Humid air will bring extensive low cloud and bursts of showery rain to the mountains. However, in places breaks in the low cloud will allow sunshine through, whilst the cloud base will be very varied - making detail difficult. Windy northern and western Scottish Highlands.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Mostly dull; patches of drizzly rain and fog.
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 15mph
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Patchy rain; very little in total
Areas of fine drizzle, mainly western Yorkshire Dales and across region, bursts, mostly brief, of showery rain now and again. Total rainfall small.
Cloud on the hills?
Very extensive - although cloud base rising, perhaps breaking.
Very likely blanket of fog from lower slopes up from dawn - though possibly breaks to some higher slopes N Pennines. Cloud base will rise from late morning; in afternoon most cloud will be above 450 to 700m, highest N Pennines where could substantially clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% rising to 30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely dull and misty or murky morning. The cloud slowly breaking in places, perhaps substantially in some areas (most likely N Pennines) afternoon. However, may well remain very hazy.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C
And in the valleys
Will reach around 11C in afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 10th March 2026
Last updated
Sun 8th Mar 26 at
3:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to on higher slopes southwesterly; increasingly markedly with height to a gusty 30, perhaps 40mph N Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Markedly increasing buffeting and wind chill with height. Balance may well be affected on higher slopes.
How Wet?
Rain now and again
Rain from time to time - little in total, particularly southern Yorkshire Dales where predominantly or completely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
May clear most areas for a few hours
Detailed confidence low: Generally cloud base will rise through morning, probably clearing for a few hours - but possibly persisting above 600m Ingleborough area. Will gradually deteriorate afternoon particularly western dales in Yorkshire.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun mainly lower slopes, but perhaps more extensive southern and eastern Yorkshire dales. Very good or excellent visibility by midday as haze clears.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4C
And in the valleys
Will reach 9 to 11C, warmest eastern dales and across more southern Yorkshire dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Last updated
Sun 8th Mar 26 at
3:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly up to 50mph post dawn; through day dropping slowly, typically 30-35mph middle of day (strongest N Pennines).
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect considerable wind chill and walking to be arduous particularly morning.
How Wet?
Hail and snow showers
Mainly morning, hail and above 700m snow showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensively covering higher tops
In precipitation, cloud forming below 400 to 500m (lowest 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. Will feel like minus 10C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
8 to 10C in the afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Later this week - with the current mostly cloudy and hazy or murky conditions clearing on Tuesday night. Bouts of upland severe or storm force winds will reach the Scottish Highlands and gales periodically affecting other mountain areas. Freeze thaw cycles will occur on higher areas south from S Scotland whilst the Scottish Highlands experience infrequent thaw, with fresh snow sometimes reaching lower slopes, whilst extensive higher up.