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
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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 19th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 18th Jan 26 at
4:17PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain near the west coast of Scotland, largely dry inland, but low cloud covering southern Highlands widely, higher and more broken cloud northward. Rain or drizzle and blanket fog over the Pennines, drier for Lakes and Wales, with best cloud breaks northern areas. Southerly winds strongest N/W Scotland, gusty.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Low cloud widely, drizzly rain; moderate breeze.
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southeasterly 15-20mph, gusty 25mph in places around some higher fells.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small effect on walking, but noticeable chill on higher terrain.
How Wet?
A little rain
Patchy rain and drizzle, most persistent south, small amounts northwestward, but some rain pushing north by evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest south
Low cloud shrouding the fells widely, from low to mid-slopes upward especially Yorks Dales NP. Some higher bases northwest, but rarely above higher N Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, poor visibility over many fells, hazy lower down, locally better near Vale of Eden.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3C. Feeling like -5C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, small rise to 7C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 20th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 18th Jan 26 at
4:17PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25 to 40mph, 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, gusts affecting balance in places; marked wind chill.
How Wet?
A little rain
Patchy areas of rain moving northwards, most frequent Yorks Dales NP.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, may lift higher
Covering most fells in morning, to some mid-slopes in south, higher bases northwards. Some improvement possible with rising bases during the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally cloudy, some brighter moments especially northern areas. Hazy or misty start, improving visibility below cloud.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2 or 3C. Wind chill feeling like -10C.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, rising to 8C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 21st January 2026
Last updated
Sun 18th Jan 26 at
4:17PM
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, gusts frequently 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.
Planning Outlook
South to southeasterly winds prevail during the week ahead, widely strengthening to become persistently windy, gales over mountains with powerful gusts. Mountains near to freezing point in Scotland, typically just above freezing to high tops in England and Wales for a few days. A slowly circulating weather system will bring areas of rain and high-level snow, becoming more persistent as the week progresses, cloud covering most hills; generally driest and clearest in northwest Scotland. Colder air trying to move in from the east into later January, leaving most mountain terrain frozen in the longer range.