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.
Saturday'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 cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
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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 cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 10th January 2026
Last updated
Fri 9th Jan 26 at
4:05PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Most terrain frozen, snow cover over many hills, beware icy surfaces even lower down. Wind fairly light, but feeling blustery at times over Scottish mountains and later northern England. Some snow showers and flurries, mostly toward the west. Varied patchy cloud around hills, sunnier Pennines & NE Scotland.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunshine and light winds, then more cloud and breezier later.
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable direction 5-10mph or less in morning, becoming southerly then southwesterly into afternoon 15-20mph, by dusk 25mph on higher N Pennines. Strengthening onward through the night to gales 40-50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small in morning, but becoming more blustery with marked wind chill on higher terrain in afternoon. Starting to deteriorate further into night.
How Wet?
Rare if any flurries
Substantially dry, chance of an odd snow flurry, light rain spots lower slopes, mainly later afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little if any
Fragments of cloud around some slopes and tops, but many hills often clear. Some mist possible into valleys.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunniest in morning, patchy cloud moves in from west. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-1 or -2C. Feeling like -8C if exposed to wind later.
And in the valleys
Much terrain frozen into valleys. Sub-zero from dawn, rising to 1 or 2C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 11th January 2026
Last updated
Fri 9th Jan 26 at
4:05PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, in range 40 to 50mph, at times 60mph high Pennines, peak speeds likely to vary during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions with frequent buffeting and powerful gusts to some lower slopes, significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Snow turning to rain, heavy west
Snow arrives up to dawn from the southwest, setting in widely heavy, sleet or rain on lower terrain, possibly freezing rain for a time. Increasingly turning to rain to higher elevations, heavy western dales.
Cloud on the hills?
Soon extensive
Varied cloud banks over higher slopes at first, soon filling in widely across the tops, lowest bases western Yorks Dales up to Tebay, highest northeast Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and mostly dull. Visibility increasingly poor as precipitation sets in, appalling for a time if in snow on hills.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-1C early morning, rising toward +2 to 4C, small variation of temperature with height. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C.
And in the valleys
Near freezing at dawn, rising to 2C during daytime, reaching 4 or 5C toward evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 12th January 2026
Last updated
Fri 9th Jan 26 at
4:05PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 40 to 60mph, strongest North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions, arduous walking over the fells, buffeting gusts to some lower slopes. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Frequent rain west
Rain on and off, frequent in western areas, particularly Yorks Dales NP up to Tebay, some showery bursts mixed in. Very wet underfoot due to previous rain and where snow melts.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher tops
Often covering higher terrain above 700-800m, more frequent to 600m around Ingleborough. Some breaks best toward eastern side of Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly eastern dales. Slight haze, visibility reduced to poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4C. Wind chill feeling around -10C where directly exposed on tops.
And in the valleys
Mild from dawn, small variation night and day, 6 to 8C.
Planning Outlook
Thawing develops during Sunday, snow turning to rain, rising just above freezing toward highest tops in Scotland, whilst in England and Wales a more rapid and substantial thaw - beware unstable snowpack conditions, then becoming very wet underfoot where melting occurs. A complex and unsettled outlook next week, generally less cold than recently, but still often below freezing over Scottish mountains above 800-1000m, and at least intermittently below freezing over tops in England and Wales. A mix of snow and rain will fall, often snow on Scottish tops with fresh accumulations. Some showery days with hail. Wind will vary in speed and direction day-to-day, some lulls, but risk gales at times on hills.