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.
Sunday'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
Sunday 1st February 2026
Last updated
Sat 31st Jan 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive low cloud and patchy areas of rain, or snow on higher mountains, merging into more constant precipitation from the west over England, Wales and southwest Scotland. Driest conditions for the coastal northwest Highlands. Improving afternoon for Wales. Variable winds, dropping fairly light Highlands.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Rain most frequent western Dales, moderate wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 10-20mph, toward dusk shifting westerly and may become slightly stronger and gustier.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, risk more noticeably blustery later in day and after sunset.
How Wet?
Rain on-and-off, becoming more frequent at times heavy in west
Patches of rain will come and go throughout the day, but eastern areas drier in the morning. Becoming more frequent rain from west, heavier showery bursts mixed in with time, wettest western Yorks Dales. Late in day turning to snow on tops above 700-800m.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive though variable
Cloud often shrouds high terrain above 600-700m, a few odd higher breaks may occur but also cloud filling in to lower slopes for periods where rain develops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, visibility variable, at times good but turning poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C.
And in the valleys
4C from dawn, rising to 6C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 2nd February 2026
Last updated
Sat 31st Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly, 20-25mph early morning, gradually rising, reaching 30mph, up to 35mph by dusk, 40mph+ after dark.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly uncomfortable walking in exposure, becoming strenuous with considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy rain
Rain affecting many fells on-and-off, totals usually small, but a few heavier moments may befall eastern slopes, turning to snow on higher northern areas above 700m.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, breaks possible
Mostly covering high terrain with bases regularly to middle slopes in the east; cloud amount will vary, with high breaks and possibly to summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often cloudy but a few bright/sunny breaks mainly in west. Poor visibility and hazy east, better west of high fells.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C, locally 0C in the far N Pennines. Feeling like -8 to -10C with time in the wind.
And in the valleys
1 or 2C from dawn, lifting to 3 or 4C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Last updated
Sat 31st Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 35 to 45mph, very gusty in places around higher fells and on downslopes west of high terrain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions over exposed terrain, gusts knocking you off balance; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Occasional flurries
Snow flurries mostly east and northeastern areas, occasionally passing westward, sleet or rain below 400m.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive higher areas
Covering much higher terrain above 500-700m, lowest in eastern areas. Some cloud banks rolling across to western tops, but better breaks around western Yorks Dales.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely overcast, dull in east, brighter western Yorks Dales. Hazy, poor visibility if in snow.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-1C. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C.
And in the valleys
3 or 4C, small change night into day.
Planning Outlook
Southeast then easterly winds will prevail during the week ahead, strong to gale force over many hills for sustained periods. From Monday into Tuesday onward, colder air temperature and lower freezing level again, leaving mountain terrain widely frozen from mid-elevations upward, or to lower slopes in eastern Scotland. Further snow will affect eastern mountains, with additional accumulations and drifting. Some periods of hill snow for England and Wales into midweek. Cold easterly patterns are expected to continue onward into mid February, though higher pressure to the north may see reduced precipitation amounts, always driest with highest cloud in west.