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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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 2nd February 2026
Last updated
Sun 1st Feb 26 at
4:26PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong and gusty east-southeasterlies, gale-force in places, speeds generally increasing over England & Wales with time. Snow frequent or persistent for eastern Scottish hills, rain lower ground; whiteout over higher areas with blanket cloud. Largely dry west coasts with higher and more broken cloud.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Strong gusty wind, gales later. Low cloud, patchy rain northeast.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly, 25 to 35mph in morning, lowest speeds just around dawn, generally rising, during afternoon to 35-40mph, stronger gusts up to dusk, 45-50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery becoming increasingly strenuous walking, later arduous over exposed terrain with considerable wind chill. Gusts knocking you off balance later in day.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, less west
Rain affecting many fells on-and-off, totals usually small, occasionally steadier on eastern slopes, turning to snow on higher northern areas above 700m, or 500m into evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, breaks possible west
Mostly covering high terrain with bases regularly to middle slopes in the east; cloud amount will vary, with high breaks and possibly to summits in western areas at times.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often cloudy but a few brighter breaks with brief glimpses of mainly in western valleys. Poor visibility and hazy east, better west of high fells.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C, to 0C in the N Pennines. Feeling like -8 to -12C with time in the wind.
And in the valleys
3 to 5C, small variation night into day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Last updated
Sun 1st Feb 26 at
4:26PM
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)
-1 or -2C. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C.
And in the valleys
2 or 3C, small change night into day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Last updated
Sun 1st Feb 26 at
4:26PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southeasterly 20 to 30mph, gusty in places around higher exposed tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, in places affecting comfortable walking on exposed high terrain, considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy sleet then rain
Sleet or snow over fells mostly above 600m from dawn, patchy toward west. Turning mostly to rain toward upper slopes, tending to become light and patchy, may fade out during afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest east
Low cloud shrouding many hills, from mid or some lower slopes upward in east and southern Yorks Dales NP. Higher base west, local breaks toward Vale of Eden.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely overcast, dull and misty, particularly east. Local brighter moments into afternoon west, visibility improving.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0C rising to +2C. Wind chill feeling like -7 to -10C.
And in the valleys
2C rising to 6C.
Planning Outlook
Easterly winds prevail this week, strong to gale force over many hills for sustained periods. Freezing levels will vary, but in the Highlands rarely above 800m away from the west coast, at times sub-zero from 400-500m upward. In England and Wales only occasionally dropping below 600m, and at times just above freezing to high tops. Further snow focused on eastern Scottish mountains, with additional accumulations and drifting; very little further west. Some periods of hill snow for England and Wales during 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.