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.
Tuesday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra 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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Last updated
Mon 23rd Feb 26 at
3:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Widely windy, gales over high terrain and more widely Scottish Highlands. Most rain in northwest Scotland with extensive coastal cloud, some drizzle on other high northwestern terrain with low cloud, most persistent on south/west aspects. Largely dry central and east areas, early low cloud, sun breaks with time.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Strongest wind and most extensive cloud early, improving
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30 to 35mph. Some variability, at times both higher and lower, but with a risk of strong gusts over high terrain approaching 40mph+ in the morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking on most hills, more arduous early in the day in exposure where strongest gusts necessitate effort to maintain balance. Considerable wind chill despite milder air.
How Wet?
Soon dry
Patchy morning drizzle mostly western areas up to Tebay, and feeling damp where in cloud elsewhere. Soon turning largely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive early, improving, clear summits at times
Covering higher fells much of the morning, most persistent to 600m in west, or possibly lower south of Tebay. A lifting and breaking trend with time, fells clear for periods afternoon but with a risk of banks returning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy early, some brighter skies with sun through high cloud north and east Pennines where visibility good, best chance of sun afternoon. Hazier western Dales, misty around some hills, but improving here too.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5 to 7C, trending towards 7C more consistently with time. In exposure to wind, feeling like -5 to -7C.
And in the valleys
6 or 7C from dawn, rising to 10 to 12C afternoon, mildest in the eastern Yorks Dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Last updated
Mon 23rd Feb 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30-35mph, gusty in places too, notably early in the day. A strengthening trend, reaching 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking much of the day with buffeting gusts and notable wind chill. May deteriorate.
How Wet?
Spotty rain, mostly north
Spots of light rain drifting into the N Pennines, sometimes towards the Three Peaks area as well; some fine drizzle in cloud over high summits. The risk of rain rises later in the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high terrain but variable
Fog largely shrouds the high terrain from Cross Fell southward in the N Pennines. The Three Peaks will mostly be in fog too, at times the bases drifting lower. Hills to the east will be often free of cloud.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often cloudy but with bright breaks, some sun possible over Yorks Dales. Good visibility but a notable haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6C at dawn, rising to 7C, locally 8C eastern Yorks Dales. Feeling just below freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, rising to 10 to 12C, warmest near and north of the Howgills.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 26th February 2026
Last updated
Mon 23rd Feb 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35-45mph. A risk of speeds reaching 50mph for periods in the afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous walking all day, most powerful wind requiring bracing/crouching for stability; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Pulses of rain
Bands of rain will sweep west-to-east through the day. Dry periods are likely, though the fells from Tebay south to the Three Peaks may receive some spotty light rain in the wind between broader pulses of rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Often on tops, variability higher or lower
Variable, extensive over high terrain during pulses of rain, bases reaching as low as 400m on western aspects. Higher bases with breaks to tops during dry periods. Western high fells (Cross Fell/Three Peaks) may only see brief breaks.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Variable cloud, sometimes brighter skies with sunny breaks, but then overcast during rain. Good visibility during rain/fog breaks.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C, lowering a degree or two for a few hours around midday. Feeling like -8 to -10C in the wind.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, little change in most places, locally rising a degree.
Planning Outlook
West to southwesterly winds prevail from mid-week into the weekend as areas of low pressure move toward northwest Scotland; regular rainfall here, most frequent and heavy over western mountains. Bands of rain from the west also affecting England and Wales. Milder temperatures from mid-week with freezing levels above all summits for a few days, substantial thawing to the summits in England and Wales, some high slope thawing in Scotland too. Extensive gales, only a brief easing on Wednesday, then soon unsettled again with cooler temperatures returning, showery west with bands of rain passing east, some snow on Scottish Munros. Some drier, brighter weather is possible over the weekend, though interruptions by bands of rain are likely with low confidence in detail.