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.
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
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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.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 16th February 2026
Last updated
Sun 15th Feb 26 at
3:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Snow over northwestern mountains in Scotland will tend to extend further into Lochaber and Cairngorms by afternoon as NW'ly winds strengthen, some hail mixed in. Strong westerlies for England, gale-force on Welsh mountains, heavy showers merging into longer periods rain, snow confined to higher tops.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Blustery with showers, hail or snow on fells.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 30mph, squally stronger gusts at times in showers in south; turning more northwesterly up to dusk, increasing a little into evening, risk reaching 40-50mph high tops overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery with considerable wind chill on higher fells. Gusts affecting balance on exposed higher areas at times. Deteriorating into night.
How Wet?
Snow showers mostly western hills
Snow and hail showers on fells, sometimes frequent western Yorkshire Dales. Scattered showers elsewhere. Mostly rain below 400-500m.
Cloud on the hills?
Often covering higher areas
Cloud base varying, between 400m near precipitation mainly Ingleborough area, otherwise 600 to occasionally 800m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sunshine - mainly lower slopes northeastern Pennines. Very varied visibility; very poor or appalling in snow, but otherwise excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0 or 1C. Then dropping overnight toward -4C. Daytime wind chill feeling like -7 to -10C on exposed higher areas.
And in the valleys
3 or 4C from dawn, up to 6 or 7C early afternoon. Onward into night, frost forming widely.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 17th February 2026
Last updated
Sun 15th Feb 26 at
3:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 30 to 35mph early morning, risk stronger around dawn, but dropping, to N-NE'ly 20-25mph, or less during afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Prepare for significant wind chill in the morning, very blustery conditions for a few hours at least, but improving.
How Wet?
Precipitation rare if any
Chance of a few snow showers pushing onto the eastern North Pennines for a time.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little if any
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bright sunshine, some broken cloud for a time toward the east and north. Superb visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-3C. Early in day, feeling like -12 to -15C directly in the wind, easing.
And in the valleys
Near to freezing at dawn with frost in sheltered valleys; rising to 5C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 18th February 2026
Last updated
Sun 15th Feb 26 at
3:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25-35mph. Notable gustiness over highest terrain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking most of the day with considerable wind chill - buffeting gusts often affect stability in exposure.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Any cloud unlikely
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Likely sunny but high cloud may increasingly weaken the sun. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-2C, may locally lower to -3C in the east. Feeling like -10 to -15C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
Widely frozen from dawn, -2 to -4C. Rising to around +1C, locally warmer near Three Peaks.
Planning Outlook
Much terrain frozen into midweek, frost into valleys and glens. Uncertain extent of strengthening winds by Wednesday, and possible snow moving into Wales. Late in the week and through next weekend, a switch to southwesterly winds is expected, bringing a change to milder conditions - lifting above freezing to tops in England and Wales, and generally higher freezing levels in Scotland; periods of thawing likely over the mountains, though some further snowfall at times on higher Munros. Rain most frequent over western hills. Generally windy with upland gales.