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.
Thursday'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.
Winter kit required on higher terrain
Snow cover over higher mountains. Safe progress over some terrain will require suitable footwear - possibly crampons and ice-axe where necessary.
Click an icon for more information or click here for a key to all icons.
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.
Winter kit required on higher terrain
Snow cover over higher mountains. Safe progress over some terrain will require suitable footwear - possibly crampons and ice-axe where necessary.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 8th January 2026
Last updated
Wed 7th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fairly benign conditions, breezier in northern Scotland. Local snow flurries, patchy cloud and some sun. A developing system to the southwest moves into Wales with heavy snow setting in increasingly widely later, extending into the Peak District by evening, accompanied by gales.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Light wind. Rare flurries, patchy cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable direction mostly 10mph or less. Strengthening E-NE'ly 30mph evening-night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small during daytime.
How Wet?
Rare light snow
Often dry, but possible snow flurries mostly western hills, sleet or rain low-mid slopes. Later evening into night, risk of snow becoming persistent, mainly southern areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, patchy fog
Patchy cloud may drift onto some higher tops, possible fog some valleys also, mainly southern areas.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Varied cloud and sun, likely better east; a veil of high cloud. Visibility very good in places, but risk misty or hazy some lower areas.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-1 or -2C.
And in the valleys
Frost many valleys, all day out of sunlight, starting around -1C to local -3C. Rising to max 2 or 3C. Back to 0C after dark.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 9th January 2026
Last updated
Wed 7th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 20 to 35mph, likely strongest early in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
May make walking uncomfortable with considerable wind chill on high terrain.
How Wet?
Flurries mostly morning
Patchy snow from overnight continuing into morning - a fresh covering to some lower elevations; sleet lower slopes, tending to fade to flurries and gradually fade out.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, may improve
Shrouding most fells in the morning, banks of cloud mid-slopes up in eastern areas. Tending to thin and break in western areas, gradually may lift more widely.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, may gradually become brighter, but high cloud likely obscures sun. Difficult navigation if in fog over snow cover, visibility may improve with time.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-1 or -2C. Feeling near/below -10C if exposed to stronger winds.
And in the valleys
0C from dawn, up to 2C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 10th January 2026
Last updated
Wed 7th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable or northerly 10 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but risk noticeable wind chill in exposure on hills.
How Wet?
Rare if any flurries
Substantially dry, chance of an odd snow flurry, light rain spots lower slopes.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little
Fragments of cloud around some slopes and tops, but many hills often clear. Some mist possible into valleys.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mix of cloud and sun. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
-1 or -2C.
And in the valleys
Much terrain frozen into valleys. Sub-zero from dawn, rising to 1 or 2C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Terrain remaining widely frozen into the weekend, extensive deep snow cover for Highlands, less nearer the central belt. A fresh good covering for Wales and south Pennines from Thursday night too. Quiet weather for Saturday daytime. Then into Sunday, southerly winds strengthen to gales - as a frontal system approaches, snow then freezing rain is likely. A rise of freezing level from the southwest - some thawing develops, rising just above freezing toward higher slopes; more pronounced thawing in England and Wales to the tops. Uncertain patterns next week, colder air may return across Scotland, whilst further south often generally milder. Some further hill snow mainly in Scotland.