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
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Heavy snow and hail showers, isolated lightning
Showery precipitation, often heavy, may merge to become constant for periods. A mix of snow and hail often falling to lower slopes. Risk of very localised thunder and lightning.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Heavy snow and hail showers, isolated lightning
Showery precipitation, often heavy, may merge to become constant for periods. A mix of snow and hail often falling to lower slopes. Risk of very localised thunder and lightning.
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 12th April 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Gales will be severe all day over Scottish mountains, whilst upland gales gradually lessen for northern England, easing sooner in Wales, but remaining blustery. Widespread heavy showers merging into more constant precipitation in western Scotland, powerful squalls with hail, snow falling at times and risk of thunder.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Upland gales, lessening. Showery bursts, hail, snow tops.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 40mph, up to 50mph in the morning higher Pennines; stronger gusts widely in showers. Lessening gradually afternoon-evening to 25-30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous on high terrain, more difficult early in day, particularly northern areas, with buffeting squally gusts affecting balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Heavy showers, hail, snow; risk thunder
Showers most common western Yorkshire Dales NP in morning, but increasingly widespread with time; heavy bursts with hail, snow at times falling toward 600m, risk of isolated thunder & lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasionally on high tops
Much cloud often above the hills, but patches around 600-700m around showers, mostly western Yorks Dales in morning, briefly in showers elsewhere.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent bright sunshine, sunniest toward east in the morning. Visibility changing suddenly from very good to briefly very poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C rising to 3 or 4C by afternoon, but dropping slightly during showers. Wind chill feeling like -8 to -12C on tops, coldest in morning.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, rising to 10C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 13th April 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 10 to 20mph, brief stronger gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small effect on walking, but feeling chilly if exposed to breeze.
How Wet?
Hail showers forming afternoon
Largely dry all morning, then a scattering of brief showers forming, more widespread with time during afternoon, briefly heavy with hail, also snow may fall to 600m. Risk isolated thunder & lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly above hills
Rare patches of cloud forming on some tops in morning, and then briefly grazing higher slopes around showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine most widely in morning, then cloud building, leaving brief bursts of sun. Visibility excellent, but briefly very poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C rising to 5C by afternoon, but dropping a few degrees in showers. Wind chill feeling like -2 to -5C on tops.
And in the valleys
Frost in sheltered valleys at dawn. Rising to 10C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 14th April 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, 10 to 15mph or less until afternoon, tending to strengthen to 20-25mph up to dusk; 40mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small much of daytime, but later becoming more blustery over higher terrain.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely until night
Likely dry most or all daytime. By evening, patchy rain develops from southwest, becoming more persistent in west onward into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Fragments of cloud around some slopes early morning, also mist in some valleys at first. Dispersing to leave hills generally clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine best eastern dales in the morning, then patchwork of cloud and sun, high cloud gradually builds later. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C rising to 7C. Feeling cooler later in day as wind increases.
And in the valleys
Frost in many valleys at dawn. Rising to 14C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Chilly and showery conditions to start the new week, hail and a risk of isolated thunder into Monday afternoon, but less windy than the weekend. Drier for much of Tuesday, but rain and strengthening south-southwesterly winds return from the west later. Milder into mid-late week, but Scottish high tops above 1200m close to freezing at times. Wednesday through Friday, showers or some more persistent rain, mostly in the west, accompanied by strong winds, gales over mountains for periods. Higher pressure gradually builds by next weekend, bringing fewer showers and lighter winds; chilly overnight, but fairly mild spring days.