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
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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
Monday 13th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 12th Apr 26 at
4:20PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Heavy showers with hail from dawn in northwest Scotland, snow falling as low as middle-slopes. Hail showers become widespread afternoon, a risk of isolating lightning. Cloud above most hills between showers. Chilly temperatures, slightly rising in sun, but suddenly chilly again around showers and also gusty.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Morning sun, afternoon hail showers, risk isolated lightning
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly Southerly 10 to 15mph, trending southerly; 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 on high terrain; risk isolated thunder & lightning. Heavy showers may continue for several hours after dark.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly above hills
Rare patches of cloud forming on some tops in morning, also some patchy mist in the dales at dawn, these soon dissipating. Cloud briefly grazing higher slopes around showers later in the day.
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)
2C rising to 5 or 6C 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, locally 1C. Rising to 10C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 14th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 12th Apr 26 at
4:20PM
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. As evening approaches, a rising risk of patchy rain from southwest, becoming more frequent into night; more persistent and heavy west.
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?
Mostly sunny morning, then patchwork of cloud and sun, high cloud builds afternoon. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3C rising to 7C, staying lifted into night. Feeling cooler later in day as wind increases.
And in the valleys
Light frost in many valleys at dawn. Rising to 11 or 12C afternoon
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 15th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 12th Apr 26 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 35-45mph; very gusty, not just high terrain, and may occasionally strengthen in the west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking with notable wind chill all day; buffeting gusts posing a near-constant challenge to stability.
How Wet?
Scattered rain and drizzle, more later
Scattered rain affecting the fells much of the day, likely drizzly over the high summits much of the morning, even between rain. Later, setting in persistent and heavier for a few hours.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, improving, some summit breaks
Cloud shrouds high terrain early, to middle western slopes and perhaps lower slopes Three Peaks to Tebay. A lifting trend, to mostly high terrain, some afternoon breaks to or above summits, but then returning extensively for a few hours late in the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun in the afternoon, though often cloudy. Visibility improving afternoon, locally very good when out of cloud and rain.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7 or 8C, rising to 9 or 10C, mildest eastern fells. Feeling at or below freezing in direct wind.
And in the valleys
7C, rising to 14 or 15C.
Planning Outlook
Tuesday starts largely dry and temperatures trend milder than prior days, 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 sees unsettled conditions with showers, occasionally more persistent rain, accompanied by strong gusty winds, gales over mountains for periods, but also brighter spells between rain. With strengthening sunshine, temperatures will tend to rise several degrees during daylight, often becoming warm in the valleys; slopes north of major hill groups often milder. Higher pressure gradually builds through next weekend, bringing fewer showers and lighter winds; chilly overnight, but fairly mild spring days.