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.
Saturday's Forecast
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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.
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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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.
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
Saturday 28th February 2026
Last updated
Fri 27th Feb 26 at
4:03PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fine and chilly for the Highlands, frosty morning; sunshine giving way to building cloud from southwest. Remnants of a front over England brings cloud, some rain, local showers with snow on hills. Much of Wales dry and bright. Light winds widely, then increasing S-SW'ly later, ahead of rain / hill snow into night.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Breezy start and later. Showers for a time, hills mostly clear.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 20-25mph or stronger up to dawn, easing early morning to variable 10mph or less during morning onward into early afternoon. Becoming southwesterly 15-20mph afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, feeling more noticeably breezy early and late.
How Wet?
Some showers, snow flurries for a time
Most of the time dry, but isolated showers, snow above 500-600m, briefly a flurry of soft hail; over an hour or so middle of day into afternoon, risk a more frequent showery band passing west to east. Well onward into night, patchy rain preceded by hill snow moving in from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Local patches lifting and clearing
Some patchy cloud over fells, mostly western areas, occasionally to 600-700m, but mostly higher. Clearing increasingly away from west afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, occasional sun. Later afternoon, sun may break through more widely from west. Visibility mostly excellent, but reduced for a time if in showers.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0 or 1C. Feeling like -5 to -7C directly in strongest breeze.
And in the valleys
2 or 3C from dawn, rising to 7C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 1st March 2026
Last updated
Fri 27th Feb 26 at
4:03PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 25 to 40mph, downslope gusts to the north/east. A rising trend likely, up to 45-50mph later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking often strenuous in exposure with gusts affecting stability. A deteriorating trend and feeling increasingly chilly.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, mostly west
Patches of rain drift northeastward across the fells at times throughout the day. Greatest risk of extended falls western areas up to Tebay. Least rain toward eastern dales in North Pennines.
Cloud on the hills?
Variable, lowering southwest
Notable variability: banks often cling to the high tops western Yorkshire Dales, increasingly filling in to some mid-slopes during rain. Local breaks above the tops mainly toward the northeastern Pennines in morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% dropping to 10% western dales.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, some bright moments. Very good visibility out of cloud/rain but some haze arriving.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1 to 3C from dawn, rising to 5 or 6C, locally warmer east Yorks Dales. Feeling like -5 to -8C in direct wind.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, rising to 10C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 2nd March 2026
Last updated
Fri 27th Feb 26 at
4:03PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South turning southwesterly; speed likely to vary markedly, in range 20 to 40mph, likely strongest early morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Risk of blustery conditions affecting ease of walking for periods, possibly more difficult early in day higher areas.
How Wet?
Patchy rain fading
A slow-moving band of rain, most persistent western Yorks Dales, patchier north/eastwards, tending to ease off and break up, but may leave pockets of drizzly rain or brief showers into afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, improving with time
Covering many fells early in day, varied banks to some lower slopes western areas up to Tebay for a few hours at least. Tending to gradually rise with some breaks onward through afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% rising to 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy possibly much of day, but some brighter skies may emerge from west afternoon. Visibility poor in rain, improving to become very good if dry later.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4 or 5C, dropping into night to 1C. If exposed to stronger wind, risk feeling like -7 to -10C.
And in the valleys
8C from dawn, rising to 10C afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A changeable southwesterly regime onward into early next week. Milder air and thawing into Sunday, accompanied by rain and upland gales. A drop of freezing level onto higher mountains develops during Monday into Monday night; weakening fronts bringing some precipitation, but fading. Higher pressure nearby and commonly drier conditions during early March, though an occasional front coming in from the west may bring some rain later in the week ahead. Varied wind speeds, extensive lulls mixed with some windier days. Milder air is likely to return from the south more often.