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.
Tuesday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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
Tuesday 21st April 2026
Last updated
Mon 20th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Brisk easterly winds for all areas will give considerable chill factor across the mountains; very gusty toward the west. A little patchy rain at first, otherwise a generally dry day. Cloud banks over the hill early in the day, particularly in the east, but increasingly breaking up to leave clear hills and sunshine.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Windy, gusty, increasing. Cloud breaking, sunshine.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25 to 35mph, very gusty in places around higher tops, in places 40mph afternoon, locally downslope west of the Pennines. Tending to strengthen, by evening into night generally 40mph, gusts 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable wind chill in exposure, blustery spots affect balance and make walking uncomfortable. Deteriorating further late in day onward to be more challenging on exposed terrain.
How Wet?
A little early rain east, then dry
From the early hours through to dawn, patchy light rain, mostly on northeastern Pennines early morning, a flurry of snow above 700m, brief light showers passing westwards early morning, but fading.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied then lifting, clearing
Cloud banks above 600m, mostly eastern areas in the morning, may cover tops for a few hours. Tending to lift above the hills and increasingly all break up.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% rising above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy morning, some brighter sunnier moments mostly western dales; sunshine more widely later. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1C rising to 4C afternoon Three Peaks, but N Pennines stay cooler. Directly in the wind, feeling like -7 to -10C.
And in the valleys
4C at dawn, rising to 10C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Last updated
Mon 20th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25mph, but local gusty spots 35mph around high tops and locally downslope to west, particularly morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, in places more uncomfortable in exposure over higher fells, buffeting gusts not just higher slopes. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hardly any west, early cloud east
Cloud banks mostly eastern areas in the morning, typically above 600m. Some patchy cloud may roll westwards over the tops, but tending to all thin and break up.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine most or all day in west, cloud for a time eastern areas tending to break. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2C rising to 4 to 6C, coolest NE Pennines. Feeling like -7C directly in the wind in the morning.
And in the valleys
Pockets of frost in many valleys and sheltered higher areas from dawn. Rising to 11 to 13C, warmest in west.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 23rd April 2026
Last updated
Mon 20th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East or southeasterly 15 to 20mph, gusty 25mph in places around tops, typically strongest Three Peaks area.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but some locally more blustery spots, not just on the tops, feeling cool on exposed on high terrain.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Early patches in east clearing
Patchy fog in some valleys, plus some cloud mostly eastern slopes early morning, may take a few hours to disperse, but all clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early cloud particularly in east will thin to give increasing sun. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6C rising to 8 or 9C, locally warmer in west afternoon. Feeling close to 0C if directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
Frost in sheltered valleys at dawn. Rising to 13 to 15C afternoon, warmest western dales.
Planning Outlook
Staying dry through the remainder of this week and likely into the weekend as high pressure centred to the north stays nearby. Strong and gusty easterly winds tending to lessen later in the week to leave mostly light winds onward into the weekend. Temperatures generally a few degrees above freezing on higher tops, though often some frost in valleys and sheltered higher terrain at dawn. Western areas generally sunniest and warmest, some low cloud banks over eastern hills in the mornings, early fog patches some valleys. Commonly dry weather likely into next week too, chance of local showers occasionally.