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
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Bright sunshine
Beware of sunburn from bright spring sunshine, despite feeling cool in any breeze on higher terrain.
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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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Bright sunshine
Beware of sunburn from bright spring sunshine, despite feeling cool in any breeze on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Saturday 21st March 2026
Last updated
Fri 20th Mar 26 at
3:45PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cloud covering some western Scottish mountains much of day, a little rain or drizzle mostly Lochaber to Skye. Clearer hills east and southwards in the Highlands, and some breaks form in far northwest. Gusty winds toward north/west. Sunshine, haze and early low-level fog England & Wales, light winds.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Light wind during day. Sun and early patchy fog.
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 10 to 15mph. Increasing evening-night to 25-30mph, strongest higher North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small during day.
How Wet?
Precipitation not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Early low-level fog clearing
Fog mostly in valleys in the morning, some patches briefly rising upslope, but soon dispersing to leave clear hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Practically certain except early low fog
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, thin high cloud. Some haze particularly morning, better visibility afternoon.
How Cold? (at 700m)
7 or 8C, rising slightly into afternoon, to 10C some slopes.
And in the valleys
Patchy slight frost in sheltered valleys around dawn. Rising to 14C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 22nd March 2026
Last updated
Fri 20th Mar 26 at
3:45PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest becoming mostly westerly, 20 to 25mph, to at times gusty 30mph around higher North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but may start to affect ease of walking at times where exposed on high tops. Feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Local rain briefly
A little patchy light rain develops from northwest over an hour or so middle of day, briefly an odd shower of rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly clearing
Patchy fog around some valleys and cloud banks on hill slopes mostly western dales up to Tebay in the morning. Tending to mostly lift and break, but occasional cloud caps may drift over higher tops afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early sun giving way to thickening high cloud, more overcast with time. Visibility mostly good, but some haze.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5 to 7C, tending to lower from north by dusk onward. Feeling near 0C on tops in wind.
And in the valleys
2C at dawn, slight frost in sheltered spots; rising to 12C afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 23rd March 2026
Last updated
Fri 20th Mar 26 at
3:45PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West soon southwesterly 15-20mph or less in morning. Then uncertain timing, but likely increasing, later 35 to 45mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, perhaps up to early afternoon, but expect increasingly blustery conditions, and deteriorating further into evening.
How Wet?
Precipitation not expected until night
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine tending to weaken as high cloud thickens, may become obscured afternoon. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 700m)
0C rising to 3C by late afternoon. As wind increases, chill factor later feeling like -10C in exposure.
And in the valleys
2C around dawn, frost in sheltered spots. Rising to 10C into afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A changeable mix during the week ahead, but feeling wintry with snow and hail showers widely into midweek. Fine conditions on Monday, but southwesterly winds increasing, later severe gales on Scottish mountains. A spell of rain by late Monday into the night with a brief rise of temperature, but the freezing level drops from the northwest again into Tuesday, falling sub-zero across all hills of Britain above 600-700m later Tuesday into Wednesday. Significant chill factor from gale force west then northwesterly winds. High pressure to the southwest then likely rebuilds to settle things again toward next weekend and temperatures will tend to recover. A mixed west to southwesterly flow may continue to bring more changeable conditions to west and northwest Scotland.