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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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 17th January 2026
Last updated
Fri 16th Jan 26 at
4:26PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A slow-moving area of snowfall in central-eastern Highlands, may be often patchy and light, but risk locally more persistent, low cloud extensive. Clearer northwest coasts of Scotland. Low cloud much of northern England, some early rain and hill snow. Drier for Wales with varied low cloud. Light-moderate SE'ly winds.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Early rain, snow tops; hill fog widely. Moderate breeze.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 15 to 25mph, strongest over higher North Pennines, gusty in places.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but a marked chill where exposed to the strongest breeze.
How Wet?
Early rain and high level snow fades
Rain or drizzle, plus sleet or light snow over higher terrain, fairly widely at first, locally persistent and steadier for a few hours early morning, clearing northward, then occasional rain, summit sleet.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive from lower slopes up
Banks of low cloud widely from lower slopes up, with fog right down into some of the valleys in morning. Limited breaks, locally some between cloud layers, best toward north around Vale of Eden.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensively dull with mist and murk, concentrated over eastern Dales. Visibility best in the west, improving with time as early rain clears.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1 or 2C. Feeling like -5C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
1 to 3C at dawn, coldest northern valleys, lifting to 5C.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Sunday 18th January 2026
Last updated
Fri 16th Jan 26 at
4:26PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 15 to 25mph, strongest gusts around highest tops, particularly North Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in exposure on some tops, may start to affect comfortable walking in places, giving marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Damp air, possible drizzle or light rain
Feeling damp in the air in low cloud / fog. Risk more persistent drizzle or light rain develops from south during afternoon, some steadier rain by evening for a time.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowest and most persistent south/east
A cloud sheet likely to cover much of the Pennines from mid-elevations upward most or all day, lower southeastern areas. Cloud more varied north-westward, base higher and some breaks possible.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% south/east, to 30% northwest.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare if any weak sun mainly toward Vale of Eden. Largely overcast, dull, misty to some mid-levels or lower slopes in south.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1 or 2C. Feeling like -5 to -7C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
3 to 5C, small variation night into day.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 19th January 2026
Last updated
Fri 16th Jan 26 at
4:26PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 20mph, gusty 25mph in places around some higher fells.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small effect on walking, but noticeable chill on higher terrain.
How Wet?
A little rain
Patchy rain up to the summits, may become more persistent from south.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest south
Low cloud shrouding the fells widely, from low to mid-slopes upward especially Yorks Dales NP. Some higher bases northward, but rarely above higher N Pennines.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, poor visibility over many fells, hazy lower down, locally better near Vale of Eden.
How Cold? (at 700m)
3C. Feeling like -5C directly in the wind.
And in the valleys
5C from dawn, small rise to 7C.
Planning Outlook
A slow-moving weather pattern onward into early next week with chilly air in place across the British Isles, mountains staying near to freezing point in Scotland, typically just above freezing to high tops in England and Wales for a few days. Some weak fronts try to push in from the west bringing occasional rain and hill snow, amounts generally small. High pressure around Scandinavia is likely to dominate the patterns into the later stages of January, with colder air trying to push in from the east, much mountain terrain will be frozen. Occasional snow likely, generally driest in the northwest.