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.
Sunday'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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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
Sunday 8th March 2026
Last updated
Sat 7th Mar 26 at
1:08PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A blanket of low cloud and haze (particularly Pennines) over England, Wales and SW Scotland will spread to the Borders and S Highlands later in day - albeit cloud breaks in places. The Scottish highlands mostly fine albeit windy in the NW with chance of a little rain.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Extensive fog, particularly Yorkshire dales, a little rain. Light wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15mph
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Fine drizzle some slopes. Heavier rain briefly.
Fine drizzle on some slopes, and almost anywhere chance of a burst of rain.
Cloud on the hills?
May cover western tops
Extensive fog, the cloud base typically 400 to 600m by midday as cloud base begins to rise. Possibly breaking to higher tops temporarily afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely dull and very hazy. Sun will come through in places.
How Cold? (at 700m)
1 or 2C; tending to rise toward 5C through daylight
And in the valleys
Will reach around 10C in the afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Monday 9th March 2026
Last updated
Sat 7th Mar 26 at
1:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 15mph
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Patchy rain; very little in total
Bursts, probably brief, of showery rain now and again. Some places may well stay dry, and total rainfall everywhere small.
Cloud on the hills?
Very extensive - although cloud base rising, perhaps breaking.
Very likely blanket of fog from lower slopes up from dawn - though possibly breaks to some higher slopes N Pennines. Cloud base will rise from late morning; in afternoon most cloud will be above 450 to 700m, highest N Pennines where could substantially clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% rising to 30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely dull and misty or murky morning. The cloud slowly breaking in places, perhaps substantially in some areas (most likely N Pennines) afternoon. However, may well remain very hazy.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C
And in the valleys
Will reach around 11C in afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Tuesday 10th March 2026
Last updated
Sat 7th Mar 26 at
1:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to on higher slopes southwesterly; increasingly markedly with height to a gusty 30, perhaps 40mph N Pennines.
Effect of the wind on you?
Markedly increasing buffeting and wind chill with height. Balance may well be affected on higher slopes.
How Wet?
Rain now and again
Rain from time to time - little in total, particularly Yorkshire Dales where predominantly or completely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Persistent N Pennines to very little southern Yorkshire dales
Generally persistent cloud above 600m, but nearer 300m western fells between Tebay and Ingleborough. Southern and eastern Yorkshire dales largely free of low cloud.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sun mainly lower slopes, but perhaps extensive southern and eastern Yorkshire dales. Generally hazy western Yorkshire dales, otherwise very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
4C
And in the valleys
Will reach 9 to 11C, warmest eastern dales and across more southern Yorkshire dales.
Planning Outlook
Increasingly wet and windy, particularly western mountains through next week. From Wednesday, bouts of upland severe or storm force winds will reach the Sottish Highlands and the gales periodically affecting other mountain areas later in the week. Freeze thaw cycles will occur on higher areas south from S Scotland whilst the Scottish Highlands experience infrequent thaw, with fresh snow sometimes reaching lower slopes, whilst extensive higher up.