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.
Wednesday'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.
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.
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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.
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.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 24th Feb 26 at
4:54PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Mild for the time of year; freezing levels above all summits, snow still lying on high Munros but continuing to thaw to the summits. Windy, strongest near Irish Sea and south Scotland with buffeting gusts. Rain and extensive hill cloud in west Scotland, passing east and into England and Wales with time.
Headline for Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Risk of rain and fog increasing, mostly north; blustery
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30-35mph, gusty in places too, notably early in the day. A strengthening trend, top speed of 40mph for a few hours and perhaps again overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking much of the day with buffeting gusts and notable wind chill. Some deterioration is likely with walking becoming arduous on high tops.
How Wet?
Afternoon patchy rain, mostly north
In the morning, spots of fine drizzle drifting onto high summits of N Pennines, sometimes Three Peaks area as well. Afternoon brings an increasing chance of patchy rain, most of it in the west; east Yorks Dales may well stay dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high terrain but variable
Fog largely shrouds the high terrain from Cross Fell southward in the N Pennines. The Three Peaks will mostly be in fog too, at times the bases drifting lower. Hills to the east will be often free of cloud, though an increasing chance of more extensive cloud N Pennines later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%, reducing, to 20% N Pennines
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often cloudy but with bright breaks, some sun possible over Yorks Dales/eastern fells, best chance early. Good visibility but some haze to the south.
How Cold? (at 700m)
6C at dawn, rising to 7 or 8C, always mildest to the northeast. Feeling just below freezing in the wind.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, rising to 10 to 12C, warmest near and north of the Howgills.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Thursday 26th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 24th Feb 26 at
4:54PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35-45mph. A risk of speeds reaching 50mph in the N Pennines in the afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous walking all day, most powerful wind requiring bracing/crouching for stability; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Pulses of rain
Bands of rain will sweep west-to-east through the day. Dry periods are likely, though the fells from Tebay south to the Three Peaks receive spotty light rain in the wind, and may be more widespread later.
Cloud on the hills?
Often on tops, variable, may deteriorate
Variable, extensive over high terrain during pulses of rain, bases reaching as low as 400m on western aspects. Higher bases with breaks to tops during dry periods. Western high fells (Cross Fell/Three Peaks) may only see brief breaks.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Variable cloud, sometimes brighter skies with sunny breaks, but then overcast during rain. Good visibility during rain/fog breaks.
How Cold? (at 700m)
5C, may rise a degree Yorks Dales. Feeling like -8 to -10C in the wind.
And in the valleys
7C from dawn, little change in N Pennines, rising to 8 or locally 9C Yorks Dales.
Viewing Forecast For
Yorkshire Dales & North Pennines
Friday 27th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 24th Feb 26 at
4:54PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Highly uncertain: variable speed and direction possible, though a trend towards strengthening westerlies, to 35mph+.
Effect of the wind on you?
Uncertain, variable conditions: effects may be small for several hours but a deteriorating trend likely.
How Wet?
Periods of rain
Rain likely affecting most fells at some point through the day, some dry moments too, but also a risk of setting in more widely for several hours, though confidence is low.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high terrain, breaks possible
Fairly extensive above 600m in the morning, ragged lower patches too from rain. A lifting trend, some summit breaks possible too, but with a risk of returning extensively again if rain returns.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun bursts possible later in the day. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 700m)
2 or 3C most of the day, milder early, possibly 5C, trending cooler with time. Feeling like -5 to -8C in strongest wind.
And in the valleys
5 or 6C from dawn, may rise a degree, but substantially cooling afternoon, to 4C or lower after dark.
Planning Outlook
Thursday will be windy with a swathe of rain affecting all areas at some point. A low pressure core is likely to affect the country on Friday, but detail is highly uncertain: there is a risk of rain and strong wind for central and southern areas, a general cooling trend. Snow returning to the Scottish Highlands, the snowfall level lowering into nighttime. A fast-moving ridge of high pressure leads into Saturday, then a return to west-southwesterly wind with bands of rain passing west to east through the weekend into the following week. Mixed conditions are indicated in the following week, with low and high pressure competing for dominance: freezing levels will vary, high Scottish terrain often at or below freezing, the level occasionally lifting to and above tops.