Paddock (West Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Dry and cold for most. Isolated wintry showers on coasts.

Today:

Dry and cold with increasingly hazy sunny spells for many areas today, but isolated wintry showers near coasts. Strong winds in coastal areas easing. Risk of icy stretches at first. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Dry and cold with clear spells this evening, and a widespread frost developing, with a risk of icy patches. Cloud thickening later in the night. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Wednesday:

Dry but cloudy and cold for much of Wednesday. Perhaps some brighter spells developing later in the afternoon. Wind strengthening, exacerbating the cold feel. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Dry, cold and mostly cloudy Thursday, but lighter winds. Friday, windy with a band of rain and hill snow, turning showery later. Showery and breezy Saturday. Turning much milder.

Remaining changeable to begin with, as Atlantic low pressure systems push east over or to the north of the UK. This means further spells of wet and at times windy weather, interspersed with brighter, showery interludes. Some heavy rain is likely, especially across high ground areas in the west and north, though some sheltered eastern and southern parts may see comparively little rain. It will like be relatively mild overall, though some occasional colder spells are possible, particularly in the north. Around the turn of the month, there is a signal that high pressure will become more dominant, meaning more in the way of dry weather developing.

This period may start of predominantly settled, with high pressure close by to the UK. However the orientation of any anticyclone and its location relative to the UK is much more uncertain, which has knock-on effects on the type of weather we can expect. Towards mid March, there are indications that more generally changeable conditions of Atlantic origin may develop once more, with a return to spells of wind and rain at times.