Birchencliffe (West Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, perhaps brighter later.

Today:

A mostly cloudy day with outbreaks of rain across the region, likely to be persistent through the morning across the Pennines. Rain turning showery during the afternoon with some brighter spells perhaps developing early evening. Temperatures around average. Breezy. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Winds easing overnight, but remaining mostly cloudy, with the best of any clear spells to the east. A few light showers are possible but many areas remaining dry. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Wednesday:

A cloudy start on Wednesday with a few light showers during the morning, followed by sunny spells through the afternoon and into early evening. Cloud and rain returning overnight. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

A changeable and breezy period with around average temperatures and outbreaks of rain or showers, some possibly heavy and thundery on Thursday. Perhaps becoming drier and brighter later on Saturday.

Weather conditions are expected to be remain changeable through this period, as a series of Atlantic low pressure systems pass to the northwest of the UK. These will tend to bring some occasional rain or showers, most frequent in northwestern areas where it may also be rather breezy or windy at times. Whilst some rain or showers will be possible across the south and east, here longer drier spells are more likely, under the influence of higher pressure. There is also the chance of some occasional very warm, perhaps locally hot weather, as south or southwesterly winds allow brief bursts of hotter air to encroach from the continent, but probably fairly short-lived and perhaps also accompanied by a few thunderstorms at times.

A continuation of changeable conditions is most likely for the first part of July. The wettest and windiest conditions most likely towards the northwest with a risk of some heavy rain at times, especially over hills. Southern and eastern areas are most favoured for longer drier and more settled spells, although even here some occasional rain or showers will be possible, perhaps thundery. There are signs of more widely settled weather during the second half of July, however this signal is very tentative. Temperatures are expected to be above average for most areas, especially towards the southeast where there will be an ongoing chance of some very warm or hot conditions at times.