Wyke (West Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Rain edging north this afternoon

Today:

Patchy cloud and a few lingering showers over the Pennines at first. Otherwise, bright with sunny intervals and winds falling light. Cloud increasing towards midday, with rain moving north through most of the region during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with periods of rain at first before slowly turning dry from the west through the evening. Rain clearing eastwards by midnight. Clear spells developing thereafter allowing a sharp frost. Minimum temperature -4 °C.

Friday:

Mainly cloudy, with a chance of showers over hills, but also a few brighter spells. Light to moderate winds, with temperatures around average for the time of year. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Generally cloudy, with a chance of outbreaks of rain or showers, but also a few brighter spells. Light to moderate winds, with temperatures around average for the time of year.

Throughout this period, the UK will see a battle between Atlantic weather systems attempting to arrive from the west while high pressure and colder conditions attempt to exert some influence from the east. Initially, milder Atlantic air is expected to dominate. This should maintain changeable conditions with showers or longer spells of rain for most. The wettest weather in western parts of the country, drier in the east. Temperatures overall likely to be around average. Later in the period, there is an increased chance that conditions will turn colder. This aspect of the forecast is still somewhat uncertain but the potential transition to colder weather also increases the chance of snow across parts of the country.

Initially, slowly evolving weather patterns are most likely in the vicinity of the UK, with low pressure typically to the west or southwest and high pressure to the northeast. This configuration brings an increased chance of cold conditions affecting parts of the UK, and the associated risk of wintry hazards at times. Deeper into February, and whilst confidence is naturally low, there may be a transition to more widely unsettled conditions and perhaps a corresponding recovery in temperature back closer to average.