Wakefield (West Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Outbreaks of rain clearing through the evening.

This Evening and Tonight:

Initial cloud and outbreaks of rain will gradually clear away during the evening, leaving a cool and likely dry night with clear spells and light winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Wednesday:

Bright spells with scattered showers developing into the afternoon. Winds mainly light. Turning dry and fine through the evening. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Breezy with early spells of rain Thursday. Drier through Friday and into the weekend but occasional showers remain possible. Temperatures turning warmer.

Continuing changeable with further frontal systems running east into the UK bringing further spells of rain, with showery interludes in-between. Strong winds may also develop at times, particularly towards the northwest. With time, the signs are that systems will increasingly track to the northwest of the country, with the south probably starting to see longer, drier interludes while the northwest continues to see more in the way of rain and at times strong winds, Temperatures are expected to be around or a little above normal overall, but will be cooler in any prolonged periods of rainfall. Meanwhile, there is the possibility of some very warm or even hot conditions developing later in this period, especially in the south, and these bring with them the chance of thunderstorms.

Changeable weather across the UK with a mixture of Atlantic weather systems moving in from the west interspersed with dry and sunny periods. Wetter conditions tending to be towards the northwest of the UK, with the south and southeast likely to see more in the way of dry weather, Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above normal, perhaps with some hot spells at times, especially across the south. Any hot spells may be accompanied by an increased chance of thunderstorms though.