Idle (West Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Unsettled with rain and very strong winds at times.

Today:

Any mist or fog slowly clearing through the morning. Then cloudy but mostly dry with a few brighter spells possible. Winds strengthening in the the afternoon. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

A band of rain spreading in through the evening, heavy at times. This will also bring strong winds, with gales possible along the coast. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Friday:

The rain clearing and winds easing on Friday morning. The dry but dull, before further rain and very strong winds or gales spread in late in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Generally unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain. Very strong winds or gales on Saturday, easing for a time on Sunday, increasing again overnight into Monday.

To start the period the UK will be in a broadly westerly pattern allowing weak frontal systems to spread in from the Atlantic. Within this we are likely to see further spells of rain or drizzle and strong winds at times, these more likely affecting northern and western areas, but all parts of the UK could see some rain from time to time. Through next week, there is a signal, albeit a weak one, for pressure to build in the vicinity of the UK, with a better chance of more areas seeing some longer drier interludes. On the whole temperatures look to be fairly close to average, though some chilly nights are to be expected at times.

The latter half of October will probably see a transition to more widely unsettled conditions once more. Whether this takes the form of successive depressions moving in from the Atlantic or a rather slower evolving weather pattern remains to be seen, but there is a greater chance of more places seeing more frequent spells of rain or showers and possibly strong winds. Temperatures probably remaining close to average overall, but with a reduced incidence of chilly nights compared to earlier in the month.