Idle (West Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Another unsettled start to the week.

Today:

Bright or sunny spells and scattered showers, these sometimes heavy and falling as snow on hills, with occasional brisk gusts. Fresh winds ease gradually through the day. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Showers will clear southwards during the evening, allowing lengthy clear spells to develop and a frost to form. Overnight, winds will freshen, with a strong coastal breeze emerging by dawn. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Tuesday:

Risk of wintry, coastal showers with bright or sunny spells especially at first, likely drier into the afternoon with lighter winds. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Wednesday, breezy probably dry but cloudier. Similar Thursday but light winds and brighter later. Friday, blustery with band of rain and hill snow moving northeast turning showery later.

Showers or longer spells of rain, as well as occasional strong winds, are most likely at first as Atlantic low pressure systems dominate in the vicinity of the UK. Some heavy rain is likely in places, with some snow probable at times, mainly on high ground in the north. Temperatures varying from around, or a little above, average especially in the south to cold at times, mainly in the north. Although unsettled weather is likely to dominate at first, there will be some drier interludes between weather systems. These drier interludes will become increasingly likely and perhaps more prolonged through the period.

Confidence in the dominant weather patterns during this period is low. There are signals for both periods of unsettled conditions, bringing a risk of heavy rain and possibly strong winds, and periods of drier, more settled weather, which may mean slightly colder conditions. The more settled pattern is looking slightly more probable early in this period, with more unsettled conditions currently looking slightly more likely towards the end.