Harrogate (North Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Plenty of dry, warm weather this week.

Today:

Areas of cloud and any remaining light rain soon clearing, to give plenty of sunshine. Sunshine turning hazy during the afternoon, feeling very warm or hot with light winds. Maximum temperature 27 °C.

Tonight:

Evening sunny spells most prevalent in the east, cloudier in the west with isolated showers, locally heavy, quickly moving east. From midnight, dry with clear spells. Light winds continuing. Minimum temperature 18 °C.

Tuesday:

Lengthy sunny spells to start, sunshine turning hazy for a time in the afternoon with the odd, isolated light shower. Feeling hot. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Temperatures probably remaining above normal with some sunshine but also a risk of thundery showers. Muggy nights also probable. Winds generally light.

High pressure will likely build leading to a period of fairly dry and settled weather for many at first, with a few light showers in the north. There may however be some heavy, thundery showers over the weekend, especially in the south. Temperatures will likely remain above normal, and much of the south could still see warm or very warm temperatures for at least a couple of days. There is a possibility that the heat could last further into the week, especially in the south. Beyond this high pressure will likely continue leading to plenty of fine weather, perhaps with the odd heavy shower or thunderstorm. Temperatures will likely continue to be above normal but there are some signs of fresher conditions developing in the north later.

High pressure, and therefore largely settled conditions overall, appears more likely at first. Although dry weather is likely to dominate, periods of rain or showers and thunderstorms may develop at times. Above average temperatures overall seem most likely but there may be some fresher interludes in the north at first. There remains potential for further hot spells to develop, especially in the east and south. By the turn of the month, there are signals for high pressure to become less dominant with perhaps a greater chance of some rain, though there is some uncertainty in this aspect of the forecast.