Ripon (North Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Frost in places overnight. Cloudier Saturday, some patchy drizzle later.

This Evening and Tonight:

Dry overnight with plenty of clear spells at first, although areas of cloud tending to drift in from the North Sea. A slight frost where skies stay clearest. Gusty winds over the Pennines. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Saturday:

Any early brighter spells soon giving way to thickening cloud, with the risk of some drizzly outbreaks, mainly later in the day. Gusty winds over the Pennines. Feeling chilly. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Mostly dry and largely cloudy through this period. Some showers possible later Monday into Tuesday, then perhaps becoming a little brighter. Generally lighter winds until later Tuesday. Chilly.

High pressure is likely to be centred to the west or northwest over the North Atlantic through this period with low pressure to the east. Slowly evolving weather patterns are therefore most probable through this time. However, around the turn of the year, an area of low pressure may move through the North Sea bringing a period of wetter and windier weather, especially to the north. With cold air close to the UK, some wintry hazards are possible in places. Into January more settled conditions with colder and drier than average conditions are most probable. There will however be some periods of rain or showers and windier spells. Temperatures will probably be below average for this period overall and so wintry hazards remain a possibility in places.

Whilst confidence in details is low, high pressure will probably remain close to the UK initially, leading to slowly evolving weather patterns. Periods of relatively settled weather interspersed with more changeable interludes are likely, as are some spells of showers, especially around coastal areas. Temperatures will likely recover a little to be near to or slightly below average during this time, but an enhanced risk of wintry hazards affecting some parts at times remains. Later in the period, a transition to more widely changeable or unsettled conditions is possible, with a corresponding shift to near or slightly above average temperatures.