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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:08

Sunset: 17:31

Light rain changing to overcast by early evening.

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No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius;
Tue 24 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:05

Sunset: 17:33

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Tue 24 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius;
Wed 25 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:03

Sunset: 17:35

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Wed 25 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius;
Thu 26 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:01

Sunset: 17:37

Light showers changing to cloudy in the afternoon.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 26 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius;
Fri 27 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:58

Sunset: 17:39

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Fri 27 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius;
Sat 28 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:56

Sunset: 17:40

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 28 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius;
Sun 1 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:54

Sunset: 17:42

Cloudy.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 1 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius;

Light rain changing to overcast by early evening.

Sunrise: 07:08

Sunset: 17:31

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Pontefract Racecourse

Today (23 February 2026)

Time	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	50%	50%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	9°	9°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 11	W 10	WSW 8	WSW 7	SW 5	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 5
Wind gust (mph)	21	17	14	11	10	10	12	13
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	M	M	M
Humidity	67%	75%	79%	86%	88%	91%	92%	93%
UV	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (24 February 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	20%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	10°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°	10°	11°	11°	12°	12°	13°	13°	13°	12°	11°	11°	10°	10°	9°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	9°	9°	10°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SW 7	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10
Wind gust (mph)	14	15	15	16	16	17	18	18	19	21	23	24	25	24	24	22	20	17	18	19	19	19	18	17
Visibility (description)	M	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	93%	93%	92%	92%	91%	90%	87%	85%	83%	79%	75%	73%	67%	66%	66%	66%	68%	75%	78%	82%	84%	85%	86%	87%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (25 February 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	30%	40%	50%	50%	60%	50%	40%
Temperature (°C)	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	10°	11°	12°	13°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	13°	12°	12°
Feels like temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	8°	9°	10°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wind gust (mph)	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	17	19	21	23	25	26	25	23	22	20	21	21	21	21	21	22
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	G	G	M	M	M	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	89%	91%	92%	93%	94%	95%	95%	94%	93%	87%	84%	78%	76%	75%	74%	75%	76%	78%	83%	85%	85%	86%	85%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (26 February 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%	60%	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%
Temperature (°C)	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°	11°	11°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10
Wind gust (mph)	21	22	23	23	25	25	26	26	27	30	31	33	34	34	32	31	29	28	27	26	24	23	22	20
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	85%	85%	84%	84%	83%	83%	83%	84%	83%	78%	76%	75%	74%	72%	73%	75%	76%	77%	81%	83%	84%	84%	84%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (27 February 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	30%	30%	40%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	50%	50%	40%	30%	30%	20%	10%
Temperature (°C)	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°	9°	8°	8°	7°	7°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	5°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 14	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 18	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 9
Wind gust (mph)	19	19	18	19	20	20	21	21	24	29	31	34	35	34	34	34	29	27	26	26	25	21	20	18
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	86%	86%	87%	87%	86%	85%	85%	85%	83%	80%	74%	67%	64%	64%	64%	63%	64%	67%	71%	74%	75%	75%	75%	77%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (28 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	50%	70%	50%
Temperature (°C)	6°	5°	4°	6°	8°	9°	8°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	2°	1°	3°	6°	6°	5°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 9	SW 7	SW 7	SSW 8	SSW 11	SSW 13	S 12	S 12
Wind gust (mph)	16	14	15	21	25	26	25	24
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity	79%	81%	83%	78%	64%	64%	80%	84%
UV	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-

Sunday (1 March 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	40%	30%	40%	50%	40%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	8°	7°	7°	8°	10°	11°	10°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	4°	5°	8°	9°	8°	7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 10	SSW 11	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 11
Wind gust (mph)	19	18	20	23	24	24	23	22
Visibility (description)	G	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	85%	86%	87%	85%	75%	74%	80%	83%
UV	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-

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Yorkshire & Humber weather forecast

Headline:

Cloudy overnight, with rain. Perhaps some brighter spells Tuesday. Mild.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy, with rain spreading eastwards during the evening, perhaps with some heavier bursts. Mostly dry by dawn, with a few clear spells. Becoming breezy again later in the night. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Tuesday:

Often cloudy and mostly dry, although some drizzly outbreaks are possible, mostly on western hills. Some brighter spells, mainly for eastern parts. Breezy, with strong gusts over high ground. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Cloudy and mild with occasional rain Wednesday and Thursday. Some drier, brighter spells, especially in the east. Winds strengthening Thursday. Overnight rain clearing early Friday, then cooler with blustery showers.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Mon 23 Feb 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Changeable conditions are expected, with Atlantic frontal systems spreading across the UK, interspersed with drier and brighter interludes. Rainfall will typically be heaviest in the northwest, with much less reaching sheltered eastern areas. Some snow is possible across high ground in the north. Drier and more settled periods perhaps become more prolonged later in the period, especially in the east. Winds will probably be strong at times, with a risk of gales. Temperatures are likely to be near to or slightly above average.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Mon 23 Feb 2026

Changeable conditions will probably dominate during this period, with Atlantic frontal systems spreading across the UK. These will bring spells of rain and perhaps strong winds, with the wettest conditions in the northwest. The southeast will likely be driest, perhaps with some longer spells of dry weather developing for the south later. Temperatures are likely to be near to or slightly above normal overall.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Mon 23 Feb 2026

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Sat 28 Feb

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