Castleford (West Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Dry with some clear spells overnight. Frost inland.

This Evening and Tonight:

Any isolated showers, wintry over high ground, gradually easing. Dry and often cloudy overnight, but with some clearer spells at times. This will allow a frost to develop, mainly inland. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Friday:

Dry with variable amounts of cloud, but some sunny spells are possible, especially inland. Likely remaining more cloudy on the coast. Cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

There is a chance of occasional light rain or snow, mainly Saturday and Sunday, although this is low confidence. Dry but mostly cloudy on Monday. Cold and occasionally breezy.

The start of this period looks like being mostly dry and bright, but feeling cold with a brisk southeasterly breeze. However, during the second half of next week, frontal zones will make gradual and erratic progress east across all parts, bringing some rain, wind and notably milder conditions as winds come in from the Atlantic. Eastern or more especially southeastern parts will be last to see this change to milder conditions, but by the end of next week, all parts are expected to become much milder and more unsettled, These conditions are likely to persist into the following week, with spells of wet and windy weather likely for most parts, but interspersed with cooler, showery conditions. The possibility of some drier spells still exists though, especially towards the southeast.

There is still a very small chance of colder conditions lingering for a time at the start of this period, but it is much more likely that a milder and unsettled theme will dominate, with weather systems moving close to or across the UK. This will mean bands of rain and perhaps periods of strong winds spreading in from the west, interspersed with some drier and brighter interludes, but likely bringing above average rainfall amounts overall, especially towards the west. Temperatures are most likely to become close to or a little above average by early March.