Wheldale (West Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Sunshine and showers ending as cloud thickens. Rain later.

Today:

Scattered heavy showers mixed with sunny spells will ease by lunchtime as cloud starts to thicken. Outbreaks of rain spreading east from late afternoon. Strong and gusty winds easing later. Mild, but feeling cooler in the wind. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

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:

Often cloudy Wednesday and Thursday, with occasional rain. Perhaps drier, brighter in the east. Breezy and mild. Friday likely wet and windy at first, then cooler with showers.

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.

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 long spells of dry weather developing for the south later. Temperatures are likely to be near to or slightly above normal overall.