Topcliffe (North Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Dry but dull, with mist and fog likely overnight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Dry with some clear spells this evening, becoming increasing cloudy through the night, with low cloud shrouding higher ground. Mist and fog developing overnight, with showers spreading in from the south after midnight. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Saturday:

Any mist or fog slowly lifting, but staying generally dull with light winds and showers expected, which may turn heavy at times. Further mist and fog likely overnight. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Generally cloudy, with outbreaks of rain or showers at times. Mist and fog likely to develop during the evenings and night. Temperatures around average with some frost in places overnight.

Throughout this period, the UK will see a battle between Atlantic weather systems attempting to arrive from the west while high pressure and colder conditions attempt to exert some influence from the east. Initially, milder Atlantic air is expected to dominate. This should maintain often cloudy, changeable conditions with showers or longer spells of rain for most. The wettest weather in western parts of the country, drier in the east. Temperatures overall likely to be around average with some night frosts in clearer areas. Later in the period, there is an increased chance that conditions will turn colder. This aspect of the forecast is still somewhat uncertain but the potential transition to colder weather also increases the chance of snow across parts of the country.

Initially, slowly evolving weather patterns are most likely in the vicinity of the UK, with low pressure typically to the west or southwest and high pressure to the northeast. This configuration brings an increased chance of cold conditions affecting the UK, and the associated risk of wintry hazards at times. Deeper into February, and whilst confidence is naturally low, there may be a transition to more widely unsettled conditions and a corresponding recovery in temperature back closer to average.