Middleton (West Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Sunny spells with outbreaks of rain in the afternoon. Breezy.

Today:

Sunny spells to start the day becoming increasingly cloudy from the northwest with outbreaks of showery rain by the afternoon, heaviest over western hills. Strong southerly winds, near gale force over the Pennines. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Staying cloudy overnight with further outbreaks of rain, especially over western hills. Staying breezy. Becoming brighter from the south towards the morning Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Tuesday:

Sunshine developing from the south through the morning and becoming largely dry aside from a few isolated heavy showers in the afternoon. Rather warm. Staying breezy. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Largely cloudy but mild with outbreaks of rain along the coast Wednesday. Mist and fog likely lingering along the coast with the best chance of sunshine inland Thursday and Friday.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 29 Apr 2024

A fairly uncertain period through the bank holiday weekend with more likely a warm but cloudy period with bright spells, greatest in the north and showers more likely in the south. However there is also potential for a more unsettled spell to spread from the west with fresh winds and bands of rain mid-weekend, signals still unclear regards this. Into the new week all areas are likely to see a mixture of showery periods or spells of rain, though generally drier conditions expected. Overall, southern parts of the UK will probably be driest and sunniest with a north-westerly wind most likely bringing more changeable conditions across the north or northwest. Temperatures should remain close to or a little above normal for early May.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 29 Apr 2024

In this period, the chances of unsettled weather are slightly less than usual in the north and about the same as usual further south. Therefore, some spells of wet weather are likely for all, but perhaps especially across southern areas while the driest conditions relative to normal are probably further north. The chance of below or above average temperatures is fairly balanced overall, but it is worth noting that average temperatures themselves rise by around 1C per week at this time of year.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 28 Apr 2024