Pontefract (West Yorkshire) weather

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Largely dry today, with variable cloud. Rain tonight.

Today:

Rather cloudy at first, but brightening up, with sunny spells and fairly light winds this afternoon. The odd light shower is possible but most places will remain dry. On the cool side, but feeling pleasant in any sunshine. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Cloud will increase from the west this evening, with occasional outbreaks of rain, becoming more persistent overnight and turning heavy in places. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Sunday:

Cloudy with periods of rain, heavy at times, and most persistent over hills. Perhaps drier and brighter late afternoon. Gusty winds, gradually strengthening, with gales over high ground later. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Breezy Monday with sunny spells and isolated showers. Further sunny spells Tuesday, but with increased risk of showery rain. Very windy Wednesday, with heavy rain at times. Overnight frosts unlikely.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 23 Sep 2023

Changeable at first with a moist west to southwesterly wind and a mixture of showers, longer spells of rain, and drier interludes. This pattern could also be accompanied by periods of strong winds across western and northern areas, with often calmer weather further south and east. There is a small chance of more widespread settled conditions developing. As we then head through the first half of October, this most likely changeable pattern may gradually give way to more prolonged settled spells, with rain and strong winds more likely to become increasingly confined to the far northwest. Temperatures are likely to be warmer than average overall, but in more settled spells given the time of year there is scope for chilly nights and areas of early morning mist and fog.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 22 Sep 2023

A continuation of the gradually increasing chance of more prolonged settled spells until around mid-month, particularly in the the SE, at which point there are signs of a change of type. A north/south split looks increasingly probable with it being drier than average in the north and wetter than average in the south. Above average temperatures are more likely than below overall, though in any settled spells some chilly nights and morning fog patches will continue to occur.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 22 Sep 2023