Sheffield (South Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Mainly fine but rather cloudy. Turning markedly colder over weekend.

This Evening and Tonight:

Mainly dry but on the cloudy side during the evening and overnight, with the cloud perhaps thick enough in the west for the odd spot of drizzle. Clearer periods may lead to a slight frost or fog patches more generally. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Friday:

Mainly fine if rather cloudy, with the odd spot of light rain possible from thicker cloud. Becoming breezier generally, with limited brighter intervals. Near-average temperatures. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Becoming markedly colder through this period, with frosts becoming widespread. Saturday probably brightest, with detail less certain thereafter but with an increasing risk of wintry hazards from Sunday.

Cold or very cold conditions are likely to affect most if not all parts of the UK early in this period, with wintry showers affecting in particular northern parts and exposed coastal districts. Overnight frost will likely be widespread and occasionally strong winds will result in significant wind chill. However, there may be more organised areas of rain and snow, accompanied by strong winds, which run across some parts. This could lead to some disruptive weather at times, especially at the start of this period. Briefly milder conditions may accompany these in the south. There is a hint that it may become less cold late in the period, but still likely remain mostly unsettled with further spells of rain and snow.

Signals vary in prevailing weather patterns through this period. In general, there looks like a trend towards drier and more settled conditions, with high pressure potentially being the more dominant influence over the UK. However. there is a chance of more changeable weather patterns at times, which would see Atlantic weather systems periodically move across the country. These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills in the north. Temperatures trending closer to average, especially in the south.