Heckmondwike (West Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Rain clearing then mainly dry and bright. Turning colder.

Today:

Cloud and patchy, perhaps locally heavy, rain will gradually clear southwards. Mostly dry conditions with sunny spells will follow, with perhaps eventually isolated showers which will become wintry on hills. Feeling noticeably cooler as temperatures gradually fall through the day. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Largely dry and clear, with temperatures falling close to freezing, especially in rural locations. A few showers may arrive across the Pennines, where they will be wintry. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Sunday:

Mainly sunny morning, then increasing cloud through the afternoon, although some bright or sunny spells will occur. Mostly dry and feeling markedly colder. Chance of snow across the Pennines overnight. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Monday spells of rain arriving, probably snow for the Pennines. Tuesday rain or hill snow clearing, perhaps low level snow. Then isolated wintry showers follow. Turning colder and often windy.

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 some 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. 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 generally close to average, perhaps a little above at times, especially in the south.