High Seat (North Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Mostly dry with some sunny spells on Wednesday.

Today:

Largely dry after another chilly start. Any patchy fog should gradually clear during the morning, with variable cloud and sunny spells developing for most. Cloud increasing from the west later, perhaps with some patchy drizzle, especially across the Pennines. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Turning cloudier along coastal districts overnight, although staying largely dry. Low cloud, mist and hill fog in the west, with some patchy drizzle. Otherwise, dry with some clear spells elsewhere. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Thursday:

A rather cloudy start to the day, with some low cloud, mist and hill fog. Otherwise, largely dry with some bright or sunny spells developing into the afternoon. Rather mild. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Largely dry but often cloudy on Friday, perhaps with some drizzle. Early rain clearing on Saturday, followed by colder and showery conditions, which will persist into Sunday. Breezier for many.

Turning more unsettled and significantly colder as we head into the weekend with rain or showers for most regions, The heaviest and most frequent spells of rain are most likely in the north where they are likely to turn wintry, especially to the hills of Scotland, but perhaps also to lower levels in the far north as colder air digs south. The chance of any widespread or disruptive snowfall affecting more populated areas at this stage however remains low. Less certainty for the south but even here there is a chance of some more organised rain, and potentially some hill snow. Often windy, with a chance of gales at times, especially in the north and east. Temperatures falling below average and feeling particularly cold in the strong winds.

Signals vary in prevailing weather patterns through this period but likely more unsettled and colder than during early November for the start of the period. There is a greater chance of more mobile weather patterns which would see Atlantic systems periodically move across the country. These bringing some wetter and windier interludes followed by drier periods and with the colder air in situ a greater risk of some snow, especially for hills of the north. A trend toward less mobile weather or more settled conditions is favoured into December, although some wetter and windier interludes remain likely at times. Temperatures also trending closer to average, especially in the south.