Easter weekend weather 2020: weather forecast in Yorkshire from Good Friday to Easter Sunday

Easter weekend is just around the corner, but will the weather be bright and warm or bleak and grey?

Yorkshire is set to be mainly fine mid-week, with some bright and sunny weather. It will be chilly by night, but becoming warm by day.

But what will the weather be like in the region over Easter weekend? Here’s the current Met Office forecast.

Good Friday (10 April)

Easter weekend is just around the corner, but will the weather be bright and warm or bleak and grey?Easter weekend is just around the corner, but will the weather be bright and warm or bleak and grey?
Easter weekend is just around the corner, but will the weather be bright and warm or bleak and grey?
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Yorkshire on Friday will see showery outbreaks and wind, explains the Met Office.

It will be cloudy throughout the day, accompanied by a maximum temperature of 12C and a minimum temperature of 5C.

Easter Saturday (11 April)

The Met Office UK outlook says, “Over the Easter weekend, there should be a good deal of dry, settled weather with sunny spells. It will be driest in the south, with the greatest chance of rain and stronger winds in the far north and northwest of the UK.”

Temperatures will be above normal, and warmest in the south, but there could be overnight frosts in the north.

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Saturday in Yorkshire is set to be cloudy in most parts, with a maximum temperature of 12C and minimum temperature of 6C.

Easter Sunday (12 April)

Easter Sunday will see a mixture of overcast conditions and light rain throughout the day.

There will be a maximum temperature of 12C and overnight temperature of 5C.

Easter Monday (13 April)

Easter Monday will see a mixture of sunny spells, cloud and a light breeze throughout the day. The region will see a maximum temperature of 10C and overnight temperature of 3C.

Long-term forecast

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Looking further ahead, the Met Office UK outlook for Monday 20 April to Monday 4 May explains that beyond the Easter weekend, this weather pattern is expected to continue with the dry weather dominating.

Although confidence is low during this time period, dry weather is expected to dominate, with some interludes of more changeable weather at times.

Towards the end of the period, there appears to be some signals that it may be drier towards the northwest UK, with some wetter and windier weather further south.

Temperatures are likely to vary around average or even slightly above, with some large variations between day and night.

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