Yorkshire weather forecast: heavy rain and sunshine predicted this weekend as temperatures reach 20C

Here’s this weekend’s weather forecast.

Thursday (2 July) in Yorkshire will see early rain slowly clearing south during the morning.

There will be some bright or sunny spells later, but a chance of showers in the west.

It will also be a largely clear evening. The region will see a peak daytime temperature of up to 16C.

What will the weather be like this weekend?

The weather in Yorkshire this weekend is set to be a mixed bag, with rain, sunshine, cloud and relatively warm temperatures.

The Met Office outlook for Friday to Sunday in Yorkshire forecasts a “Dry start on Friday, then increasingly wet and windy. Patchy drizzle early on Saturday then bright or sunny. Breezy, increasingly cloudy on Sunday, with patchy light rain later.”

Friday (3 July) will be mostly cloudy throughout the day in most parts of the region, with some areas seeing highs of 18C.

Pubs are set to open in England on Saturday (4 July) as part of further easing of lockdown rules, but the weather is set to be a mixed bag in Yorkshire.

The region will see a mixture of cloud and light rain, although showers will mainly be early morning and during the evening, accompanied by a peak temperature of 20C in some areas.

Sunday (5 July) will see a mixture of light rain, sunny spells and cloud throughout the region. Temperatures will remain relatively warm, reaching peaks of 19C.

What is the long-term forecast?

Looking further ahead, the Met Office UK outlook up to the 14 July forecasts rain, winds and generally average temperatures.

The Met Office says, “A general settling trend is expected to take place early in this period, as outbreaks of cloud and rain in the south, and showers in the north, give way to higher pressure from the Atlantic.”

However, although scattered showers, or even spells of rain with strong winds, will continue to arrive from the west at times, and could hit the whole country, “these are likely to be fewer and further between than of late,” adds the Met Office.

Temperatures will remain around average, although they could often be rather cool in the north and in more unsettled spells, ranging to rather warm, or even locally warm and humid, in sunnier weather in the south.