R.H.S. Garden Harlow Carr Harrogate (North Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain or drizzle.

Today:

Mostly dry with plenty of low cloud and some mist or hill fog at first. There may be some outbreaks of light rain or drizzle at times. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

A band of more persistent rain moving in from the south during the evening, which may turn heavy at times. Widespread low cloud, with mist and hill fog likely. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Monday:

Rain clearing early in the morning, and any hill fog or mist then slowly lifting. Generally a dry but dull day, with plenty of cloud. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Cloudy and murky on Tuesday with light rain or drizzle. Drier and brighter on Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures perhaps becoming a little cooler.

A gradual transition to more settled conditions is expected, as high pressure builds to the north of the UK. This will bring a strengthening easterly wind over the Christmas period, making it feel noticeably colder than of late. Whilst there will be a fair amount of dry weather, a few showers will still be possible, particularly across eastern and southern parts which may be wintry in places, more especially over high ground. High pressure will likely dominate the weather in the run up to the New Year, slowly drifting to the west. This will maintain largely settled conditions, although with an increasing chance of showers later in the period. Temperatures will be below average much of the time, with frost likely where clear skies and light winds prevail.

High pressure will probably be close to the UK at the start of this period, perhaps most likely centred to the west, and whilst this may allow relatively settled and dry conditions with a risk of frost and fog initially, there will be the chance of some occasional wet weather at times, perhaps more especially in the north and east. Given some relatively cold air close to the UK, this may bring the chance of some wintry hazards in places. Towards mid-month, there is the potential for rather more changeable conditions to develop more widely, although confidence in this aspect of the forecast is currently low.