Christmas weather in Wakefield: 'Overnight frosts' expected across Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford
For many of us, snow is synonymous with Christmas – however, a white Christmas is once again unlikely for Wakefield.
For the Met Office to declare a ‘white Christmas’, a single snowflake has to be observed falling on the 24 hours of 25 December, by either an official Met Office observer or by a Met Office automated weather station.
This, unfortunately, is unlikely to happen with further heavy rain, overnight frosts and fog instead forecast for the district.
Tom Crabtree, Deputy Chief Forecaster at the Met Office, said: “The weekend ushers in another area of low pressure, which could bring further heavy rain and unsettled conditions.
“Central and eastern areas start off dry and bright, but another band of rain moves in across western parts, which could be heavy at times.”
As the festive week begins, Wakefield will see temperatures drop below average on Monday (December 22) with overnight frosts and fog expected.
However, the Met Office has shared that “any particularly cold conditions look unlikely at this stage”.
Their weekly forecast for Sunday, December 21, to Tuesday, December 30 reads: “Unsettled conditions are likely to continue at first.
"With time, high pressure is signalled to become rather more dominant with more in the way dry, settled weather anticipated.
"With this, temperatures will probably lower a little compared to recent weeks, closer to or perhaps a little below average for some.
"Overnight frost and fog or freezing fog could become more widespread, though any particularly cold conditions look unlikely at this stage.”