Winter in Wakefield: Snow and frost forecast by Met Office for Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford
Colder temperatures will see overnight frosts and even potentially snow across Wakefield this November, the Met Office has shared.
With winter fast approaching, many are asking when the country will see snowfall.
Now, the Met Office has shared that it may be sooner than expected.
The district will see further changeable weather this week, with spells of heavy and persistent rain and drier, brighter interludes, before cooler air moves in from the north.
Into the weekend and the whole of the UK will be under the cooler airmass with overnight frosts in places.
The Met Office’s Wakefield forecast for the weekend reads: “Unsettled with outbreaks of rain or showers, interspersed with some clearer or brighter interludes. Risk of overnight fog patches. Occasionally breezy. Perhaps turning colder by the end of the week”.
The cold weather will continue throughout the month – which could lead to potential snowfall.
The Met Office long range forecast for November 24 to December 8 reads: “There will probably still be some spells of rain, showers, and stronger winds though, especially in the west.
"Hill snow is also a possibility, mainly in the north.
"Overall, near or slightly above average temperatures are most likely, though some colder spells are also possible, especially should any prolonged settled spells develop”.