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Weather in Pontefract · MET Norway forecast + Met Office averages

Weather in Pontefract: 9 degrees and light rain today

A passing shower is possible today, but barely measurable; the wind stays light at 5 mph, and the low is 6°C (42°F). Pontefract’s November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 10°C (50°F), nights fall to 4°C (40°F). By December, a normal day reaches 8°C (46°F) and a normal night 2°C (36°F).

Winter 8°/2°CSpring 13°/5°CSummer 21°/11°CAutumn 14°/7°C
Right now
7°C
Cloudy · 45°F
High 9°C · Low 6°C · Wind 5 mph
Today 2°C cooler than a normal 8 November
Sunrise 07:18 · sunset 16:19
Today
9°C / 6°C
A normal 8 November: 11°C / 5°C
Rain, next 24 hours
0.2 mm
Staying mostly dry
Wind
5 mph
From the west · up to 5 mph today
Humidity
96%
relative humidity
Daylight
9 h 00 min
07:18 to 16:19
Hour by hour · °C

The next 24 hours in Pontefract

The day peaks around 13:00 at 9°C and bottoms out near 00:00 at 5°C. Rain stays out of the picture.

04:00 · 7°C (45°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 5 mph7°Now05:00 · 7°C (45°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 5 mph06:00 · 7°C (44°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph7°07:00 · 7°C (44°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 5 mph07:0008:00 · 7°C (45°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 5 mph7°09:00 · 8°C (46°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 5 mph10:00 · 8°C (47°F) · Light rain · 0.1 mm · wind 5 mph8°10:0011:00 · 8°C (47°F) · Light rain · 0.1 mm · wind 5 mph12:00 · 8°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph8°13:00 · 9°C (48°F) · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph9°13:0014:00 · 9°C (49°F) · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph9°15:00 · 9°C (49°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 3 mph16:00 · 9°C (48°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 2 mph9°16:0017:00 · 8°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 3 mph18:00 · 8°C (46°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph8°19:00 · 8°C (46°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph19:0020:00 · 8°C (46°F) · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph8°21:00 · 7°C (44°F) · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph22:00 · 6°C (43°F) · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph6°22:0023:00 · 6°C (42°F) · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 3 mph00:00 · 5°C (41°F) · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 3 mph5°01:00 · 5°C (41°F) · Fog · 0.0 mm · wind 3 mph01:0002:00 · 5°C (40°F) · Fog · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph5°03:00 · 5°C (40°F) · Fog · 0.0 mm · wind 3 mph
TemperatureRain (mm in the hour)Night
7 days · °C

The week ahead, against a normal week

The week leans cool against the normals. Tap a day for more.

Today8 NovLight rain0.2 mm rain6°9°−2°

Sunday 8 November: Light rain, a high of 9°C (49°F) and a low of 6°C (42°F); 0.2 mm of rain; wind up to 5 mph.

A normal 8 November in Pontefract: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Tomorrow9 NovCloudydry5°7°−4°

Monday 9 November: Cloudy, a high of 7°C (45°F) and a low of 5°C (40°F); no rain expected; wind up to 5 mph.

A normal 9 November in Pontefract: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Tue10 NovHeavy rain4.9 mm rain4°9°−2°

Tuesday 10 November: Heavy rain, a high of 9°C (48°F) and a low of 4°C (39°F); 4.9 mm of rain; wind up to 8 mph.

A normal 10 November in Pontefract: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Wed11 NovCloudy2.7 mm rain8°9°−2°

Wednesday 11 November: Cloudy, a high of 9°C (48°F) and a low of 8°C (46°F); 2.7 mm of rain; wind up to 7 mph.

A normal 11 November in Pontefract: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Thu12 NovSunnydry3°6°−4°

Thursday 12 November: Sunny, a high of 6°C (43°F) and a low of 3°C (37°F); no rain expected; wind up to 10 mph.

A normal 12 November in Pontefract: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Fri13 NovSunnydry0°6°−4°

Friday 13 November: Sunny, a high of 6°C (43°F) and a low of 0°C (32°F); no rain expected; wind up to 7 mph.

A normal 13 November in Pontefract: high 10°C, low 4°C.

Sat14 NovPartly cloudydry2°8°−3°

Saturday 14 November: Partly cloudy, a high of 8°C (46°F) and a low of 2°C (35°F); no rain expected; wind up to 5 mph.

A normal 14 November in Pontefract: high 10°C, low 4°C.

Normal range for the date (Met Office 1991–2020)Forecast low to high

Warnings and more

This page doesn’t repeat official warnings: check the Met Office before travelling in bad weather.

Met Office weather warningsSevere weather warnings for wind, rain, snow, ice, fog and heat are issued by the Met Office, the UK’s official service.Flood warnings for PontefractThe Environment Agency’s live flood warnings near the town, and how many homes are at risk.Pontefract’s climateNormal temperatures, rain and frost month by month, from the Met Office’s 30-year averages.

Forecast: Data from MET Norway (Norwegian Meteorological Institute), CC BY 4.0; temperatures converted to °F, wind to mph and times to UK time by us, fetched 8 November, 04:27. Normals: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town (Contains Met Office data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position.

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