Leeds weather forecast: heavy rain and sunshine predicted this weekend as temperatures rise

Pubs and beer gardens in Leeds are able to reopen from 4 July as part of further plans to relax lockdown rules, but what will the weather be like? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s this weekend’s weather forecast.

Thursday (2 July) in Leeds will see a mixture of light rain and cloud throughout the day, accompanied by a peak daytime temperature of 15C.

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What will the weather be like this weekend?

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

Friday (3 July) will be cloudy throughout the day in Leeds, accompanied by a peak temperature of 18C.

Pubs are set to open in England on Saturday (4 July) as part of further easing of lockdown rules, and the weather is set to be relatively dry in Leeds.

The city will see light rain early in the morning, with cloud throughout the rest of the day and highs of 19C.

Sunday (5 July) will be brighter, with sunny spells throughout the day, with light rain between 7pm and 10pm. Temperatures will remain relatively warm, reaching highs of 19C.

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.”

What is the long-term forecast?

Looking further ahead, the Met Office UK outlook up to 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.