Vermilion Sands: Weather forecast

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Met Office 7-day forecast for Leeds (Potternewton)

Model run at 0600, Tue 5 May 2026. All times UTC.
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Tue
5 May
2026		 5.3°C ±0.7
1% : W
7 / 10mph
 8.6°C ±2.7
5% : NNW
5 / 8mph
 11.7°C ±0.5
7% : N
7 / 11mph
 11.9°C ±0.5
55% ★ NNE
10 / 18mph
 9.9°C ±1.5
47% ★ NNE
12 / 23mph
 7.7°C ±0.8
6% : NNE
9 / 18mph
Wed
6 May
2026		 6.4°C ±0.6
5% ★ NNE
6 / 14mph
 5.2°C ±0.6
1% : N
6 / 16mph
 4.4°C ±0.4
1% : N
8 / 17mph
 6.3°C ±1.6
4% : NE
8 / 15mph
 8.6°C ±0.7
6% : ENE
8 / 14mph
 9.5°C ±0.2
8% : ENE
7 / 12mph
 9.2°C ±0.4
5% : E
7 / 13mph
 7.7°C ±1.0
4% : E
6 / 13mph
Thu
7 May
2026		 5.8°C ±0.9
4% ★ ESE
3 / 8mph
 4.7°C ±0.3
4% : SSE
3 / 6mph
 5.0°C ±0.5
4% : SE
4 / 8mph
 7.2°C ±1.7
4% : SSE
7 / 14mph
 10.3°C ±1.4
9% : S
7 / 15mph
 12.2°C ±0.5
6% : S
7 / 14mph
 12.4°C ±0.3
6% : SSE
7 / 13mph
 11.3°C ±1.1
15% ★ SSE
7 / 13mph
Fri
8 May
2026		 9.3°C ±0.9
7% ★ SSE
5 / 9mph
 7.9°C ±0.6
5% : SSE
4 / 8mph
 7.9°C ±0.5
4% : SSE
4 / 7mph
 9.6°C ±1.3
4% : SSE
5 / 11mph
 12.2°C ±1.3
6% : SSE
7 / 15mph
 13.9°C ±0.5
21% ★ SSE
7 / 14mph
 13.8°C ±0.3
7% : ESE
6 / 12mph
 12.0°C ±1.7
8% : E
6 / 11mph
Sat
9 May
2026		 9.4°C ±1.0
7% ★ E
4 / 8mph
 8.0°C ±0.5
7% : ENE
4 / 8mph
 8.0°C ±0.4
7% : NE
4 / 9mph
 10.1°C ±1.8
6% : ENE
7 / 15mph
 13.4°C ±1.5
7% : E
9 / 19mph
 15.1°C ±0.2
9% : E
10 / 21mph
 14.3°C ±0.8
9% : ENE
10 / 19mph
 11.8°C ±1.8
8% : ENE
7 / 14mph
Sun
10 May
2026		 9.3°C ±0.7
7% ★ NE
7 / 13mph
 8.2°C ±0.4
11% ★ NNE
7 / 14mph
 8.2°C ±0.4
8% : NNE
8 / 16mph
 10.0°C ±1.4
14% ★ NE
10 / 21mph
 12.4°C ±1.1
14% ★ NE
12 / 24mph
 13.1°C ±0.3
12% ★ ENE
12 / 23mph
 12.0°C ±0.7
10% ★ NE
11 / 22mph
 10.1°C ±1.2
11% ★ NE
9 / 17mph
Mon
11 May
2026		 8.2°C ±0.7
9% ★ NNE
8 / 15mph
 7.3°C ±0.3
6% : NNE
8 / 15mph
 7.3°C ±0.3
6% : N
8 / 15mph
 9.0°C ±1.3
8% : N
9 / 19mph
 11.3°C ±1.0
13% ★ NNE
10 / 21mph
 12.1°C ±0.2
15% ★ NNE
10 / 21mph
 11.6°C ±0.5
15% ★ NNE
9 / 19mph
 9.9°C ±1.3
7% : NE
7 / 14mph
Locations: Leeds, Manchester, London, Glasgow, Lusaka

Headline:
Showers through the afternoon, bright and sunny into the evening.

Today:
After a bright, sunny start, cloud will increase through the morning. Showers move in from the north around midday, clearing by late afternoon with the odd sunny intervals developing. Breezy, particularly on coasts, and feeling cool in the northerly winds. Maximum temperature 13°C.

Tonight:
Sunny spells developing through the evening, though it will feel cool in a northerly breeze. Largely dry overnight, aside from isolated coastal showers, with a frost developing in prone spots. Minimum temperature 2°C.

Wednesday:
After a chilly start, sunny spells develop through the day. Largely dry and cool, though occasional coastal showers remain possible. Light winds, with a frosty night to come. Maximum temperature 10°C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Thursday brings sunny spells and the odd shower. Conditions turn more unsettled Friday and Saturday with spells of rain or showers, occasionally heavy. At times cool, with isolated frosts overnight.
Updated:

Notes

This forecast originally used publicly available information from the Met Office's DataPoint service. This is being discontinued in late 2025 (and was increasing unreliable running up to that date), and is replaced by the DataHub service. Which is being used for the above forecast.

DataHub is more complex to process, but provides more information and better global coverage. Each table cell above contains, in order:

  • The predicted temperature, in degrees Celsius. DataHub provides a maximum and a minimum, and I've averaged these and given the possible variation (the ± figure).
    Maxima over 25°C and 30°C are highlighted thusly.
    Similarly, minima below 5°C and 0°C are highlighted.
  • The next line contains the probablity of any precipitation (rain, mostly), followed by...
  • ...the wind direction.
  • The final text line gives the predicted average wind, followed by the maximum gust. DataHub uses m/sec, but I've converted these to mph.
    Calm weather (≤5mph wind), strong gusts (≥25mph) and storm-force gusts (≥40mph) are highlighted.
  • Finally, there's an icon representing the prevailing weather type.
A ★ in the cell means there's extra information present -- hover over the cell to see it. For example, all midnight cells contain this symbol, and the pop-up shows the visibility. This is ground-level only, and doesn't mean clear skies! Other extra information may include significant -- over 10% probability -- rain/snow (as light/heavy probability, and total amount) and hail and lightning probability.

Select another location from the list below the table.

Rain radar

Lightning

Links

Weather warnings
NetWeather radar
Clouds, Lightning, Wind
Cities (from Time & Date): Leeds, Manchester,
London, Lusaka

Credits

Data courtesy of the Met Office DataHub service.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Analysis coding by Admin1, written in Python.