Pontefract weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Pontefract is expected to be 63°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Pontefract, England, UK for more weather parameters.

Friday
3rd Oct
63

55

4

1
Saturday
4th Oct
57

52

5

2
Sunday
5th Oct
59

50

0

1
Monday
6th Oct
66

54

2

2
Tuesday
7th Oct
63

54

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Thursday 2nd October 2025 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for England (Pontefract) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Pontefract weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Pontefract for the next 5 days.

Pontefract weather for Friday 3rd October 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Pontefract, England with a maximum temperature of 63°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 18 mph from the south.

63
°F maximum temperature
55
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
82
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
18
mph wind from S

Pontefract weather for Saturday 4th October 2025

Expect broken clouds in Pontefract, England with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 23 mph from the west.

57
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
57
°F wind chill
23
mph wind from W

Pontefract weather for Sunday 5th October 2025

Expect broken clouds in Pontefract, England with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the west.

59
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
59
°F wind chill
16
mph wind from W

Pontefract weather for Monday 6th October 2025

Expect broken clouds in Pontefract, England with a maximum temperature of 66°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 24 mph from the south-west.

66
°F maximum temperature
54
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
66
°F wind chill
24
mph wind from SW

Pontefract weather for Tuesday 7th October 2025

Expect broken clouds in Pontefract, England with a maximum temperature of 63°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the west.