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26
A bit of rain in the morning
52°
40°
27
Cloudy
52°
41°
28
Cloudy
53°
40°
29
Cloudy with a few showers
54°
45°
30
Still cloudy
54°
46°
1
Mostly cloudy
59°
46°
2
Cloudy, showers and t-storms
57°
45°
3
Rain in the afternoon
53°
40°
4
Showers around in the p.m.
54°
40°
5
A little afternoon rain
53°
41°
6
Mostly cloudy
55°
41°
7
Mostly cloudy
54°
40°
8
Times of clouds and sun
54°
40°
9
Mostly sunny
59°
42°
10
Sun yielding to clouds
60°
47°
11
Cloudy
61°
48°
12
Mostly cloudy
62°
45°
13
Mostly cloudy
58°
43°
14
A little afternoon rain
58°
47°
15
Cloudy
57°
46°
16
Occasional afternoon rain
56°
44°
17
Rather cloudy with a shower
56°
43°
18
Rather cloudy
57°
43°
19
Occasional morning rain
56°
44°
20
Cloudy with a shower in spots
57°
43°
21
Cloudy with showers
56°
44°
22
Couple of thunderstorms
62°
47°
23
Rain
59°
44°
24
A shower and thunderstorm
60°
49°
25
Clouds and sunshine
64°
49°
26
A bit of morning rain
63°
50°
27
A few afternoon showers
64°
49°
28
A couple of showers
65°
50°
29
Partly sunny
64°
50°
30
Sun and some clouds
64°
49°
31
Couple of thunderstorms
66°
49°
1
Mainly cloudy, showers around
62°
50°
2
Clouds and sun with a shower
64°
45°
3
Mostly cloudy
63°
46°
4
Mostly sunny
65°
50°
5
Some sun with a stray shower
66°
51°
6
Couple of thunderstorms
65°
47°

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70° 62° 54° 46° 38° May
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May Weather in Pontefract

Pontefract's May 2026 forecast shows daily high temperatures ranging from 52° to 66°, with overnight lows between 40° and 51°. The average high for May is 59° with an average low of 45°. AccuWeather's monthly forecast extends further ahead than any other source, with day-by-day RealFeel® Temperatures giving a complete picture of how May weather will actually feel in Pontefract. See also: June | July | August.

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