Weather forecasts are hard to get right - even more so when the weather is so different in the same area.

If you listened to the forecast this morning you may have thought a thick coat was going to be necessary - but in fact you could have done with packing sunglasses - especially if you're in the Holme Valley.

Clear conditions on higher ground, Knoll Lane, Honley

At lunchtime temperatures on Holme Moss reached a balmy 16.8 degrees while Huddersfield town centre was just 9.2 degrees - a difference of nearly eight degrees Celsius.

So why is one place like the picture below and one like the image above?

Fog on A641 Huddersfield Road near Bradley Bar

The answer is radiated fog.

Weatherman Paul Stevens explained: "Through the night under clearing skies, the hills cool faster than the valleys.

"The cold air rolls down the hillsides and settles in low-lying areas and tends to stay for longer.

"People will notice a big difference in temperatures from one area to another, especially where the fog is lingering.

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"It is really warm in some parts but several degrees colder elsewhere."

Plane in clear skies on a fog bound day
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