The first seven days of January have brought half the normal monthly rainfall for Huddersfield.
But heavy rain expected later today is likely to be the last for a while, according to Huddersfield weather expert Paul Stevens.
The heavy rains of December and this month have been welcomed by sailors at Scammonden as the reservoir levels were very low just three months ago.
Now they are at a healthy 89 per cent with the levels at other Pennine reservoirs standing at 100 per cent.
Mr Stevens said more heavy rain was likely today but as we head into next week, there is likely to be a shift to much colder and drier weather.
“December was one of the wettest for years, with 82mm of rain compared to an average of about 60mm.
“And so far in January, we have received 37mm when the whole of the month should see us get between 60mm and 70mm.
“It has been very wet but it has also been very stormy, and we have probably seen the last of that wild weather.
“By the middle of next week, the weather will have slowed down and settled but it will start to bring in much colder air from the east and the mild temperatures we have been enjoying will go.”
Yorkshire Water has been delighted with the boost to reservoir stocks.
A spokesman said: “Reservoir stocks across the region are currently averaging 92 per cent.
“In the Huddersfield area, several of the reservoirs are lower than is usual for safety reasons. These are Wessenden Head, Wessenden Old and Butterley, above Marsden. Blakeley, Deanhead and Deer Hill reservoirs which are all 100 per cent full. Blackmoorfoot is 91.5 per cent full and Scammonden is 89 per cent full”.
With weather predicted to get colder, the company is also drawing up plans.
The spokesman said: “As the weather is predicted to get colder next week, we wanted to highlight to customers some of the kit we have which helps us respond.
“We have specially adapted 4x4s for getting critical staff to and from work if we get hit by snow, and our telemetry gadgets mean we are able to monitor and control exactly what is happening in our underground pipe network at any given time.
“Technology allows us to move water around the county, vary the amount of water running through pipes and spot underground leaks”.
