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A largely dry, fine and occasional bright day with some sunny intervals possible, mainly towards the North Sea coast.
Thicker cloud across the Pennines and moors could bring the odd spot of rain or drizzle. Staying rather breezy.
Winds will strengthen overnight, with rain spreading into western parts by midnight.
Secondary Schools in Yorkshire are being forced to drop creative subjects like music, art and drama according to a BBC survey.
Nearly two thirds of schools in North, West and South Yorkshire have been forced to drop creative subjects.
Teachers' leaders and unions say it follows budget cuts and government curriculum changes but the Department for Education says funding for the arts has increased since 2011.
The inquest into the death of an 11-year-old girl from Halifax will open later today.
Image source, Family PhotoUrsula Keogh's body was found in a brook, after she went missing following school last week.
Police are continuing to investigate her death and have asked people to avoid speculation on social media about what happened.
Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Tuesday 30 January 2018.
We'll be with you all day with all the latest news, travel, sport and weather updates from across Yorkshire.
We're starting today with this beautiful BBC Weather Watcher shot of swans flying over Ampleforth in North Yorkshire.
Interesting fact: A group of swans in flight is called a wedge. On the ground - a bevvy.
You don't have to be a BBC Weather Watcher to have your pictures shared with the rest of Yorkshire.
You can send them in by simply clicking here.
The birds are said to have come from eastern Europe in search of food.
Read MoreA wildlife artist has captured rare footage of a large colony of hawfinches at a stately home in North Yorkshire.
Read MoreThese are Yorkshire's top five stories from today:
Updates on breaking news and travel will continue throughout the night.
Children's services once mired in a child sexual exploitation scandal have been "transformed", government inspectors have said.
Image source, Getty ImagesRotherham Council has been given an overall "good" rating following an Ofsted inspection in November.
The service had been judged to be failing following 2014's Jay Report, external, which found up to 1,400 children were sexually abused between 1997 and 2013.
Ofsted said the authority had made "significant improvement".
Social worker Ailsa Barr says it's taken these kind of failings to understand child exploitation:
South Yorkshire firefighters were in action in Barnsley last night:
Image source, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue ServiceFour fire engines were called out to the blaze at a derelict building at 20:00 in the Cundy Cross area of the town.
Image source, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue ServiceSouth Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say the top floor of the building was on fire when crews arrived.
Firefighters stayed at the scene until about midnight and say the fire is believed to have been started deliberately.
Ailsa Barr, head of service for the locality and disability social work teams at Rotherham council, has been explaining why she chose to stay working for the council after the town’s child sexual exploitation scandal was exposed.
She is among the 75% of the children's services current workforce that was at the local authority when Alexis Jay’s independent report exposed the child sexual exploitation suffered by 1,400 children in August 2014.
Today's Ofsted inspection report rated Rotherham children's services good overall and she says the changes have been felt though the whole local authority:
Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
Staying mainly dry and clear overnight, allowing a light frost to form.
Here's the forecast:
Most of us are a bit fed up with the January rain but the drenched pavements can make for some interesting reflections.
This image of of The Diamond and Jessop Building mirrored in standing water was posted on social media by the University of Sheffield today:
Image source, ES KwonElla Johannessen was earlier discussing how "upset" she was about her finances over the phone.
Read MoreThe social event by hockey players at the University of Leeds is being investigated.
Read MoreIt is believed a fire in a flat in Sheffield yesterday was started deliberately.
Emergency services were called to Spring Close View at Gleadless in the early hours of the morning.
No one was home at the time although a number of pets were found in the property, the fire service says an automatic sprinkler system stopped the fire from spreading to other flats.
Image source, SYFRFour friends from Sheffield are setting off to the Himalayas today to attempt a Guiness World Record.
All four play for the Don Valley Vikings ice hockey team and they're aiming to play the highest altitude ice hockey game in the world.
It's a charity event setup by The Hockey Foundation.
Team captain, Matt Hogan, says they hope to help create a permanent rink in India:
An intruder who smuggled his way into a Sheffield leisure centre and cycled off a diving board has apologised for his 'idiotic' actions., external
Image source, Sheffield StarDo you know these men?
Police want to speak to them after an armed robbery at a shop in Leeds yesterday.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceIt happened just before 19:45 at McColl’s on Stainbeck Road in Meanwood.
Two masked men armed with a crowbar and a saw went into the shop and threatened the staff and stole cash from the till.
Det Insp Ciaran Whoriskey from West Yorkshire Police said: “We are carrying out extensive enquiries and would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident or saw the men."
Arctic Monkeys fans have been taking to social media to express their delight that the Sheffield band is booked to play their first gigs since performing in Scotland at T in the Park in 2014.
Image source, Getty ImagesThey will close the TRNSMT music festival in Glasgow this summer. Although there's some disappointment that no gig in England has been announced so far, most fans are delighted:
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York Pullman has taken on 15 staff from the bus company Stephensons of Easingwold.
Image source, Stephensons of EasingwoldThe firm ceased trading last week.
York Pullman's bought the Stephenson trading name - along with its website and phone numbers.
It's also taken over running buses on some school routes that used to be operated by Stephensons.
