Hunter's supermoon: When to see the bright full moon and what visibility is forecast for Halifax

October’s full moon is called the Hunter’s Moon and is the closest supermoon of the year.

What is a supermoon? A supermoon is a full moon that occurs near or at the time when the Moon is at the closest point in its orbit around Earth.

This is the third out of four supermoons in 2024.

Commenting on visibility for tonight, Met Office Chief Meteorologist Jason Kelly said: “Pretty much the whole of the UK has a good chance of clear skies this evening.

"Western Scotland will be a bit cloudier, perhaps preventing prolonged views of the moon here, but otherwise cloud amounts will be patchy and should not limit views of the supermoon or comet for prolonged periods of time.

“Isolated fog patches will form by midnight, with more extensive low cloud and fog forming during the early hours.

"This will mean a less favourable (but still moderate to high), chance of seeing the moon later in the night.”

This evening in Halifax the forecast is partly cloudy by early evening with very good visibility until 8pm, highs of 16C and lows of 9C.

Tomorrow (Friday) will see low cloud lifting to leave a largely dry day with sunny intervals. Turning cloudier and breezier from the west by the evening with outbreaks of rain.