Leeds weather: Hour-by-hour forecast as Met Office gives exact times heavy rain is expected to batter city

The city can expect wet weather for much of the morning, according to the Met Office, with sleet in parts that will gradually edge southwards.

People have been warned that the showers will remain heavy until around 10am when they will ease slightly – although the rain will continue across Leeds until at least noon.

When it finally stops, it will remain a cloudy and wintery day.

Ice and frost may set in overnight, which will mean a cold and crisp start to tomorrow morning with fog cloaking the city’s skyline.

Then, people in Leeds can expect a slightly less cold – although increasingly wet – few days.

Today’s maximum temperature will be 6C at around midday and the minimum temperature will be 3C from around 8pm until midnight.

Here is the full hour-by-hour weather forecast for Leeds today

• 7am – 5C, heavy rain
• 8am – 5C, heavy rain
• 9am – 5C, heavy rain
• 10am – 5C, heavy rain
• 11am – 5C, light rain
• 12pm – 5C, light rain
• 1pm – 5C, overcast
• 2pm – 5C, cloudy
• 3pm – 5C, cloudy
• 4pm – 5C, partly cloudy (night)
• 5pm – 5C, cloudy
• 6pm – 4C, partly cloudy (night)
• 7pm – 4C, partly cloudy (night)
• 8pm – 3C, partly cloudy (night)
• 9pm – 3C, partly cloudy (night)
• 10pm – 3C, cloudy
• 11pm – 2C, partly cloudy (night)