Leeds weather: Exact time to expect 21C temperatures as hour-by-hour forecast issued
Leeds is set to bask in 21C temperatures in just a matter of hours as the hottest day of the year arrives.
The city is set to be warmer than plenty of tourism hotspots - from Spanish destinations to cities in the USA. Read more here.
In its forecast for Leeds today (April 8), the Met Office explains: “Early cloud will break to sunny spells, and with light and variable winds it will be feeling warm.
“However, clouds will thicken again from the northwest through the afternoon, and the odd spot of rain cannot be ruled out. Maximum temperature 22 °C.
“Cloud breaking at times overnight, with clear spells allowing the odd patch of mist and fog to develop. Perhaps staying cloudier across the Pennines, with the odd spot of rain. Minimum temperature 5 °C.”
The forecast has predicted exactly when temperatures will pass 20 degrees in Leeds today. It is as follows:
- 7am - sunny - 8C
- 8am - sunny - 9C
- 9am - sunny - 10C
- 10am - sunny - 12C
- 11am - sunny - 14C
- Noon - sunny - 16C
- 1pm - sunny - 18C
- 2pm - sunny - 19C
- 3pm - sunny intervals - 20C
- 4pm - sunny intervals - 21C
- 5pm - sunny intervals - 21C
- 6pm - sunny intervals - 20C
- 7pm - sunny intervals - 19C
- 8pm - partly cloudy - 18C
- 9pm - partly cloudy - 16C
- 10pm - partly cloudy - 15C
- 11pm - partly cloudy - 15C
The Met Office’s chief forecaster Paul Gundersen said: “We’re seeing a brief but notable spell of very warm weather for early April, with temperatures more typically associated with late spring or early summer.
“This could be the warmest spell at this point in April since 2020, a year many will remember because of the Covid‑19 lockdown.
“However, this warmth will be short-lived, with a marked drop in temperatures and more unsettled conditions developing later this week.
“In some areas, daytime temperatures could fall by around 10C between Wednesday and Thursday.”
Temperatures are set to turn cooler from tomorrow (April 9) falling to between 15C and 13C for the rest of the week. Rainy weather is set to return over the weekend, with light showers predicted on Sunday (April 12).