Leeds weather: Cold and unsettled weather to continue this weekend - see Saturday and Sunday forecast
A video explains how you can stay safe in the cold, as low temperatures are forecast for Leeds this weekend.
The Met Office is forecasting a cold and rainy weekend for Leeds (January 10 and 11).
Rain and drizzle is forecast for Sunday, with cold temperatures to persist during the weekend.
Storm Goretti
The Met Office say a deepening area of low pressure is expected to move across the south of the UK later on Thursday, resulting in wet and windy weather arriving from the west as well as snow on the northern edge of the system.
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Chris Bulmer, Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster, said: “A deepening area of low pressure - named Storm Goretti by Meteo France - will move across the south of the UK during Thursday and into Friday. It will clash with the very cold air here, meaning Thursday night could be what we call a ‘multi-hazard’ event, with snow on the northern flank of the low, wind and rain on the southern flank.”
Met Office weekend weather outlook
According to the forecaster, temperatures look to stay well-below average into the weekend, with wintry showers and ice still a hazard in places. Saturday will be mostly dry with clear and sunny spells and some wintry showers around coasts in the north.
Further unsettled weather is expected to move in on Sunday as an area of low pressure to the northwest of the UK brings rain - which may be heavy at times - from the west during the day, with this potentially turning to snow, with strong winds also a possibility. With this system, milder air will move in from the west, bringing an end to the current cold spell.
Leeds Met Office weather forecast
Wednesday January 7 - Met Office yellow warning for ice, lowest temperature 0°C, highest wind gust 35mph
Thursday January 8 - Overcast changing to sleet by early evening, lowest temperature 1°C, highest wind gust 17mph
Friday January 9 - Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning, lowest temperature 0°C, highest wind gust 19mph
Saturday January 10 - Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning, lowest temperature -1°C, highest wind gust 13mph
Sunday January 11 - Overcast changing to drizzle in the afternoon, lowest temperature 1°C, highest wind gust 21mph