Hour by hour weather forecast Yorkshire: An hourly forecast for Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Harrogate, Halifax and Wakefield as amber weather warning issued for severe snow this week

The heavy snow is likely to result in significant disruption this morning (Friday, March 10). This week has seen travel delays on roads, delays and cancellations to rail and air travel, disruption to rural communities and power outages. Various schools have closed due to the adverse weather.

The weather service said: “Snow is expected to develop over northern England on Thursday morning, becoming persistent through the afternoon and overnight into early Friday morning before slowly easing. Residual impacts from snowfall are expected to persist through Friday morning.

“10-20 cm of snow is expected to fall quite widely, with some places seeing 30-40 cm. Strong easterly winds are expected to accompany this snow, leading to blizzards and drifting of lying snow.” These parts of Yorkshire are expected to have it the worst, with an amber weather warning being issued for snow.

Hour by hour weather forecast for parts of Yorkshire most affected by snow

Weather forecast for Leeds (Friday, March 10)

9am to 10am

Light snow shower

1C

30 per cent chance of precipitation

10am to 11am

Light snow

1C

50 per cent chance of precipitation

From 11am onwards today, it will be sunny and between 1C and 4C in temperature.

Weather forecast for Bradford (Friday, March 10)

9am to 10am

Cloudy

0C

20 per cent chance of precipitation

10am to 11am

Light snow

0C

50 per cent chance of precipitation

From 11am onwards today, it will be sunny with 0C to 1C in temperature until 6pm, when it drops to -3C/-4C.

Weather forecast for Sheffield (Friday, March 10)

9am to 10am

Light snow

0C

90 per cent chance of precipitation

10am to 11am

Light snow

1C

60 per cent chance of precipitation

From 11am to 12pm it will be cloudy and the sun comes out from 12pm onwards throughout the day. Temperatures drop from 3C to -1C and -2C from 7pm onwards.

Weather forecast for Harrogate (Friday, March 10)

9am to 10am

Heavy snow

0C

90 per cent chance of precipitation

10am to 11am

Light snow

0C

60 per cent chance of precipitation

11am to 12pm

Light snow shower

0C

30 per cent chance of precipitation

12pm to 1pm

Sunny intervals

1C

Less than five per cent chance of precipitation

It is sunny throughout the day from 1pm onwards and temperatures are set to drop to -3C tonight.

Weather forecast for Halifax (Friday, March 10)

9am to 10am

Light snow

0C

70 per cent chance of precipitation

10am to 11am

Light snow

0C

60 per cent chance of precipitation

11am to 12pm

Sunny

1C

10 per cent chance of precipitation

The rest of the day is set to be sunny but temperatures may drop to -4C later tonight.

Weather forecast for Wakefield (Friday, March 10)

9am to 10am

Light snow

0C

70 per cent chance of precipitation

10am to 11am

Light snow

1C

50 per cent chance of precipitation

It is expected to be sunny throughout the day from 11am onwards but temperatures may drop from 3C during the day to -1C at night.