Wakefield weather: Hour-by-hour forecast as Yellow and Amber weather warnings issued

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Heavy snow will fall across Wakefield today (Thursday) and The Met Office has issued Amber and Yellow weather warnings.

Although many across the district have just seen a few flakes this morning, heavy snow is being forecast right through until 8am tomorrow morning, when there will still be snow but showers will be lighter.

The Met Office predict the snow will not stop until around 10am tomorrow when it will become dry and sunny.

Today will be very cold, with temperatures ranging between 1C and 0C today and plummeting to -7C tomorrow.

Heavy snow is forecast for Wakefield this afternoon. (Photo Sue Billcliffe)

There could be further snow on Saturday.

The Met Office has issued a Yellow weather warning for snow between 7am today and 2pm tomorrow, and an Amber weather warning – the next level up – for between 3pm today and noon tomorrow.

Here is what we can expect for Wakefield over the next 24 hours:

Noon – 95 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

1pm – 95 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

2pm – 90 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

3pm – 95 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

4pm – 95 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

5pm – 90 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

6pm – 95 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

7pm – 95 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

8pm – 90 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

9pm – 95 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

10pm – 95 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

11pm – 95 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

Midnight – 95 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

Thursday

1am – 90 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

2am – 95 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -6C

3am – 95 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -6C

4am – 90 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -6C

5am – 90 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -6C

6am – 90 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -6C

7am – 95 per cent chance of heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

8am – 60 per cent chance of light snow and 0C, feeling like -5C

9am – 50 per cent chance of light snow and 0C, feeling like -4C

10am – 30 per cent chance of light snow and 1C, feeling like -4C

11am – Sunny and cloudy and 1C, feeling like -3C