Snow and ice warning issued for Wakefield - hour by hour forecast
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Storm Ciara hit Wakefield with wet and windy weather over the weekend, with further Met Office warnings in place for the next couple of days.
The Met Office says that showers will turn increasingly into snow later today, becoming heavy at times and last through Tuesday.
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Hide Ad“The snow showers will occur particularly over high ground giving locally 1-3 cm above around 150 metres and 3-8 cm above 300 metres. Snow will gradually build, perhaps leading to accumulation of 10-15 cm on the highest routes," it said.
“Any snow accumulations over low ground are likely to be temporary. Icy surfaces are likely to cause problems, especially overnight.
“Strong winds will be an additional hazard with gusts of 50-60 mph at times leading to drifting of snow over high ground.”
Here's your hour-by-hour forecast
Monday, February 10
3pm - Heavy rain - 3C
4pm - Light rain - 3C
5pm - Partly cloudy (night) - 4C
6pm - Light rain - 3C
7pm - Light rain - 3C
8pm - Light rain - 3C
9pm - Light rain - 3C
10pm - Light rain - 4C
11pm - Light rain - 4C
Tuesday, February 11
00:00 - Light rain - 3C
1am - Light rain - 3C
2am - Light rain - 3C
3am - Light rain - 3C
4am - Light rain shower - 3C
5am - Light rain shower - 3C
6am - Light rain shower - 3C
7am - Partly cloudy - 3C
8am - Light rain shower - 3C
9am - Light rain shower - 3C
10am - Sleet - 3C
11am - Light rain shower - 3C
12pm - Light rain shower - 4C
1pm - Heavy rain shower - 4C
2pm - Light rain shower - 4C
3pm - Light rain shower - 4C
4pm - Heavy rain shower - 4C
5pm - Light rain shower - 3C
6pm - Sleet - 3C
7pm - Cloudy - 3C
8pm - Light rain shower - 3C
9pm - Sleet shower - 3C
10pm - Cloudy - 3C
11pm - Cloudy -3C
As for next week, the Met Office said the windy and wet weather will continue into the weekend with widespread gales. As the week goes on, conditions may become less unsettled with some quieter spellds possibly developing