Hour-by-hour weather: Possibility of thundery showers for Leeds on Wednesday

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With rain forecast for the majority of the day and rivers in the region close to flooding, many flood warnings and alerts have been put in place by the Environment Agency.

Meanwhile a yellow weather warning has been issued for rain and snow in the north of England and Scotland, which includes a small part of North Yorkshire.

The Met Office's website says about Wednesday's weather: "Showers, merging into longer spells of rain, turning heavy and possibly thundery at times, with a chance of a few brighter spells between the showers. Light winds for much of the day, but strengthening from the north later. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Things are set to get significantly drier and warmer on Thursday with very little rain forecast and cloudy spells for most of the day on Friday.

Wednesday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Leeds:

11am: Heavy rain

12pm: Overcast

1pm: Heavy rain

2pm: Overcast

3pm: Heavy rain

4pm: Heavy rain

5pm: Heavy rain

6pm: Heavy shower

7pm: Heavy rain

8pm: Heavy rain

9pm: Light rain

10pm: Light rain

11pm: Overcast