The Met office has forecast that a 'warm air plume' will send temperatures soaring across the UK this weekend and Leeds is set to bask in some of that heat.
According to the forecaster, the weather front will push out the area of high pressure that has brought settled weather across the country over the last few weeks. This will mean a high chance of some thundery showers and unsettled weather across the city even as temperatures climb.
In Leeds it is expected that temperatures in some areas could reach as high as 25C on Saturday afternoon. They will hit similar levels on Sunday with the forecaster predicting a high of 25C again in some areas.
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Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Dan Harris said: “Temperatures will rise later this week and into the weekend, with a plume of warm air being drawn in from the south. Temperatures over the weekend could peak around 30°C in some parts of England and remain well above average during night-times.”
“Coupled with the rise in temperatures is an increase in the likelihood of some potentially heavy and thundery showers, which could bring some localised disruption in the far southwest from as early as late Friday, but more likely more widely into the weekend, though it is not possible to be definitive about exact details this far from the potential event.”
Met Office weekend forecast for Leeds
Friday
Initial low cloud quickly retreating back to the coast during the day, allowing for long sunny periods to develop inland. Maximum temperature 18 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday
Largely unchanged Saturday, with low cloud retreating towards the coast during the morning. Sunny spells with a risk of showers Sunday and Monday, these perhaps thundery and slow moving.
Friday
1am - Overcast - 10C
2am - Overcast - 10C
3am - Overcast - 10C
4am - Overcast - 9C
5am - Overcast - 10C
6am - Overcast - 10C
7am - Overcast - 10C
8am - Overcast - 11C
9am - Cloudy - 12C
10am - Sunny Intervals - 13C
11am - Sunny Intervals - 15C
12 noon - Sunny - 16C
1pm - Sunny - 17C
2pm - Sunny - 18C
3pm - Sunny - 19C
4pm - Sunny - 19C
5pm - Sunny - 18C
6pm - Sunny - 18C
7pm - Sunny - 17C
8pm - Sunny - 16C
9pm - Sunny - 14C
10pm - Clear - 12C
11pm - Clear - 12C
Saturday
Midnight - Partly Cloudy - 11C
1am - Partly Cloudy - 10C
4am - Partly Cloudy - 10C
7am - Sunny Intervals - 12C
10am - Sunny Intervals - 17C
1pm - Sunny - 23C
4pm - Sunny - 25C
7pm - Sunny - 22C
10pm - Clear - 18C
Sunday
1am - Clear - 15C
4am - Partly Cloudy - 14C
7am - Sunny Intervals - 15C
10am - Sunny - 19C
1pm - Sunny - 23C
4pm - Light Showers - 24C
7pm - Light Showers - 22C
10pm - Light Showers - 19C
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