Strong winds and heavy rain set to hit Leeds as Storm Jorge approaches

By Rebecca Marano
Published 27th Feb 2020, 17:52 BST
Updated 27th Feb 2020, 17:54 BST
Workers battle through the high winds on Neville Street, Leeds. Picture by Simon Hulme.Workers battle through the high winds on Neville Street, Leeds. Picture by Simon Hulme.
Workers battle through the high winds on Neville Street, Leeds. Picture by Simon Hulme.
Strong winds and heavy rain are set to hit Leeds this weekend as Storm Jorge approaches.

Named by the Spanish meteorological service Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) on Thursday, Storm Jorge will track across the north-west of the UK over the weekend bringing another spell of strong winds and heavy rain.

Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, Paul Gundersen, said: “This weekend we’ll see another named Storm bring strong winds to parts of the UK with several wind and rain warnings in place.

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“On Friday a band of rain associated with Storm Jorge will move across the UK - we have issued rain warnings for parts of Wales and northern England, where rain will be heaviest and we could see 60-80mm possible over the highest ground.

"South-westerly winds will strengthen through Saturday morning and it’ll turn widely windy except for northern Scotland, with wind warnings in place for Northern Ireland, Wales, southern Scotland and much of England.

"Where warnings are in place gusts of 50-60mph are likely quite widely with 65-70mph possible in coastal areas.

"With rain falling on already saturated ground, further flooding is possible places. "

What is the Leeds forecast?

The heavy rain will begin in Leeds on Friday morning

There may be snow in the earlier, more wintry showers.

This rain is set to last until 8pm.

The maximum temperature will be 7 degrees.

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