Those heading out will need to wrap up warm
A snowy scene in Evington, during the winter of 2010(Image: Leicester Mercury)
Hour-by-hour forecasts indicate when snow is expected to fall in Leicestershire tonight, with light snow showers predicted to begin from early evening.
The difficulty in predicting where snow will fall is shown by the slightly differing forecasts of the Met Office and BBC Weather.
A yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been issued by the Met Office, in place from 8pm tonight (Sunday, January 4) until 11am on Monday (January 5).
According to BBC Weather, light snow showers are possible from 7pm onwards with the chance of precipitation rising throughout the evening, reaching 64 per cent by 11pm.
While the two weather apps may disagree on some of the finer details, both are united in their prediction of wintry conditions tonight.
However, the good news is that both forecasters agree Monday will be dry and cold with plenty of sunshine.
The forecast starts sunny from 11am with temperatures around 0C today (Sunday, January 4). A gentle breeze from the west north west will make it feel like -4C, according to BBC Weather.
Here’s the full hour-by-hour weather forecast from the BBC for Sunday, January 4:
The forecast below was compiled using the available information from BBC Weather as of Sunday morning. The Met Office said most places will be dry overnight, but isolated light snow showers can’t be ruled out.
- 11am – Sunny, 0C, feels like -4C, 0 per cent chance of precipitation
- 12pm – Sunny, 0C, feels like -4C, 0 per cent chance
- 1pm – Sunny, 0C, feels like -4C, 0 per cent chance
- 2pm – Sunny, 1C, feels like -3C, 0 per cent chance
- 3pm – Sunny, 0C, feels like -4C, 0 per cent chance
- 4pm – Sunny, -1C, feels like -4C, 0 per cent chance
- 5pm – Partly cloudy, -1C, feels like -5C, 0 per cent chance
- 6pm – Light cloud, -1C, feels like -5C, 21 per cent chance
- 7pm – Light snow, -1C, feels like -5C, 35 per cent chance
- 8pm – Light snow showers, -1C, feels like -5C, 37 per cent chance
- 9pm – Light snow showers, -1C, feels like -5C, 40 per cent chance
- 10pm – Light snow showers, -2C, feels like -5C, 47 per cent chance
- 11pm – Light snow, -2C, feels like -6C, 64 per cent chance
Here’s the full hour-by-hour weather forecast from the BBC for Monday, January 5:
Temperatures are set to plummet overnight with lows of -4C expected, with the Met Office warning of a widespread frost and icy patches. Monday will see temperatures struggle to rise above 1C, although conditions will be dry with plenty of winter sunshine.
- 6am – Clear sky, -4C, feels like -8C, 0 per cent chance of precipitation
- 7am – Clear sky, -4C, feels like -8C, 0 per cent chance
- 8am – Clear sky, -4C, feels like -8C, 0 per cent chance
- 9am – Sunny, -4C, feels like -7C, 0 per cent chance
- 10am – Sunny, -2C, feels like -6C, 0 per cent chance
- 11am – Sunny, -1C, feels like -5C, 0 per cent chance
- 12pm – Sunny, 0C, feels like -4C, 0 per cent chance
- 1pm – Sunny, 0C, feels like -3C, 0 per cent chance
- 2pm – Sunny, 1C, feels like -3C, 0 per cent chance
- 3pm – Sunny, 0C, feels like -3C, 0 per cent chance
- 4pm – Sunny, -1C, feels like -5C, 0 per cent chance
- 5pm – Clear sky, -2C, feels like -6C, 0 per cent chance
- 6pm – Clear sky, -2C, feels like -6C, 0 per cent chance
- 7pm – Clear sky, -3C, feels like -6C, 0 per cent chance
- 8pm – Clear sky, -3C, feels like -7C, 0 per cent chance
- 9pm – Clear sky, -3C, feels like -7C, 0 per cent chance
- 10pm – Clear sky, -4C, feels like -7C, 0 per cent chance
- 11pm – Clear sky, -4C, feels like -7C, 0 per cent chance
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