The cold and windy temperatures are expected to stick around today (February 1)
On Wednesday, Leeds residents can expect a mixture of sun, blustering showers, and brisk winds. Cloud will be thick across the region, particularly later in the day, and the maximum temperature is expected to be 9C, the Met Office reports.
Winds have been ferocious recently and are expected to stick around as wind gusts of up to 42 miles per hour are predicted also. What's more, a 'stratospheric polar vortex' could impact temperatures in Yorkshire quite severely this week or next, with reports it could cause up to seven inches of snow to hit the region.
Speaking about the weather on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Met Office said: "Showers clearing south Wednesday morning, giving plenty of bright spells, but isolated blustery showers continuing to edge into western upslopes.
"Cloud thickening later with occasional drizzly outbreaks. Winds remaining brisk. Maximum temperature 9C." Temperatures will start out around 6C and warm up to 9C later in the day.
"Throughout the rest of the week it is set to remain rather cloudy. There will e outbreaks of rain and drizzle over the Pennines. There will be more sunny spells in the east and winds falling to moderate."
The polar vortex has been unusually strong so far this year and although there has been a minor SSW, the winds are expected to rebound quickly, recovering to speeds around normal for the time of year.
The Met Office believes the impacts may not include snow - and instead heavily feature gales and torrential downpours instead, which can still be equally as dangerous as wintry showers.
Jim Dale, a meteorologist from British Weather Services, said the nation could be waiting until March for it to strike.
Speaking to Express.co.uk he said: " It’s a lottery in terms of where the export of freezing air actually goes.
"Freezing air out of the Arctic, e.g. the Troll from Trondheim could strike but time is beginning to run against it. There’s still five to six weeks where it still could happen."
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