BRADFORD is bracing itself for snow today after an amber weather warning was issued for Yorkshire.

The latest from the Met Office this morning is that snowfall will hit the district from 8am.

The amber alert is scheduled to last all afternoon and into the evening from 12pm to 6pm.

The Bradford district is currently under a yellow weather warning.

This is a 24-hour alert from 6am on Thursday to 6am tomorrow.

The amber weather warning could mean some rural communities may become cut off,  cuts to power and other services such as mobile phone coverage, and travel delays.

Hour-by-hour forecast for Bradford 

Here's Thursday's hour-by-hour forecast for Bradford, according to the Met Office's latest forecast.

7am - 80 per cent chance of precipitation, temperature of one degrees Celsius

8am - 90 per cent chance of precipitation, temperature of one degrees Celsius

9am - 95 per cent of precipitation, temperature of zero degrees Celsius

10am - 95 per cent of precipitation, temperature of zero degrees Celsius

11am - 90 per cent of precipitation, temperature of zero degrees Celsius

12pm - 95 per cent of precipitation, temperature of zero degrees Celsius

1pm - 95 per cent of precipitation, temperature of zero degrees Celsius

2pm - 95 per cent of precipitation, temperature of zero degrees Celsius

3pm - 95 per cent of precipitation, temperature of zero degrees Celsius

4pm - 90 per cent of precipitation, temperature of zero degrees Celsius

5pm - 90 per cent of precipitation, temperature of one degrees Celsius

6pm - 70 per cent of precipitation, temperature of one degrees Celsius

7pm - 70 per cent of precipitation, temperature of one degrees Celsius

8pm - 70 per cent of precipitation, temperature of one degrees Celsius

9pm - 70 per cent of precipitation, temperature of one degrees Celsius

10pm - 70 per cent of precipitation, temperature of one degrees Celsius

11pm - 90 per cent of precipitation, temperature of two degrees Celsius