London weather: Hour-by-hour forecast as capital braces for stormy weekend

It’s raining, it’s pouring - let the chaos ensue. London is set for a washout weekend, as the capital is forecast for several days of heavy rain and high winds.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind and rain starting at 3pm on Friday and ending at 6am on Sunday (8th December).

There will likely be some travel disruption across the capital, and the Met Office has urged people to be aware of potential flooding.

All the weather apps show days of rain ahead, so we’ve created an hour-by-hour weather forecast for the next few days - so you can plan if and when to hang your washing out.

You can find out more about the weather warning by clicking here.

Friday (December 6th)

Tomorrow will start dry and sunny. It will be turning cloudier in the afternoon with a band of heavy rain moving in during the evening. Turning windy.

Highs of 9C and lows of 8C.

6am - Clear sky, gentle breeze

7am - Clear sky, gentle breeze

8am - Sunny, gentle breeze

9am - Sunny, gentle breeze

10am - Sunny, gentle breeze

11am - Sunny, gentle breeze

12pm - Sunny, gentle breeze

1pm - Sunny, gentle breeze

2pm - Sunny, gentle breeze

3pm - Sunny, light winds / yellow weather warning comes into force

4pm - Cloudy, light winds

5pm - Drizzle, light winds

6pm - Rain, light winds

7pm - Rain and light winds

8pm - Rain, light winds

9pm - Rain and moderate gusts

10pm - Light rain and moderate gusts

11pm - Light rain and moderate gusts

Saturday (December 7th)

A full day of rain and wind will batter the capital on Saturday. Highs of 9C and lows of 5C.

Midnight - Light rain and moderate gusts

1am - Gusty winds and light rain

2am - Gusty winds and light rain

3am - Gusty winds and light rain

4am - Gusty winds and rain

5am - Gusty winds and rain

6am - Gusty winds and rain

7am - Gusty winds and rain

8am - Gusty winds and rain

9am - Gusty winds and rain

10am - Gusty winds and rain

11am - Gusty winds and rain

12pm - Gusty winds and rain

1pm - Gusty winds and rain

2pm - Gusty winds and rain

3pm - Gusty winds and rain

4pm - Gusty winds and rain

5pm - Gusty winds and rain

6pm - Gusty winds and rain

7pm - Gusty winds and rain

8pm - Gusty winds and rain

9pm - Gusty winds and rain

10pm - Gusty winds and light rain

11pm - Light rain and a moderate breeze

Sunday (December 8th)

Sunday will be windy with light rain. Highs of 7C and lows of 6C.

Midnight - Gusty winds and light rain

1am - Light rain and a moderate breeze

2am - Light rain and a moderate breeze

3am - Light rain and a moderate breeze

4am - Light rain and a moderate breeze

5am - Light rain and a moderate breeze

6am - Light rain and a moderate breeze / yellow weather warning ends

7am - Light rain and a moderate breeze

8am - Sunny intervals and a moderate breeze

9am - Sunny intervals and a moderate breeze

10am - Drizzle and a moderate breeze

11am - Drizzle and a moderate breeze

12pm - Light cloud and a moderate breeze

1pm - Light rain and a moderate breeze

2pm - Light rain and a moderate breeze

3pm - Light rain and a moderate breeze

4pm - Light rain and a moderate breeze

5pm - Gusty winds and light rain

6pm - Moderate breeze and light rain

7pm - Moderate breeze and light rain

8pm - Moderate breeze and light rain

9pm - Drizzle and a moderate breeze

10pm - Drizzle and a moderate breeze

11pm - Drizzle and a moderate breeze