The sketch map of the Leeds area shows the main motorway links. Weather Leeds is at a latitude of about 54N, but the climate of Britain is strongly influenced by the sea and in particular by the warm North Atlantic Drift which ensures that the climate is comparatively mild. The winter temperatures are rarely severe, and generally not for long. Snow does fall, perhaps to a depth of up to 30cm, generally being formed into drifts by wind, but it seldom lies for longer than a week or so. Each winter there will be a few gales with very strong and gusty winds and some heavy rain, but these usually pass quite quickly.
Summers are usually pleasantly warm, with very hot and humid periods being uncommon.
When an anticyclone is stationary over Britain the weather can remain settled for many days, but the most characteristic feature of the weather is its relative unpredictability and its tendency to change rapidly. Information on World Wide Web Through World Wide Web, access can be gained to a wide range of items of potential interest, such as maps, photographs, departmental prospectuses, catalogue of modules, etc.