SpaceGeek - the Leonids this year peak with a bright moon interfering with successful observations on the morning of the 18th local time being the best day perhaps - a visual count of maybe around 10 or less per hour we could expect from our southern latitudes. The Leonids are fading in comparison to the other major showers - we find the Geminids in December the best shower to view for regular action these days - but even they are affected by the moon this year - unless you wait till very early morning maybe. The Geminids are best when the radiant is at its highest in the sky from your location of course.
To add further to what Kearn has said, the "100 per hour" refers to a predicted very short spike that some astronomers suspect will happen next year - the last hurrah of this epoch's strong Leonid showers associated with the return of Tempel-Tuttle. Unfortunately, that short spike next year is not predicted to occur at a convenient time for us - Europe and North Africa will be better placed.
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