East Midlands weather

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Cold overnight

This Evening and Tonight:

Generally clear and cold overnight, with temperatures falling below freezing across the region and a widespread frost developing. Chance of a few patches of mist developing towards dawn. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Wednesday:

A dry and bright start, with cloud building from around midday, with a few outbreaks of rain arriving overnight. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Generally unsettled through this period with outbreaks of rain or showers, but also a few brighter spells in-between. Breezy at times, with temperatures around average for the time of year.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Tue 13 Jan 2026

Slow evolving weather patterns in the vicinity of the UK are most favoured through this period, with low pressure often to the west or southwest and high pressure near or over Scandinavia. Areas of rain or showers will attempt to push into some western and southwestern parts of the UK in particular, but possibly making limited eastwards progress. Longer, drier interludes are most likely in the east and northeast, though potentially rather cloudy at times. A gradual trend towards colder conditions is most likely through this period, especially in the south and east. As such, whilst wintry precipitation will be more reserved for hills initially, this may become more likely to lower levels later in the period.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Tue 13 Jan 2026

Initially, slowly evolving weather patterns are most likely in the vicinity of the UK, with low pressure typically to the west or southwest and high pressure to the northeast. This configuration brings an increased chance of cold conditions affecting parts of the UK, and the associated risk of wintry hazards at times. Deeper into February, and whilst confidence is naturally rather low, there may be a transition to more widely unsettled conditions and perhaps a corresponding recovery in temperature back closer to average.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Tue 13 Jan 2026