Forecast for East Midlands region

Issued: 4:00PM GMT on Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

Rain and strong winds, drier later.

This Evening and Tonight:

Wet and windy through the evening as patchy, but sometimes heavy, rain moves east accompanied by blustery winds. Turning drier, with clear spells overnight but remaining breezy. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Friday:

A cold and windy start. Long sunny spells in the east, though patchy cloud further west, especially over the Peak District. Winds easing later. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Bright and breezy Saturday, turning cloudy later, with a chance of rain in the west. Cloudy Sunday, with outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy. Drier but cloudy Monday.

UK outlook for Tuesday 23 Dec - Thursday 1 Jan

A gradual transition to more settled conditions is expected, as high pressure builds to the north of the UK and low pressure eases away to the south. This will bring a strengthening easterly wind over the Christmas period, making it feel noticeably colder than of late. Whilst there will be a fair amount of dry weather, a few showers will still be possible, particularly across eastern and southern parts which may be wintry in places, more especially over high ground. Temperatures will likely trend below average with the potential for frost, especially in the north where winds will be lighter. Towards New Year, high pressure may become centred more towards the west of the UK, allowing a greater chance of some wet weather to spread into parts of the UK.

UK outlook for Friday 2 Jan - Friday 16 Jan

High pressure will probably be close to the UK at the start of this period, perhaps most likely centred to the west, and whilst this may allow relatively settled and dry conditions with a risk of frost and fog initially, there will be the chance of some occasional wet weather at times, perhaps more especially in the north and east. Given some relatively cold air close to the UK, this may bring the chance of some wintry hazards in places. Towards mid-month, there is the potential for rather more changeable conditions to develop more widely, although confidence in this aspect of the forecast is currently low.