Derby (Derby) weather

Headline:

Wintry showers near coasts, dry inland. Cold.

Today:

Bright and feeling bitter on Wednesday with sunshine and periods of brisk northwesterly winds. Wintry showers for coastal areas likely through the morning. Mostly fine in afternoon and evening. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Tonight:

A very cold night with a severe overnight frost developing, particularly in rural areas. Winds decreasing mostly light but brisker near the coast. Minimum temperature -6 °C.

Thursday:

Another cold day with a chance of snow showers returning to some areas, mainly Derbyshire, on Thursday. A slow thaw during daylight hours but icy stretches persisting in places. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Friday cold with wintry showers near coasts. Some snow probable Saturday morning with rain by evening. Very windy. Sunday milder and brighter with rain clearing and remaining windy.

An unsettled start, with strong winds and some showers for many parts, these most frequent in the north. Temperatures easing back towards average for most places, but still mild in the southeast. The strong winds will make it feel rather cold though. It then looks like turning colder for all parts, with a return of wintry showers for a time, especially in the north. Conditions then look like settling down as high pressure briefly builds across the country, this bringing a risk of some stubborn fog patches as winds ease. It may turn unsettled and milder again later next week. Into December, high pressure may re-assert itself, with temperatures generally close to average, but some overnight frost is likely, and rather cold by day where any fog persists.

The start of this period looks like being largely settled, with high pressure close to if not over the UK. However. there is also a chance of more changeable weather patterns, which would see Atlantic weather systems periodically move across the country. These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills in the north. These conditions look more likely to dominate towards the middle of December. Temperatures generally close to average through the period.