East Midlands

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Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain

Today:

Some brightness possible to start the day, but soon turning cloudy with outbreaks of rain, these turning heavy at times during the afternoon. Winds started light, but becoming breezy later in the day. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Initial rain will clear towards midnight, leaving a drier interlude with a few clear spells. Further cloud and outbreaks of rain will then develop early Thursday morning. Winds easing. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Thursday:

Generally cloudy with a few showers to start the day, sunny spells soon developing however and becoming largely dry by the afternoon. Light winds. Rain arriving later in the evening. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Unsettled during this period with showers or longer spells of rain throughout. Often windy or very windy at times, with a risk of gales. Temperatures around average.

Changeable and at times unsettled, with weather systems spreading in from the Atlantic. These will bring spells of rain, heavy at times, together with a risk of strong winds or gales. Between systems it will be drier and brighter with some sunshine, but also with a few showers in places. Further into the period there is a chance that the weather patterns could become more slowly evolving for a time. This may lead to more in the way of settled weather, especially in the east, but this is uncertain. Temperatures may be slightly below normal at first, but are likely to rise above average later.

There may be a slowly evolving weather pattern at first, which could lead to more in the way of drier and brighter conditions, especially in the east. Into mid-November it is likely that changeable and at times unsettled weather patterns will become increasingly prevalent. These probably take the form of weather systems spreading in from the Atlantic bringing spells of rain, heavy at times (especially in the west), together with a risk of strong winds or gales. Between systems it will be drier and brighter with some sunshine, but also with a few showers in places. Temperatures are likely to be near to or above average overall.