East Midlands

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Very warm evening, turning cloudier overnight. Mainly dry, fresher tomorrow.

This Evening and Tonight:

Widely dry and very warm this evening, although isolated showers or thunderstorms could affect the west of the region, these largely easing overnight. Low cloud likely to spread inland from the coast later accompanied by a strengthening breeze. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Wednesday:

Low cloud soon clearing to leave a mainly dry, bright day with just a chance of evening showers. Feeling much fresher in the brisk easterly breeze, but still warm inland. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Variable cloud, very warm or hot on Thursday and Friday with clear or sunny periods, but also a risk of showers or thunderstorms. Very warm, potentially hot on Saturday still.

A more changeable period than we have seen of late, as Atlantic weather systems move in from the west to bring a mixture of drier spells and some showers, or longer spells of rain at times. The rain will likely be heaviest in parts of the west and northwest, with the best of the drier conditions more likely towards the south and east. Temperatures will be near-normal overall, with the warmest spots most likely across eastern areas. It will also be breezy at times, most especially across northwestern areas.

Probably changeable or unsettled at first with Atlantic frontal systems bringing showers or longer spells of rain at times. From mid-month, high pressure may begin to become more dominant with conditions becoming dry and more settled, although some showery interludes are still possible. Temperatures are expected to be near normal at first, but probably rising above average later.