THE windy weather is set to continue this weekend with winds of up to 50mph expected across Derbyshire.
Forecasters say today will see a combination of strong gusts of wind, heavy rain as well as sunny spells – typical "unsettled" weather for this time of year.
And temperatures are set to be "noticeably colder" this afternoon, falling from 12 degrees to as low as four.
Mark Wilson, meteorologist for the Met Office, said: "What we are seeing is a heavy band of rain coming from the north.
"The winds won't be as strong as they have been in places such as Scotland but the weather will be unsettled."
Tonight, Derbyshire is expected to see a further drop in temperatures to as low as freezing in rural parts of the county.
Mark added: "It will feel pretty cold for anybody going out in Derby on Saturday evening."
However, the outlook for tomorrow is a brighter picture.
The Met Office is predicting a dry day with maximum temperatures of seven degrees.
Mark said: "Sunday is going to be a generally dry day in Derbyshire, milder than Saturday. There will be wet patches but there will also be brighter spells too."
Next week is expected to be another unsettled week, with a variety of heavy rain, sunny intervals and cloudy spells.
The Met Office said frost was also possible on Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, with temperatures as low as zero degrees.
Paul Carfoot, amateur weatherman based in Burton, also said the "unsettled, mild to cool, windy at times theme" would continue this week.
He said the bright spells tomorrow would be replaced by cloud and rain on Monday.
He said Tuesday would feel colder but would be bright with wintry showers.
