DERBYSHIRE is bracing itself for 45mph winds later this week as the winter chill starts to bite.
According to a Met Office forecast, minus temperatures could hit on Friday.
Amateur weather forecaster Martin Harris, of Spondon, said this was a sign winter was well and truly on its way.
The 32-year-old said: "We will see Arctic blasts entering and because of the wind chill we will see minus temperatures. I'm always fully prepared and have my car packed in any situation like this."
The picture, left, shows starlings flocking in a dinosaur shape over the hillside as they come in to roost near Eyam, in the Peak District. It was taken by photographer Rod Kirkpatrick.
He said: "I go to a secret location, which is very hard to find.
"This kind of work is my favourite and I really enjoy it."
Mark Smith, manager at Swarkestone nursery, said he would be securing plants and Christmas trees in preparation for the winds that have been forecast for Friday.
