Will there be clear skies in Mansfield on New Year's Eve?

A strong jet stream is pushing a succession of low-pressure systems across the Atlantic bringing wet and windy weather for many over the coming days

Tomorrow, New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31, will see any residual rain soon clearing away east, becoming briefly drier before further rain, locally heavy, arrives from the west, persisting through the afternoon and evening. Breezy. Maximum temperature 11C.

Sunday, New Year’s Day, will be breezy with scattered showers and Bank Holiday Monday will have a chilly start then mostly bright, feeling cooler but winds lighter.

Helen Caughey, Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, said: “It’ll be an unsettled New Year weekend for much of the UK.

"New Year’s Eve for most will be the wetter of the two days, with a number of fronts bringing rain and wind across much of the country.

"The unsettled weather will stay with us into the evening.”