Nottingham weather: Met Office forecast for March - will the city be hit by more snow and ice?

As spring approaches and the UK looks forward to flowers coming into bloom as the temperatures rise, an umbrella remains essential because wet and wintry conditions do tend to linger throughout the month.

Despite temperatures in the UK usually ranging from around 9°C to 15°C in March, Nottingham was expected to plummet to as low as -10°C last week, on what was considered the coldest day of the year so far. However, the city only reached -5 at its lowest point.

As we slowly edge closer to the Easter holidays, many will have their eye on the forecast to see if and when we will be getting milder, drier weather this spring.

Here is the Met Office weather forecast for this week in Nottingham, and the long-range forecast for the rest of the month.

What is the weather forecast for this week?

Wednesday had a cold, yet bright start before becoming gradually cloudier from the west. As we head into the evening a band of rain can be expected with a maximum temperature of  7 °C.

The band of rain will continue across the region throughout the night and continue on into Thursday morning. It will become milder on Thursday afternoon, with the patchy rain set to return in the evening. However, the temperature will be feeling a lot milder, with a maximum temperature of 13 °C.

Friday will be a brighter day with lighter winds, but showers will be expected throughout the afternoon. The weekend will bring cloudy weather with further wet and windy conditions, with Saturday predicted to reach highs of 13°C, and Sunday a little cooler with 10 °C.

What can we expect next week?

The start of next week will see more wet and windy weather arriving into the west, which will become more widespread.

Conditions will remain unsettled, with periods of rain and strong winds expected throughout the week. Next week will likely also bring a continued risk of snow to northern parts of the country.

Although wet and wintry weather will persist in Nottingham, the temperature overall will be closer to average/mild, whilst colder temperatures remain further North.

Forecast for the end of March

The end of March will bring less unsettled weather, with dry conditions becoming more likely, and highs of 10 °C during the day and lows of -1°C at night.

It will start to feel more like springtime, as the wetter conditions are set to become more confined to the areas further South. The odd rain shower may be expected but this will remain very light and conditions will quickly improve.

Will there be more weather warnings?

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice on Monday 13 March, lasting until 10am on Tuesday. Since this weather warning expired, many parts of the UK have been experiencing continuous heavy rain.

The Met Office has today issued flooding warnings for various areas as a result of the widespread showers. They have predicted that there will be flooding from the River Severn, through Shropshire, which will extend through Worcestershire and Gloucester. Flooding is also said to be possible from the River Ouse, which runs through York.

Although heavy rain is also expected to continue in Nottingham, it has not been included in the locations in which people should be aware of potential flooding.