Walsall (West Midlands Conurbation) weather

Headline:

Sunny and cold today but turning cloudier tomorrow.

Today:

After a cold and frosty start, today will be dry with mostly blue skies and plenty of bright winter sunshine. It will feel cold with temperatures below average but winds will become increasingly light by this afternoon. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Largely clear skies through this evening and overnight. Temperatures falling below freezing in most places with a widespread frost developing. Becoming cloudier by dawn in parts of the region. Minimum temperature -4 °C.

Friday:

After a cold start, Friday will generally be cloudier compared to today, however sunny spells are still likely in places. Feeling less cold with winds remaining light. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Remaining mostly dry and settled. Often fairly cloudy with local drizzle over the hills. Some sunshine is likely at times with patchy frost and fog overnight where skies stay clear.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Thu 20 Jan 2022

Through this period, it is likely to be settled, but often cloudy in the south with overnight frost and fog forming under any clear skies and temperatures around or slightly below average. In the north, conditions are expected to be milder and more changeable, with a band of heavier rain in the far northwest later on Sunday and strong winds and gales possible in the far north. Through the rest of the period rain or showers at times for the north, with stronger winds mainly restricted to the far north, although possibly bringing unsettled conditions further south at times. Temperatures are likely to be around or slightly above average. Conditions are likely to remain similar into the start of February, with drier than average conditions for most.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Wed 19 Jan 2022

Early February is likely to see a north/south split with more settled and cloudy weather expected in the south, while the north will be more changeable, milder, and drier than average for most. There is an increased likelihood of more unsettled conditions becoming established, where the northwest is likely to be wettest, but showers or longer spells of rain may spread to most areas at times, while the southeast is likely to be the driest. Spells of strong winds are likely to develop more widely at times in February. Temperatures likely to be near or slightly above average although short lived colder interludes are possible. Any snow likely to be restricted to high ground in the north.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Wed 19 Jan 2022