Storm Eunice: Today's forecast for the Swadlincote area - when the worst weather is expected

Strong winds caused by Storm Eunice are expected to hit Leicestershire between 9-10am this morning.

And they could cause problems all day before dying out overnight.

The Met Office says Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire can all expect the storm to hit between 9am and 10am.

Stronger winds will reach Birmingham earlier, from the south-west, reaching up to around 60mph or possibly higher from 9am.

This is how the Met Office forecasts the day ahead.

"Storm Eunice brings widespread gales or severe gales today.

"Today: Becoming very windy during the morning as Storm Eunice brings widespread gales, or severe gales, especially during the afternoon, causing some disruption. Early rain and hill snow clearing to brighter skies with further blustery showers, wintry on hills. Feeling cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

"Tonight: Further bands of rain and hill snow moving across the region overnight. Winds continuing to ease, after early gales, particularly on coasts. Cold with a local ground frost in places. Minimum temperature 0 °C."

You can see the BBC East Midlands Today forecast ABOVE.