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Cold weather to come in the forecast
As we head through Friday and into the weekend a colder easterly regime becomes established across the country.
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Northern Ireland weather forecast
Headline:
Cloudy or bright. Occasional showers.
Today:
Cloudy or bright with patchy rain or showers, these wintry over the hills. Best of any brightness through the afternoon, perhaps a few sunny breaks towards dusk. Chilly easterly winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Tonight:
Mainly dry and rather cloudy, but the odd light shower possible, these wintry on hills. The cloud thinning and breaking at times towards the north coast. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
Wednesday:
Mainly dry and cloudy or bright with the odd sunny spells. Isolated light showers and chilly southeast winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Rather cold and cloudy or bright on Thursday. Cloudy with patchy light rain on Friday. Still mostly cloudy on Saturday but generally dry. Chilly east or southeast winds.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Southeasterly winds are likely at the start of this period. This will maintain below average temperatures and often cloudy conditions. There is a chance of even colder conditions developing temporarily, which would see more wintry showers, especially in eastern parts of the country. Meanwhile, Atlantic frontal zones, bringing milder conditions and rain, will attempt to move in from the west or southwest. Early in this period these look likely to have limited influence over the UK though should they push further northeastwards this would increase the chance of snow for some areas. The balance and transition between colder easterly winds and milder, wetter southwesterly winds remains uncertain during mid-February, but towards the end of this period, the milder, wetter conditions are likely to have spread across much of the country.
Updated:
Although there is a small risk of colder conditions lingering for a time at the start of this period, it is most likely that an unsettled theme will probably have become established, with weather systems moving close to or across the UK. This will mean bands of rain and perhaps periods of strong winds spreading in from the west, interspersed with some drier and brighter interludes, but likely bringing above average rainfall amounts overall. Temperatures are most likely to become close to or a little above average by early March.
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