Holywood (County Down) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry with warm sunny spells developing

Today:

A mainly dry and bright day with some sunny spells, perhaps just the odd mainly light afternoon shower. Across western parts cloud is expected to thicken later this afternoon. With light winds it will feel warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Mainly dry with some late sunshine in east, but cloud in west spreading east overnight and bringing outbreaks of rain, these most persistent and occasionally heavy in west. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Thursday:

A rather cloudy day with outbreaks of mostly light rain. Some brighter or sunnier spells are likely across eastern counties where, with light winds, it will feel quite warm. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Rather unsettled with showers or, especially on Saturday, some longer spells of occasionally heavy rain. Warm Friday but cooler again over the weekend.

Rain spreading across many parts of the UK during Monday, heaviest and most persistent in the north, with amounts in the south probably quite small. A longer-lived a more widespread spell of dry and sunny weather may develop for a time during the middle part of next week, otherwise conditions overall will be changeable and similar to patterns that have dominated July so far. Showers and occasional spells of more persistent rain are likely to affect all regions at times. However, some drier and brighter interludes are also expected. The most frequent spells of wet weather are most likely to be across northern and western areas. Temperatures mostly close to average for a time, with any warmer spells generally short-lived.

Through this period, there remains a slightly increased chance of more settled spells of weather developing at times, particularly in the south. However, there is still a substantial chance of other weather types too, with more changeable periods also likely. Through the period as a whole, drier than average conditions are more likely than wetter than average. Warmer than average conditions are also weakly favoured overall, with a slightly enhanced likelihood of short-lived hot spells.