Slievemartin (County Down) weather

Headline:

Mostly dry and overcast on Wednesday.

Today:

It will be a mostly dry day with overcast cloud and very limited, if any, brighter intervals. Although dry for the most part the odd spot of light drizzle possible under thickest cloud. Light winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

It will be dry and cloudy through the evening and overnight. Staying rather overcast but if any clear spells do develop the chance of a fog patches forming. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Thursday:

Little change, remaining generally dry but with a good deal of cloud. Light and variable winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Largely dry and cloudy on Friday and Saturday with some sunny intervals. Winds strengthening on Saturday as it turns more unsettled with stronger winds and rain spreading north-eastwards on Sunday.

A transition to more unsettled conditions than of late is expected at the start of this period, as low pressure from the Atlantic moves gradually eastwards across the UK. This will bring an increasing chance of rain or showers fairly widely, perhaps accompanied by some strong winds at times. It is likely to remain fairly changeable as further pulses of rain or showers affect parts of the UK through much of this period, but interspersed with some drier and brighter interludes. Towards the following weekend, and final week of October, high pressure may build to the west of the UK, and with low pressure to the east this may lead to a cooler and slightly drier northwesterly flow with a few showers.

It is likely to be changeable at first, with a showery northwesterly regime most favoured across the UK. Into November, an unsettled pattern is anticipated, as low pressure systems over the Atlantic track across the UK. These may be shifted farther south than normal, bringing showers or longer spells of rain fairly widely, perhaps also accompanied by some strong winds at times. Temperatures will probably be close to or slightly above average overall.