Bellaghy (County Londonderry) weather

Headline:

Dry with sunshine on Saturday.

Today:

It will remain dry on Saturday. Feeling a touch milder again with some bright spells or hazy sunshine. Quite windy in the north and west. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

It will be dry through the evening and overnight with variable cloud and clear spells. Remaining rather windy across the north and west. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Sunday:

Another dry day but mostly cloudy with a few bright or sunny intervals breaking through. Windy in the north and west at first, but easing later. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Mostly cloudy on Monday with outbreaks of rain. Dry start Tuesday but becoming windier as rain spreads east later. Windy on Wednesday as rain clears to sunny spells and showers.

This period will continue to see the UK located at the interface between high pressure across Europe and low pressure over the North Atlantic. As such, north western areas will likely see the focus of spells of rain at times, along with stronger winds, whereas south eastern parts should see more in the way of drier interludes, though even here, some rain is expected from time to time. Temperatures should overall be a little above average for most areas, though there are likely to be times when it will be cooler too, bringing a risk of overnight frosts.

The start of this period could see unsettled conditions fairly widely across the UK, with spells of rain and strong winds affecting many areas at times, although western areas likely remain wettest. Then, whilst confidence in the details is low, there is the potential for weather patterns to become slower-moving by late March, with unsettled weather possibly becoming more confined to parts of the south west, as areas towards the north turn drier. Overall, temperatures will probably end up near to average, and at present there are indications of a cooler spell towards the turn of the month.