Newcastle Youth Hostel (County Down) weather

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Cloudy but dry morning, becoming brighter later

Today:

A mainly dry but rather cloudy morning, chance of the odd shower in the northwest. Remaining dry into the afternoon with some bright and sunnier spells developing. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

Largely dry and clear through the evening and overnight allowing some frost and fog patches to form. Becoming cloudier towards County Down in the morning with a few showers developing. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Friday:

Dry with variable cloud and bright spells for most in the morning, but some showers in the east. These becoming heavier and more frequent while spreading to all parts later. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Variable cloud and some bright spells through this period with a few showery outbreaks of rain possible, perhaps quite heavy and frequent in the east on Saturday.

Throughout this period, the UK will see a battle between Atlantic weather systems attempting to arrive from the west while high pressure and colder conditions attempt to exert some influence from the east. Initially, milder Atlantic air is expected to dominate. This should maintain changeable conditions with showers or longer spells of rain for most. The wettest weather in western parts of the country, drier in the east. Temperatures overall likely to be around average. Later in the period, there is an increased chance that conditions will turn colder. This aspect of the forecast is still somewhat uncertain but the potential transition to colder weather also increases the chance of snow across parts of the country.

Initially, slowly evolving weather patterns are most likely in the vicinity of the UK, with low pressure typically to the west or southwest and high pressure to the northeast. This configuration brings an increased chance of cold conditions affecting parts of the UK, and the associated risk of wintry hazards at times. Deeper into February, and whilst confidence is naturally low, there may be a transition to more widely unsettled conditions and perhaps a corresponding recovery in temperature back closer to average.