Delamont Country Park (County Down) weather

Headline:

Cloudy and mainly dry today.

Today:

A mainly cloudy day with a few light scattered showers, these dying out later in the afternoon. A few brighter spells breaking through at times. Rather cold. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

Outbreaks of rain will gradually extend northeast into western counties through this evening and overnight. The east will remain dry with a lot of cloud. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Thursday:

Any overnight rain in the west soon dying out. Otherwise it will be a dry day with a good deal cloud and only a little brightness. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Cloudy on Friday with rain at times, although drier in the east. Cloudy over the weekend with occasional rain.

Southeasterly winds are likely at the start of this period, with below average temperatures and often cloudy conditions. There are likely to be further wintry showers, especially in northeastern areas. Meanwhile, frontal zones, bringing milder conditions and rain, will attempt to move in from the west or southwest. If, or when, they push further northeastwards the chance of some snow or freezing rain increases. The transition between colder and milder conditions remains uncertain, but towards the end of this period, the milder, wetter conditions are likely to have spread across much of the country, and southwestern areas could become rather wet. The cold air will never be far away over the near continent and there's always a small risk that it could still flirt with eastern areas at times.

There is still a very small risk of colder conditions lingering for a time at the start of this period, but it is much more likely that a milder and 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, especially in the south and west. Temperatures are most likely to become close to or a little above average by early March.