Belfast (County Antrim) weather

Headline:

Bright day with sunny spells, some afternoon showers, warm.

Today:

Mainly dry with some sunshine, some cloud around the north coast to start the day. Sunny spells breaking through in the afternoon with the odd shower possible. Feeling warm in any afternoon sunshine. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Any showers dying out and a mostly clear evening with late sunshine, more cloud in the north. Cloud increasing later in the night and winds freshening. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Saturday:

Cloudy with blustery showers, a few heavier showers developing. Drier by evening with some late sunshine. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Remaining unsettled with sunny spells, showers and fresh winds on Sunday and Tuesday, more settled on Monday with lighter winds and sunny spells.

A changeable spell of weather is expected at the beginning of this period as areas of low pressure move in from the Atlantic across the UK. These will bring showers or longer spells of rain to most areas, heavy at times and perhaps accompanied by strong winds along some coasts, though drier interludes are likely too. Over the weekend and towards the middle of June, high pressure will probably begin to become more dominant in the south, at least for brief periods, whereas the north is more likely to remain more unsettled with further episodes of rain or showers and strong winds. Temperatures are likely to be close to or slightly below normal at first, perhaps rising above average later, with a chance of a few hot days.

Changeable weather most likely across the UK with a mixture of Atlantic weather systems moving in from the west interspersed with dry and sunny periods, perhaps with a bias towards longer dry spells early in the period. The wettest conditions on average are likely to be in the northwest, with the driest weather in the south and southeast. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above normal, perhaps with some hot spells at times, especially across the south.