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Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach) (County Antrim) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Light rain changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (2.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach)

    Today (4 March 2026)
    Time
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    19
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    29
    30
    30
    29
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    94%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    22
    22
    20
    21
    25
    25
    25
    25
    27
    26
    26
    26
    25
    23
    22
    22
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    79%
    76%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -3°
    -4°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    77%
    73%
    64%
    56%
    53%
    52%
    52%
    54%
    64%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    23
    23
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    25
    25
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    79%
    74%
    66%
    63%
    59%
    57%
    57%
    61%
    66%
    74%
    81%
    84%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    SSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    18
    20
    19
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    92%
    77%
    72%
    85%
    91%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    6
    7
    9
    10
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    20
    23
    27
    27
    25
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    78%
    75%
    84%
    89%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy Wednesday, some showery rain in the morning, drier later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be start off dry and clear with some patchy frost. Clouding over from the south shortly before midnight with a few showers breaking out through the early hours. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A few showers at first otherwise mainly dry and rather cloudy. A few bright spells breaking through along the north coast later. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Cloudy with rain on Thursday, becoming drier from the west later. Dry and bright on Friday and Saturday.

    Updated:

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