Silent Valley (County Down) weather

Headline:

Dry start on Monday, heavy rain spreading east later.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy and mainly dry this evening. Then the rest of the night will be cloudy and mainly dry with just the odd shower. Freshening southeasterly winds later. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Monday:

Mainly dry in the morning with the odd shower. Rain will gradually spread east through the afternoon, occasionally heavy. Windy with southeasterly gales along the east coast. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Rain spreading north on Tuesday, windy with strong southeasterly winds. Remaining unsettled with further rain at times on Wednesday and Thursday.

Weather systems from the Atlantic will continue to attempt to push in from the west, but tending to stall in the vicinity of the UK as they encounter high pressure to the north and northeast. As a result, further spells of rain or showers as well as strong winds are expected at times. Rain may be heavy and persistent, especially in the south and west. Whilst mild conditions are expected to encroach into the south and southwest at times, cold air is likely to be positioned to the northeast, bringing wintry showers at times. Where fronts from the southwest do reach the cold air towards the northeast, there is the risk of some snow, most likely across hills, but perhaps extending to lower areas at times.

A similar theme from early February is most likely to continue as Atlantic frontal systems attempt to move across the country. With the jet stream likely further south than normal, the wettest conditions are more likely in central and southern areas. North and northwestern parts of the UK are most likely to be drier than normal. Whilst mild incursions of wet and windy weather are favoured at times in the south and west, colder conditions in the north and northeast will bring an increased risk of wintry hazards, especially where any precipitation from the southwest interacts with the cold air.