Annalong (County Down) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with occasional light and patchy rain.

Today:

Cloudy with some patchy light rain and drizzle through the morning and afternoon. Rain is then likely to turn heavy for a time late afternoon. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

A band of heavy rain spreads east this evening, quickly clearing to leave the rest of the night mainly dry with just the chance of a few light showers. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Tuesday:

A bright but rather breezy day with a few sunny spells between scattered showers. Feeling rather chilly. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Heavy showers on Wednesday with a risk of thunder. Scattered showers thereafter, becoming isolated by Friday. Remaining cool throughout.

This period is likely to start largely dry and settled across the UK, as a ridge of high pressure sets in. A few showers are likely in the far north and possibly the far southeast though. Conditions look like turning increasingly unsettled through next week, as low pressure gradually becomes dominant, squeezing the ridge off to the northeast and southwest. Most places are likely to see some rain or showers, which may be heavy with a risk of thunder at times. It may become breezy if not windy at times too. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little below normal overall, with some chilly nights at first, but brief warm, humid spells are possible at times, especially in the south.

As we move into the start of meteorological autumn, signals for the prevailing weather patterns affecting the UK are weak, thus something close to the climatological norm is most likely. This means a broad northwest-southeast split in conditions, with the high pressure becoming centred close to the south of the UK and more changeable conditions developing towards the north and northwest. Meanwhile, drier, more settled weather is slightly more likely towards the south and east. Temperatures are likely to be above average overall. There is a chance that late season hot spells or heatwaves develop, especially in the south.