Magherafelt (County Londonderry) weather

Headline:

Rain spreading east in the afternoon.

Today:

It will be cloudy but mainly dry in the morning. Persistent rain, heavy at times with a chance of thunder, will extend east across all parts in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy in the evening as occasionally heavy rain spreads east with a small chance of thunder. Scattered showers feed in from the west overnight, some clear spells in the east. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Tuesday:

Bright spells and scattered showers, these heaviest in the morning with a chance of lightning. Best of the brightness in the southeast. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Showers Wednesday morning, becoming mostly dry and bright by midday. Occasionally heavy rain pushes east Wednesday evening. Bright spells and scattered showers Thursday, easing Friday morning, then further rain later.

Remaining changeable, with occasional rain or showers arriving from the North Atlantic, most frequent across northern and western parts of the UK, where some strong winds will also be possible at times. However, there will also be some reasonably dry and more settled periods interspersed, especially across southern areas, with a chance these may extend to more of the UK later in the period. Temperatures for the period as a whole will probably be close to average overall, but there is scope for some rather warm days at times, along with occasional relatively cool nights giving the occasional grass frost.

Most likely remaining changeable, with further spells of rain and showers arriving from the North Atlantic. Strong winds possible too at times, these most frequent across the north and west. Some short-lived settled spells are also possible, these most likely in the south. Temperatures for the period as a whole will probably be close to average overall.