Slieve Muck (County Down) weather

Headline:

Rain this morning, scattered showers this afternoon.

Today:

Rain will soon spread across all parts this morning. This afternoon will be drier but still with a few showers, becoming clearer towards evening. Brisk westerly winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Showers soon dying this evening, otherwise dry. Widespread rain will spread northeast in the early hours, turning drier later. Windy with southerly severe gales or storm force winds later on. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Friday:

Very windy and cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain, showers becoming wintry in the evening. Severe gale or storm force westerly winds, easing through the afternoon. Cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Cold and breezy on Saturday with wintry showers, these mainly in the west. Dry on Sunday morning but rain and wind spreading north in the afternoon. Drier on Monday.

This looks like being and unsettled period across much of the country, but especially for northern and western parts. During Monday, another deep area of low pressure looks likely to move across the UK from the Atlantic, bringing wet and windy conditions to most if not all parts. Further spells of wet and windy weather look like moving east from the Atlantic to affect the UK during the rest of the period too, with drier, brighter spells in between. There is the potential for further weather warnings or even a named storm at some point. Temperatures overall are likely to end up being around or slightly above average, though wind and rain will make it feel chilly, and brief cool spells with some overnight frost are likely between weather systems.

Generally mild at first, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds alternating with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes. These may become increasingly confined to northern parts during this period though, with pressure possibly building across southern areas in particular. This would result in longer drier and more-settled spells here, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost and temperatures falling a little correspondingly.