Chimney Rock (County Down) weather

Headline:

Cloudy Thursday with outbreaks of rain, becoming more patchy later.

This Evening and Tonight:

A cloudy night with rain, this patchy at first then turning persistent and heavy in places from late evening and continuing overnight. Northeast winds freshening. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Thursday:

A dull, overcast day with periods of rain that turn heavy at times, turning patchier later. Temperatures significantly lower than Wednesday and feeling cold in fresh to strong northeast winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Cloudy, windy with patchy rain or drizzle at first Friday, becoming drier in the north. Perhaps patchy rain in the south early Saturday, then mainly dry with occasional bright spells.

All parts of the UK are likely to start off on a rather cold but bright note, with some sunshine. However, some showers are likely to pepper northern and eastern coasts, these wintry over high ground and possibly to low levels in the far northeast. A brisk northerly wind will accentuate the cold feel. Overnight frost will be widespread, especially in the north. Towards the middle of next week, an area of rain and stronger winds may move southeast across much of the UK, bringing a brief less cold spell, before a resumption of the cold northerly airflow with further wintry showers. Although very uncertain, high pressure may then settle things down by next weekend before it possibly turns milder, wetter and windier from the west late in the period.

Whilst the expected weather patterns during late November and into December are inevitably very uncertain, there is a signal for largely unsettled or at least changeable conditions across the UK, with the flow tending to come mainly from the Atlantic. This means spells of wind and rain are likely for most if not all parts, with a risk of some snow, mainly in the north over high ground. Some drier, brighter interludes are also likely, with an associated risk of frost and fog. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little above normal overall.