Ballynahinch (County Down) weather

Headline:

Stormy. Heavy rain then brighter with blustery showers.

Today:

Severe gale or storm force westerly winds, slowly easing through the late afternoon. Cloduyw ith some prolonged showers in the morning gradualy brightening with sunny intervals and occasional showers, turning wintry on hills. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

Windy with further showers in north and west, wintry on high ground. Mainly dry in the southeast. Cold with some ground frost and ice. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Saturday:

Bright or sunny spells and a few wintry showers these mainly in the west, though turning more to rain later. Winds easing. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Dry on Sunday morning but rain and wind spreading north in the afternoon. Rain or showers Monday, becoming windy. Then mainly dry on Tuesday, with lighter winds.

This looks like being and unsettled period across much of the country, but especially for northern and western parts. On Tuesday another widely unsettled day is expected with showers or some longer spells of rain, but also some drier and brighter interludes. Still windy but less so than over the previous few days. Through the rest of the period the strongest winds and heaviest rain will tend to move to the northwestern UK while the south may see more in the way of drier weather. 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.