Patterson's Spade Mill (NT) (County Antrim) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry, bright morning. Showery for the afternoon.

Today:

A few early showers on an otherwise dry and bright morning. A band of showery rain, and across the hills snow, will spread from the west from mid to late afternoon, as the winds back south to southwest and strengthen. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Rain, sleet, snow showers early evening, clearing east by mid-evening, leaving a largely dry, clear night with easing winds leading to a widespread frost with ice patches come dawn. Minimum temperature -4 °C.

Sunday:

Early frost. Dry morning with limited brighter spells. Cloud thickening to bring periods of rain and strengthening southeasterly winds by late afternoon. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Showers or longer periods of rain and occasionally windy Monday and early Tuesday, then more settled conditions feeding from the southwest late Tuesday. Rain spreading from the southwest soon Wednesday.

An unsettled start to the period with a further area of low pressure likely to bring some rain into the UK, perhaps heaviest in the south while the north is more likely to see a mix of drier interludes and showers. Once this feature clears we see a trend toward more settled conditions, and for much of the UK these likely to continue to the end of the period, although the extreme northwest may see further spells of rain and strong winds at times. Temperatures overall are likely to end up being around or slightly above average, though wind and rain will make it feel chilly at first. As conditions become more settled there is an increases risk of overnight frost and fog.

Generally mild at first, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds alternating with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes. Any rain and strong winds are more likely to affect 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. Temperatures probably close to average with any colder interludes expected to be brief.