Ballyclare (County Antrim) weather

Headline:

Cloudy and windy on Tuesday with risk of coastal gales.

Today:

A dry and cloudy start with light outbreaks of rain possible by late morning. Cloudy with light rain possible through the afternoon. Brisk southeasterly winds will be strong at times with coastal gales. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with a band of heavy rain spreading east through the evening, accompanied by strong winds and severe coastal gales. Rain clears east overnight, leaving clear skies and easing winds. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Wednesday:

A dry morning with prolonged sunny spells. A little cloudier in the afternoon with bright or sunny intervals and showers possible. Brisk winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Mostly dry with sunny spells Thursday, cloudier with rain spreading east in the evening. Mostly cloudy Friday with rain or showers. Largely dry with sunny spells Saturday. Breezy at times.

High pressure will likely be in place across much of central and southern UK through the first few days of this period. This means plenty of dry weather to be had, albeit with some chilly nights and overnight and morning fog in places. In the north, a rather more changeable pattern will continue, with occasional rain and often breezier conditions. Towards the end of this period, high pressure may have declined somewhat, allowing lower pressure to become rather more dominant, this probably centred somewhere to the west or south of the UK, though its proximity to the UK is more uncertain. However, there is a chance of some rain developing across parts of the south by mid-month. Overall, temperatures remaining above average overall.

Quite an uncertain period of weather, with earlier signals of reliably wetter than normal weather now looking less likely. That being said, the middle of the month could be a quite a changeable period of weather overall, with the wettest weather most likely towards parts of the west and possibly south. It is quite plausible that marked regional variation in rainfall amounts will occur. Temperatures are likely to remain broadly above average overall.