Belfast City Airport (County Down) weather

Headline:

Cloudy morning with some showers. Drier, brighter afternoon. Windy.

Today:

It will be cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain initially. A mix of brighter spells and light showers reaches all mid-morning. Bright spells and a few showers possible through the afternoon. Breezy. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Bright or sunny spells and the odd shower at first, becoming cloudier overnight with showers becoming more frequent and heavier at times. Breezy. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Saturday:

Quite cloudy in the morning with scattered showers, heavy at times. Becoming dry through the afternoon with some bright spells developing. Breezy at times, especially around the Antrim coast. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Dry on Sunday with some brightness. Dry and bright start on Monday but turning cloudier later. Variable cloud and bright spells on Tuesday with some showers, rain later. Becoming warmer.

A changeable period is likely through the middle and latter part of next week with outbreaks of occasionally heavy rain focused across the north and especially west, some of which could spread to parts of the south and southeast at times. Some strong winds may accompany this, mainly around coasts in the north and west. Through next weekend and into the following week, high pressure will probably become more dominant with conditions turning more widely dry and settled. Temperatures are likely to be above normal for most parts, and across the southeast in particular it could be very warm or hot at times, especially next weekend.

High pressure is expected to lie close to the UK at the start of this period, bringing largely settled and dry conditions. Temperatures will likely be above normal, with the potential for hot conditions to develop, especially in the south. Into July, the influence of high pressure may weaken or shift more to the north or west of the UK, bringing an increasing chance of more unsettled weather and thunderstorms, especially in the south. Temperatures will probably ease back closer to normal too, although some warm and humid spells are still possible at times.