Holywood (County Down) weather

Headline:

Dry, bright morning, afternoon showers, wintry on hills.

Today:

The morning will be mostly dry with bright or sunny spells. Cloud will increase during the afternoon when showers spread southeast, these will be heavy at times and wintry over the hills. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Clear spells with continuing showers, these heavy at times, wintry over hills. Becoming cloudy with more persistent rain, snow on the hills later. Windy. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Saturday:

Bright spells and blustery showers, these heavy and wintry at times with hill snow, hail and isolated thunder. Windy. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy, outbreaks rain, hill snow Sunday, turning showery later. Bright spells and isolated showers Monday and Tuesday.

High pressure to the southwest of the UK, with weather fronts rounding the high to affect northern parts at times, is likely the dominant patter through this period. Wetter and windier weather can be expected in the north, while further south, drier and more settled conditions are more likely. There is a chance of deeper lows moving across the UK at times, bringing wetter and windier weather more widely. Later in the period, high pressure may spread across much of the UK leading to more widespread settled conditions. Whilst temperatures will be generally near to or a little above average, some colder interludes are possible, especially in the north, where there could be some wintry showers at times.

High pressure will likely be dominant at the start of this period. As such, plenty of dry weather seems most likely, although changes in wind direction could lead to quite marked differences in cloud amounts and temperature from day to day. There may however be some wetter and windier interludes at times, these being more likely in the north. There is a chance that high pressure becomes less dominant later into April, increasing the probability of more places seeing some rain and possible stronger winds from time to time. Overall, temperatures will likely be near to or a little above average.