Holywood (County Down) weather

Headline:

Mostly cloudy but dry, brighter in the north later.

Today:

Most places will stay dry throughout the day. Much of the day will stay cloudy but some bright or sunny spells will begin to spread south from the late afternoon. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

The evening will be cloudy but dry with clear spells in the north. The night will continue dry with clear spells soon spreading south. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Wednesday:

A mostly dry day with bright or sunny spells but cloudy with the odd shower at times along the north coast. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Bright spells and occasional showers Thursday. Cloudy, a few showers north Friday. Dry, sunny spells at first but cloud and rain spread east later Saturday.

High pressure will initially dominate, with widely settled conditions and overnight frost. Some showers are likely in northern and western Scotland though, and perhaps along some other western coasts for a time. Later in the weekend, a transition to more unsettled conditions is expected as bands of rain, and associated areas of low pressure, arrive from the North Atlantic, bringing more widespread wet and windy weather. It is likely to remain fairly changeable through the remainder of the period, with occasional rain interspersed with brighter, showery spells. Whilst colder conditions will be possible at times, especially at first, it will often be mild, with temperatures near or a little above average for the time of year.

Changeable or unsettled conditions are expected through late November and into early December, as Atlantic frontal systems track close to or across the UK at times. These will bring periods of rain and strong winds, perhaps with some snow in the north, mainly over hills, interspersed with brighter, more showery interludes. Temperatures will often be mild, particularly away from the far north where brief colder interludes are possible. Although confidence is low, there may be a tendency for the track of low pressure systems to shift southwards later in the period. In this scenario, rain will still be likely at times, especially across central and southern parts of the UK, while more northern areas may become somewhat drier, and all parts may become somewhat colder.