Bangor Castle (County Down) weather

Headline:

Cloudy start with rain. Bright spells and heavy showers later.

Today:

A cloudy morning with occasional rain, perhaps turning persistent in the southeast for a time. Brightening up in the afternoon with heavy showers and a chance of thunder. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Showers or longer spells of rain spread in through the evening and overnight, the rain heavy at times. Windy around the coasts. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Thursday:

Bright or sunny spells and scattered showers. Becoming dry for a time in the evening as showers fade out before cloud and rain arrive overnight. Breezy around the coast. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Cloud and rain clear east Friday morning, with bright spells and showers following. Bright spells and showers on Saturday. Dry and bright on Sunday.

A few showers around at the start of the period, mainly affecting the far northeast of the UK. For many though Sunday should be fine and dry with spells of warm sunshine. Into the following week fronts associated with another Atlantic low will try to push into the UK, but may struggle to make inroads against an area of high pressure to the northeast and are likely to be held at bay. So for much of next week plenty of dry weather with sunny spells. Some E coasts could be on the chilly side, but further west temperatures likely feeling quite warm. Toward next weekend and beyond likely turning more unsettled with a return of some rain or showers for many.

The dominant pattern during this period is most likely to be high pressure (or higher than average pressure) to the north and lower pressure to the south. This will probably lead to drier and more settled than normal weather in the north or northwest of the UK, with the south and southwest likely seeing a greater chance of some rain at times. Temperatures will probably be close to or slightly above average overall, perhaps becoming more widely warm at times.