Carrickfergus (County Antrim) weather

Headline:

Dry this morning, some rain spreading northeast this afternoon.

Today:

This morning will be dry with some brightness. Thickening cloud will bring outbreaks of rain from the southwest during this afternoon, becoming drier in the west later. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Outbreaks of rain across the east will die out this evening. Then the rest of the night will be dry with some lengthy clear periods. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Friday:

Chance of a little rain across the far southeast at first otherwise it will be dry with some brightness. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Cloudy on Saturday with rain likely across the east, becoming windy later. A colder day on Sunday with showers. Bright with fewer showers on Monday.

Into next week, a northwest-southeast split is most likely. The best of drier spells will be in the north and northwest where some fog and frost patches are possible, but there will be spells or rain or showers in south and eastern areas, near to an area of low pressure. It will also turn colder, as a northerly flow becomes established for a time. Later in the week, more widely drier and settled conditions could develop as high pressure becomes more influential, although probably still with some coastal showers. Temperatures should gradually return closer to average in this period. Later in the period there may be a return to a more changeable pattern but this is uncertain.

By the beginning of October, confidence is very low in the weather regimes most likely to affect the UK. On balance, there will likely be a transition from slow-moving weather patterns to a more changeable period at some stage although the timing on this is highly uncertain. High pressure probably close to the UK, which would offer some occasional periods of dry weather, will likely give way to a more unsettled period with some short lived dry interludes during this time. Temperatures will likely fluctuate either side of, but often close to, average.