Magilligan - Downhill (Beach) (County Londonderry) weather

Headline:

Rain Friday morning turning to wintry showers. Very strong winds.

This Evening and Tonight:

Showers soon dying this evening, otherwise dry. Widespread rain will spread northeast in the early hours, turning drier for a time later. Becoming very windy with southerly backing southwesterly severe gales or storm force winds later on. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Friday:

Very windy and cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain, showers becoming wintry in the evening. Severe gale or storm force westerly winds, easing through the late afternoon. Cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Cold and breezy on Saturday with wintry showers, these mainly in the west. Dry on Sunday morning but rain and wind spreading north in the afternoon. Rain or showers Monday.

This looks like being and unsettled period across much of the country, but especially for northern and western parts. On Tuesday another widely unsettled day is expected with showers or some longer spells of rain, but also some drier and brighter interludes. Still windy but less so than over the previous few days. Through the rest of the period the strongest winds and heaviest rain will tend to move to the northwestern UK while the south may see more in the way of drier weather. Temperatures overall are likely to end up being around or slightly above average, though wind and rain will make it feel chilly, and brief cool spells with some overnight frost are likely between weather systems.

Generally mild at first, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds alternating with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes. These may become increasingly confined to northern parts during this period though, with pressure possibly building across southern areas in particular. This would result in longer drier and more-settled spells here, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost and temperatures falling a little correspondingly.