Portstewart (The Strand)(Beach) (County Londonderry) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Overcast.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (2.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portstewart (The Strand)(Beach)

    Today (4 July 2026)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    23
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (5 July 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (6 July 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (7 July 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WNW
    11
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    25
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    20
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    90%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (8 July 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    5
    NE
    4
    ESE
    4
    S
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    72%
    71%
    70%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    87%
    90%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (9 July 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SW
    8
    NNW
    7
    S
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    15
    18
    18
    16
    13
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    91%
    87%
    81%
    75%
    71%
    75%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    8
    9
    8
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (10 July 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    ESE
    4
    SE
    3
    S
    7
    W
    8
    NW
    8
    W
    8
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    14
    17
    17
    17
    15
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    93%
    82%
    73%
    71%
    75%
    88%
    UV - - 1 4 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry and cloudy on Sunday,

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will be cloudy and mostly dry through the evening and overnight. A few outbreaks of rain possible however, with these mainly in the west. Winds easing. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Sunday:

    Another cloudy and mostly dry day with a few spells of light rain possible in the north and west. Some occasional bright spells in the east. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Mostly dry and cloudy Monday and Tuesday with a few outbreaks of rain in the north and west and some brightness in the southeast. Dry Wednesday with bright spells developing.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast