Ballymoney (County Antrim) weather

Headline:

Dry and sunny morning. Chance of heavy showers in afternoon.

Today:

A dry morning with sunny spells. Cloud will bubble up from late morning to bring a scattering of showers in the afternoon. Some of the these could be heavy and possibly thundery, especially over southern counties. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

Scattered heavy showers will soon die out during the evening. A dry night will follow with long clear spells but a few mist or fog patches will develop. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Wednesday:

Patchy mist or fog will quickly clear to leave a mostly dry day with plenty of sunshine. The odd afternoon shower is possible over southern parts. Feeling warm. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Dry with long sunny spells on Thursday. Mostly dry and bright on Friday but cloud and patchy rain later. Turning more unsettled with outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards on Saturday.

As we head into the bank holiday weekend and following week, a change in weather type is expected as unsettled conditions develop, with weather systems moving in from the Atlantic. The change is likely overspread most areas through Saturday, with many seeing spells of rain and low cloud, and it will feel humid. This will herald a changeable spell as further systems come east. Drier and brighter intervals are likely between systems but with showers, some of which could be heavy / thundery. The wettest weather will tend to be toward the west. Temperatures will probably be close to average, perhaps slightly above at times, but will feel fairly cool in the often strong winds.

Changeable weather conditions are expected as we head into June although with time a trend toward longer settled spells seems likely. So spells of wet weather with showers or longer spells of rain are likely to be interspersed with drier, sunnier periods these drier periods may become more prevalent as we had further into June. Overall, it will likely be wetter in the west and drier in the east. Temperatures will probably average out around normal, although some very warm or even hot spells are still possible, as normal for the time of year.