Ballymena (County Antrim) weather

Headline:

Dry, sunny with light winds. Warmer away from east coast.

Today:

A chilly start for many inland areas. However temperatures quickly lifting on another settled, dry day with sunshine quite prolonged. Highs generally above seasonal averages with inland areas enjoying a pleasantly warm afternoon, but highs more subdued around east coast. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Dry with good clear spells for most, this combining with light and variable winds to allow temperatures to fall away quickly, bringing a rural frost for some come dawn. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Thursday:

Another chilly start for some. Dry and sunny again for most, if not all, with light winds and temperatures above seasonal averages, particularly for inland areas. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Staying dry with good periods of sunshine through Friday and Saturday, but cloud increasing from the west on Sunday to bring the chance of some patchy light rain.

Dry across the majority of the UK with clear or sunny spells for many areas as high pressure dominates the weather pattern across the UK. However, at the start of this period, thicker cloud is likely in the far north for a time with some patchy rain and drizzle in north and northwest Scotland. Similarly, over the first few days of this period, cloud will probably thicken in parts the southwest with a few showers in places, with a small chance some of these could be heavy or thundery. Winds will mostly be light with daytime temperatures likely to be slightly above normal for the time of year, although there is a chance of some cold nights.

Fairly typical weather for the time of year is most likely through this period. Overall, fine and dry weather is more likely to dominate although this may be interspersed by occasional spells of rain and showers, with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places. Overall, temperatures will most likely be near to or slightly above average.