Ballypatrick Forest (County Antrim) weather

Headline:

Bright spells, frequent showers north at first becoming drier.

Today:

Cloudy with bright spells and frequent showers in the north at first. Sunny spells soon increase as showers become isolated before dying towards the evening. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Dry with clear periods in the evening. Cloud spreads north by late evening with outbreaks of rain, some heavy, soon following. The rain clears in the south towards morning Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Wednesday:

Rain will clear northern parts in the morning to leave a dry day with increasing sunny spells. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Outbreaks of rain Thursday morning clear in the afternoon with scattered showers following Friday. These showers become isolated Saturday.

The broadly unsettled conditions look to continue during the first part of this period. All areas are likely to see some further spells of wet and at times windy weather, interspersed with brighter, showery interludes. By the start of the following week, a ridge of high pressure may extend eastwards towards the UK, bringing an increasing chance of longer periods of drier weather to northern areas initially, whilst low pressure remains closer to the south or southeast. Towards the end of this period, high pressure may be rather more dominant across the UK. A cooler interlude is likely for a time through next week, with chilly nights and fog patches likely under the influence of high pressure. Temperatures probably return closer to average by late September.

Signals for prevailing weather patterns become fairly limited by the turn of the month and the early part of October. As is typical at this time of year, there are likely to be some spells of wet and windy weather along with some drier interludes but no strong preference to whether settled or unsettled regimes will be most dominant. Overall, northwestern parts are more likely to be wettest and windiest. Temperatures likely fluctuating around average.