Portavogie (County Down) weather

Headline:

Mostly dry, a few showers later.

Today:

Quite dull and cloudy at first, but staying mainly dry with some bright or sunny spells developing through the day, before a few showers push into the west later. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Variable amounts of cloud at first, but increasing clearer spells allow some fog to develop. Staying largely dry, but the odd shower may push into the west around dawn. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Wednesday:

Dry with variable amounts of cloud and bright spells in the east. The odd shower in the west. Light winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Rain spreading east on Thursday. Rain on Friday clearing to showers, these turning increasingly wintry. Very strong winds developing. Strong winds easing and wintry showers clearing through Saturday.

This looks like being and unsettled and disturbed period of weather across much of the country, but especially for northern and western parts, with southern and eastern areas probably missing the worst of the conditions a lot of the time. Over the weekend, after Friday's deep low and associated stormy weather, another system looks likely to move towards the UK from the Atlantic, driven in by the strong jet stream. There is the potential for further weather warnings or even a named storm at some point. Temperatures overall, are likely to end up being around normal or slightly above average, though given the strength of wind at times, it probably won't feel especially mild, especially when it's raining too.

Generally mild at first, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds, alternating with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes, but with time these should become increasingly confined to northern parts. Pressure may build across southern areas, which would result in longer drier and more-settled spells here, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost with temperatures falling correspondingly.