Northern Ireland

Headline:

Mainly dry on Thursday with just a few showers.

This Evening and Tonight:

Partly cloudy this evening and dry for most, however a few lingering showers will gradually clear away to leave the rest of the night dry with clear spells. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Thursday:

A dry, bright morning with hazy sunny spells. More in the way of cloud in the afternoon and few showers, one or two of these on the heavy side. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A good deal of dry weather during this period with variable amounts of cloud. However a few showers or spells of rain can't be ruled out.

Changeable and at times rather unsettled conditions look to dominate through the middle part of May, with low pressure often close by. This means periods of rain or showers, some of which could be heavy, for many places, though some drier interludes are also expected. For the most part, temperatures are likely to be close to or perhaps a little below normal, though depending on the position of low pressure relative to the UK, there is the chance of brief warmer mroe humid interludes extending north from the near continent. With this would be the chance of some thunderstorms, these most likely affecting parts of England and Wales.

Low pressure systems are likely to still be close by to the UK at the start of this period. This means showers or longer spells of rain are likely at times, these heavy in places, with the wettest conditions probably towards the northwest by this stage. There will, however, probably be some dry and warm interludes, these more likely towards the south, although temperatures are likely to be close to normal overall. Later in the period, more settled and drier conditions may develop, as high pressure establishes itself over or to the west of the UK, with temperatures perhaps rising a little above normal, especially in the west. Should this happen, eastern parts may be on the cool side with a predominant flow off the North Sea.