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for a time, while cloud increased from the east during the afternoon with rain arriving by early evening. The 9th was a day with isolated showers, these mostly dying out later with cloud breaking by late afternoon. Any local mist or fog cleared on the 10th to allow some sunshine, Magilligan (Londonderry
) reporting 11 cm of lying snow. The 14th was very wet and windy with widespread and locally heavy rain crossing the country during the morning, clearing away eastwards and turning showery but mild for the afternoon, with Magilligan (Londonderry) recording gusts to 68 mph. Rain, locally heavy, moved
) and Magilligan (Londonderry) getting no lower than 11.4 °C. The 29th was cloudy at first with well-scattered showers, but it turned brighter from late morning. Most places were sunny and warm on the 30th, with more cloud and very isolated showers in the far west, and Magilligan reached a maximum of 23.0 °C. The 31st was largely sunny, with Katesbridge (Down) recording 14.2 hours of sunshine. Last updated 03/06/2021
widespread by dusk, Lough Fea (Londonderry) recording 32.0 mm. The 20th was wet and windy again, and widespread, locally heavy rain in the morning was followed by frequent, locally heavy and occasionally wintry showers in the afternoon. The 21st saw sunshine and some blustery showers, with Storm Franklin’s
of 31.3 °C recorded at Castlederg (County Tyrone), a new Northern Ireland record. After a mostly sunny start on the 22nd, cloud increased by the afternoon, but it was locally hot again, followed by a warm night, temperatures not dropping below 18.1 °C at Banagher Caugh Hill (County Londonderry
potentially unsafe for approach by fire appliances. This then allows Figure 4 - FireMet data display, using Londonderry Airport as an example reference point. FireMet also provides three hours’ worth of hindcast and forecast weather data for the site and thus can assist with the initial response
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