Magherafelt (County Londonderry) weather

Headline:

Scattered blustery showers and sunny spells on Wednesday.

This Evening and Tonight:

The scattered heavy showers will continue through this evening and overnight, accompanied by strong northwesterly winds. Some clear spells at times, particularly in the south. Feeling cold. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Wednesday:

Scattered showers, heavy at times, mixed with bright or sunny spells on Wednesday, easing through the day. Strong northwesterly winds giving a cool feel. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Scattered showers, heavy at first, easing through the day on Thursday. Mostly dry with good spells of sunshine on Friday, before rain arrives during the evening, further rain on Saturday.

Initially fine for most locations during this period the early part of this period, with a weak front bringing cloud and patchy rain across central parts of UK returning northwards through Sunday into Monday, and perhaps bringing rainfall to the northwest, which could be heavy for a time across the hills of Northwest Scotland. This pattern is then likely to persist, with many areas likely remaining mostly fine, and the greatest chance of cloud and rain being across the far west and more especially northwest. Temperatures during this period are likely to be on the warmer side of average, but with settled conditions warm days could be offset by a few chilly nights. Towards the end of this period there is a signal that the more settled conditions may cease.

The transition to more unsettled / changeable conditions (as per typical Autumn climatology) is likely to continue into this period. There are weak signals that the track of Atlantic low pressure systems may sit further south than is typical in the early Autumn, and lead to an increased chance of some impacts from rain and wind across the UK. Temperatures are signalled to remain either close to or slightly above average.