Slieve Donard weather

Headline:

A bright and breezy day with scattered showers.

Today:

Bright or sunny intervals and further showers. A few of the showers will be heavy this afternoon with the chance of thunder especially towards eastern counties. Fresh westerly winds easing down later. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Showers will become mostly confined to western counties and the North Coast. Most other parts will become dry overnight with clear periods. Brisk westerly winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Monday:

Mainly dry, bright morning with sunny spells. Showers breaking out in the afternoon but generally fewer and lighter than over the weekend. Lighter westerly winds. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Mainly dry and bright on Tuesday with light winds. Rather cloudy on Wednesday and Thursday with rain at times and freshening southwesterly winds.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 18 Aug 2019

Thursday will see further spells of rain and perhaps stronger winds affecting northern parts of the UK, with the south more likely to remain largely dry with sunny spells. The end of the week and into the weekend is uncertain at this stage, but will probably see the unsettled weather continuing, mainly across the north and northwest, with drier and brighter conditions elsewhere. Temperatures will recover to near or above average by day. During the remainder of the month high pressure is likely to remain close by to the southwest bringing periods of settled and warmer conditions, especially across southern areas, with perhaps the chance of some thundery showers moving up from the near continent. The north and northwest may see further spels of wet and windy weather at times.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 18 Aug 2019

Confidence remains rather low during this period. However, there are signs that high pressure will increasingly dominate the weather across the UK. Southern areas are most likely to see the driest and sunniest weather at first, perhaps with some lingering wet and potentially windy conditions affecting the north. However, longer spells of dry and sunny weather may occasionally develop across all parts. Temperatures are generally likely to be warmer than average, although there is little indication of anything exceptional at this time.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 18 Aug 2019