Belfast International Airport (County Antrim) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry, occasionally bright morning, rain later. Breeze.

Today:

Occasional bright spells on a mainly dry morning. Cloud thickening through afternoon, bringing patchy rain to all by early evening. Winds west to southwest fresh to strong. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Periods of rain through the evening and much of the night, clearing to only a few light well scattered showers come dawn Tuesday, as the strong winds veer northwesterly. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Tuesday:

Cool, windy day with mix of brighter spells and showers. Outbreaks turning quite frequent, occasionally heavy for the afternoon. Strong west to northwest winds reaching near gale for the morning. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Wednesday cool and windy with showers focused in north and west. Winds easing and mainly dry for Thursday. Rain later Friday.

Many areas will be dry at first under a ridge of high pressure, although an increasing chance of cloud, rain and strengthening winds in at least northwestern areas by and during the weekend, with the best of any lengthy drier and brighter spells in southern and eastern parts. After a cool start to the period, temperatures will recover during the weekend as a westerly flow becomes established. While confidence is low, by the middle of next week there are signs that high pressure may become increasingly influential on the weather across the UK, and potentially becoming rather warm in places. That said, some rain or showers are still possible, more especially in the south and/or far northwest.

The focus for wetter weather overall is more likely to return to north and especially northwestern areas, whilst southern and eastern areas have a greater chance of being drier relative to earlier in the month. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, though with greater potential for brief spells of warm weather in the south.