Belfast Newforge (County Antrim) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry and rather cloudy. Mild with light winds.

Today:

Mainly dry with only the odd drizzly shower remaining. Also rather cloudy with a just few brighter interludes, mostly through this morning. It will be a mild day with light winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

It will be mostly dry overnight but rather misty with fog over high ground. A very mild night with freshening southerly winds. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Monday:

Cloudy for much of the day with patchy light rain coming along during the morning, clearing away in the afternoon. A few clear intervals developing by evening. Mild and breezy. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Mostly cloudy and mild on Tuesday and Wednesday with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times. Becoming drier, brighter and colder during Thursday with strong northerly winds and a few showers.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 17 Oct 2021

Sunny spells and showers for most areas at the start of this period with some places remaining dry. Feeling breezy at times especially along northern, eastern and southern coasts. Temperatures falling to below average for most, increasing the likelihood of snow over higher ground in the north. More settled conditions likely to develop for a time late in the week with some dry weather for most. However, probably turning unsettled again over the weekend as cloud, rain and stronger winds arrive from the west. Unsettled conditions then likely to persist towards the end of October. Temperatures most likely trending up after a colder start to this period. Any further spells of colder weather likely short lived and restricted to the north.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 16 Oct 2021

Through the end of October and early November the weather is likely to be dominated by systems arriving from the Atlantic. Remaining unsettled and windy with the wettest and windiest conditions in the north and west. Driest conditions across the south especially the southeast with lighter winds but the risk of overnight fog at times. From early to mid-November increasing chance of settled weather but confidence of this is very low. Temperatures are likely to be warmer than average for most. Perhaps some colder spells and an increasing chance of frost and fog towards the end of this period but confidence of this is very low.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 16 Oct 2021