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Today (22 October 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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8°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SSW
8
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SW
7
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SSW
7
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SW
7
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SW
8
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SW
9
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SW
9
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SW
9
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SW
10
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SW
10
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SW
11
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SSW
10
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SSW
11
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SSW
9
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SSW
9
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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| Wind gust (mph) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 80% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 81% | 81% | 78% | 76% | 75% | 75% | 74% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 79% | 80% | 79% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (23 October 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | ≥95% | 90% | 60% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SSW
10
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SSW
11
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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SSW
11
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SSW
11
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11
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S
12
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14
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15
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14
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13
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12
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13
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12
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S
12
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S
13
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SSW
13
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SSW
12
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SSW
10
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| Wind gust (mph) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | M | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 79% | 78% | 78% | 78% | 79% | 80% | 80% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 76% | 74% | 70% | 68% | 68% | 69% | 70% | 73% | 79% | 85% | 87% | 89% | 89% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (24 October 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 40% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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11°
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10°
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7°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SSW
10
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SSW
9
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SW
7
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SSW
8
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SW
10
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WSW
13
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WSW
12
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9
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WSW
9
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| Wind gust (mph) | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 18 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 89% | 74% | 70% | 79% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (25 October 2019)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 80% | 70% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 4° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SW
9
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SW
9
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SW
8
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SSW
7
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7
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ESE
7
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NE
9
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WSW
9
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| Wind gust (mph) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | M | M | G |
| Humidity | 83% | 84% | 84% | 81% | 78% | 84% | 91% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (26 October 2019)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 50% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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10°
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10°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
W
10
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10
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10
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11
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13
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13
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12
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WSW
11
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| Wind gust (mph) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 90% | 89% | 87% | 80% | 78% | 84% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (27 October 2019)
| Time | 01:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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6°
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8°
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10°
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10°
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8°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
11
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WSW
11
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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W
12
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WNW
11
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WNW
9
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WNW
8
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| Wind gust (mph) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 89% | 85% | 75% | 77% | 85% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (28 October 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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6°
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8°
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10°
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9°
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8°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WNW
8
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WNW
8
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NW
8
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NNW
9
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NNW
11
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NNW
9
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NNW
8
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NW
6
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| Wind gust (mph) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 90% | 91% | 91% | 85% | 73% | 76% | 83% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Northern Ireland weather forecast
Headline:
Dry but mostly cloudy.
Today:
A generally cloudy but dry day. A few brighter or perhaps sunny spells are possible, these most likely across County Down and Antrim. Occasionally breezy along northern coasts. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Tonight:
A generally dry evening and night. It will be mostly cloudy, but a few clear spells are possible. Some patchy rain may spread into the far west towards dawn. Breezy. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
Wednesday:
A dry morning in the east, but rain spreading into western counties. The rain becomes widespread in the afternoon, but turning dry in the west during the evening. Strong winds. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Scattered showers clearing to sunny spells on Thursday. After a dry start, heavy rain is likely on Friday, turning lighter on Saturday before clearing later.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Rain and strong winds are likely at times, especially in northern and western parts during Saturday and spread to most areas by the end of the weekend followed by colder, showery weather. Next week it may become drier and more settled again with some sunshine but also overnight fog patches, which could be slow to clear by day. However, Atlantic fronts could still bring further rain and strong winds across western parts of UK at times. There will probably be some marked variations in temperature across the UK but more often below average in the north and above average in the south. However, the more settled spells could bring colder conditions more widely at times, accompanied by night frosts.
Updated:
There is significant uncertainty through this period. However, the second week of November may become more settled and dry for many areas with a some sunny spells. Any spells of rain are more likely in southern and southwestern areas. Temperatures will probably be a little below average with overnight frosts and fog patches likely, which could persist well into the mornings. Further spells of unsettled, windy conditions with some rain or showers are expected to become more likely towards the middle of the month
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