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Opposing forces create a forecast of two halves
A battle for supremacy is taking place over the UK, with cold air to the north and east and milder wet conditions to the south and west.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:20; Sunset: 16:53. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 29 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 08:19; Sunset: 16:55. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 30 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:17; Sunset: 16:57. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 31 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:15; Sunset: 16:59. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 1 February. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:13; Sunset: 17:01. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 2 February. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 08:12; Sunset: 17:04. UV: Low;
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Wednesday 3 February. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:10; Sunset: 17:06. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Stormont Castle
Today (28 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 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 | 90% | 90% | 60% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 50% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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9°
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10°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 3° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
5
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ESE
6
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SE
4
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SE
4
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SSW
5
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SW
7
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SW
8
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S
8
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SSE
7
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SSE
7
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SSE
7
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SSE
6
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S
7
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SSW
7
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SW
10
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SW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
| Visibility | P | M | M | P | M | M | G | G | M | M | M | M | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 92% | 89% | 87% | 94% | 96% | 97% | 96% | 93% | 94% | 93% | 93% |
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (29 January 2021)
| 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% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
8
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SW
8
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SW
7
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SW
7
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WSW
6
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W
7
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WNW
7
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NW
8
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N
9
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N
11
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N
12
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NNE
12
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NNE
12
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NNE
12
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NNE
11
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NE
10
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NE
10
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NE
9
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ENE
9
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E
10
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E
11
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E
12
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E
14
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E
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | M | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 93% | 95% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 95% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 92% | 89% | 86% | 85% | 83% | 82% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 82% | 83% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (30 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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4°
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5°
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3°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
15
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E
14
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E
16
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E
16
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ENE
16
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ENE
13
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ENE
11
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ENE
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 76% | 75% | 76% | 68% | 65% | 71% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (31 January 2021)
| 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% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -1° | 0° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
7
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ESE
7
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SE
8
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SSE
10
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SE
12
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SE
13
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ESE
14
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ESE
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 79% | 80% | 80% | 77% | 69% | 69% | 75% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (1 February 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 40% | 50% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
12
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ESE
11
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ESE
11
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ESE
12
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SE
13
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SE
12
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SE
12
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SE
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 77% | 79% | 82% | 83% | 77% | 77% | 84% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (2 February 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 20% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
12
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SE
12
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SE
15
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SE
17
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SE
17
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SE
15
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SE
14
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SE
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 85% | 88% | 89% | 91% | 91% | 91% | 92% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (3 February 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 50% | 40% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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5°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
11
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SE
11
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SE
11
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SE
12
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SE
12
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SE
12
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ESE
12
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ESE
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 91% | 90% | 90% | 86% | 84% | 86% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Northern Ireland weather forecast
Headline:
Rain early, late today, but turning dry, bright for time.
Today:
Cloudy start with occasional patchy rain. Turning dry and increasingly bright from south from mid-morning, bringing a settled early afternoon, however cloud thickening from the southwest to bring periods of occasionally heavy rain to most by early evening. Maximum temperature 10 °C.
Tonight:
Overcast with periods of rain, with heavier outbreaks through the evening. Winds generally light and variable in direction, perhaps freshening across northern coasts overnight. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
Friday:
Quite a cloudy day with patchy light rain through the morning. Slowly and erratically the rain will clear southwards during the afternoon, perhaps allowing some late brightness to develop. Maximum temperature 9 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Mainly dry with some brighter spells. However a chance of periods of rain, snow spreading from southwest at times.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Going into next week, it is likely that unsettled conditions will dominate, with low pressure systems moving in off the Atlantic. The weather will be changeable. Periods of rain or wintry showers, and strong winds are likely, especially in the west, with brief more settled spells in between. Westerly or southwesterly winds during this period will bring milder conditions to most areas, but occasional interludes of cold northerly winds are possible. It will be on this boundary between the colder and milder airmasses where any snowfall to lower levels could possibly occur. Towards the end of this period, we may see high pressure build over the north of the UK, bringing colder conditions and wintry outbreaks.
Updated:
Although confidence at this range is low, current signals suggest that high pressure could be positioned over the north of the UK during this period. This would likely bring wintry outbreaks and colder than average temperatures to northern areas, as well as increasing the likelihood of more widespread cold spells. Any periods of milder, unsettled weather are more likely to be confined to central and southern areas, where greater than average rainfall is predicted. There is a continued risk of significant snowfall events on the boundary between colder and milder airmasses, with snow possible to low elevations.
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