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Remaining cold with potential for further heavy rain
The colder conditions following Storm Christoph will remain until early next week, when conditions are due to become more unsettled once more
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius. Clear. Sunrise: 08:27; Sunset: 16:45. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 25 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to partly cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 08:25; Sunset: 16:47. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 26 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 08:24; Sunset: 16:49. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 27 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 08:22; Sunset: 16:51. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 28 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:21; 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: 5 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:19; Sunset: 16:55. UV: Low;
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Saturday 30 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:17; Sunset: 16:57. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Carrickfergus
Today (24 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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1°
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1°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -4° | -4° | -4° | -4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
8
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WNW
9
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WNW
9
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WNW
10
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WNW
10
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WNW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
| Visibility | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 84% | 80% | 81% | 82% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monday (25 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 40% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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-1°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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1°
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1°
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2°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -5° | -4° | -4° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -4° | -4° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
11
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WNW
10
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WNW
11
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W
11
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WNW
10
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W
10
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W
10
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W
10
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W
11
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W
10
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W
11
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W
11
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W
10
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W
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
9
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WSW
9
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WSW
9
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WSW
9
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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W
10
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W
10
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W
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 84% | 83% | 84% | 86% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 84% | 81% | 78% | 77% | 76% | 77% | 80% | 83% | 86% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (26 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% | 20% | 60% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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5°
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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° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
8
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W
7
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W
4
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S
6
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SSE
9
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SSE
8
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S
9
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S
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 89% | 92% | 92% | 93% | 94% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (27 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 | 50% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
9
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SE
8
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SSE
8
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SSE
9
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SSE
11
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S
10
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SE
12
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SE
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 94% | 94% | 95% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (28 January 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 | 80% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 50% | 20% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
15
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SSE
15
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SSE
15
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S
16
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SSW
16
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SSW
15
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SSW
14
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WSW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 95% | 93% | 90% | 89% | 91% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (29 January 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 | 50% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
14
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WSW
13
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NNE
14
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SE
15
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ESE
16
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ESE
17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Visibility | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 92% | 90% | 89% | 83% | 80% | 83% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 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 | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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5°
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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) | 1° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
18
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NE
19
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NE
20
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NNE
19
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NE
20
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NNE
19
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NNW
18
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NNW
17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 83% | 81% | 80% | 75% | 73% | 76% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Northern Ireland weather forecast
Headline:
Dry and sunny on Monday.
This Evening and Tonight:
It will remain largely dry and clear through this evening and overnight, aside from the odd shower in the north and west. Very cold with a widespread frost and the risk of icy patches, perhaps some freezing fog in places. Minimum temperature -6 °C.
Monday:
Any early fog patches will clear to leave a fine and dry day on Monday with prolonged sunshine. Maximum temperature 3 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Rain and drizzle pushing in from the southwest Tuesday morning with further bands on Wednesday, some drier interludes but remaining cloudy. Windy with heavier rain on Thursday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Unsettled conditions look likely to dominate for this period, with low pressure across the UK. Therefore, this should bring changeable weather to most of the country, with periods of rain, showers, and strong winds at times. While mild westerly and southwesterly winds are expected to be dominant for most of the period, occasional colder northerly winds are possible, bringing a chance of snowfall, likely confined to the far northern parts. Towards the end of the period, we may see high pressure bringing a higher than average chance of cold weather more widely with wintry outbreaks. If this were to occur many inland and southern areas would likely see drier than average conditions, with some overnight of frost and fog.
Updated:
Confidence is low for this period, but current signals indicate a possible high pressure system around or near the UK during this period. This would likely bring cold northerly winds, producing colder than average temperatures and wintry outbreaks. The second half of February is likely to have a mixture of weather types, with periods of wet, windy and milder weather interspersed with drier, calmer, colder periods.
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