Portrush (Coleraine) (County Antrim) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry and bright

Today:

Staying mainly dry with bright or sunny spells between areas of cloud. Feeling milder than recent days, the southerly winds fresh at times around the coast. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

Dry with some clear spells through the evening. Staying mainly dry overnight but cloud extending north to become quite widespread by morning bringing some patchy light rain. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Tuesday:

Staying cloudy with some patchy outbreaks of light rain. Some heavier showers spread north through the afternoon and evening. Freshening southerly winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Cloudy on Wednesday with occasional rain, heavy at times. Generally drier and brighter on Thursday, but the odd shower possible. Breezy as another band of rain crosses east through Friday.

The unsettled spell of weather, which is expected to develop during this coming week, will continue into next weekend and beyond. All regions are likely to have some rain at times, which could be heavy. However, most of the rain, showers and strong winds are likely to be in the northwest with southeastern areas more often dry and bright. Temperatures will be above average and probably feeling warm in the brighter spells in southern areas. Later in October, there is a chance of more settled conditions developing, particularly in southern and eastern areas but with temperatures falling closer to average and some overnight frost and fog. Given the time of year, fog could be slow to clear.

Potentially some wet and windy weather at first, especially in the northwest, but a trend towards more settled conditions is most favoured for late October as high pressure becomes increasingly dominant. This would bring the potential for frost and fog at night, and possibly large variations between daytime and overnight temperatures. Into early November, high pressure may become more centred to the northwest of the UK, resulting in a gradual trend towards more unsettled conditions, particularly across southern regions.