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Today (17 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 67% | 67% | 76% | 84% | 87% | 91% | 91% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (18 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSE 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | P | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | M | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 91% | 92% | 92% | 93% | 92% | 93% | 94% | 91% | 81% | 78% | 75% | 71% | 70% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 74% | 80% | 86% | 88% | 89% | 92% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (19 September 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 | <5% | <5% | 20% | 20% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 13° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | N 4 | NW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 7 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| Visibility | M | G | P | VP | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 98% | 98% | 86% | 76% | 77% | 88% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Friday (20 September 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 12° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 15 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 24 |
| Visibility | G | M | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 94% | 96% | 96% | 87% | 78% | 78% | 87% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Saturday (21 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 20% | 40% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 12° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 13° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 83% | 82% | 82% | 77% | 75% | 80% | 87% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
Sunday (22 September 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% | 40% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 28 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 92% | 93% | 91% | 86% | 78% | 75% | 84% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
Monday (23 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 12° | 12° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 91% | 92% | 88% | 84% | 86% | 89% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Northern Ireland weather forecast
Headline:
Wednesday dry with sunny spells and light winds.
This Evening and Tonight:
Remaining dry through the evening and overnight with variable amounts of cloud, although still some long clear spells around. Light winds mainly from the southwest. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Wednesday:
Bright, dry day with long spells of sunshine for many, although the north coast may see rather more cloud around at times. Feeling warm in the sunshine with light winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Rather cloudy Thursday but mainly dry. Dry Friday with long spells of warm sunshine. Bright start Saturday but cloud and southeasterly winds expected to increase with afternoon rain or showers.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
After a mostly fine start to the weekend, unsettled weather in the west will probably spread to eastwards to affect most areas on Sunday, with outbreaks of rain, which may be heavy at times. With this, winds will strengthen too with the risk of gales in the west and north and it will feel cooler here too. Thereafter, as we look ahead into the final week of September changeable weather is likely to dominate for many, with the northwest probably seeing the strongest winds and heaviest rain. In contrast, southeastern areas may see longer spells of drier and brighter weather, but with the chance of some rain too, although confidence in the forecast becomes low.
Updated:
Confidence in the forecast remains low through this period. However the most likely situation is for a northwest/southeast split. Northwestern areas will probably continue to see spells of wet and windy weather with occasional brighter and showery interludes. Temperatures will be on the cooler side here too. Meanwhile southeastern parts of the UK are more likely to see the best of the dry weather with daytime temperatures fairly warm for the time of year. However, overnight in the southeast it will turn chilly bringing an increased chance of mist, fog and rural frost.
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