Northern Ireland weather: here's what we can expect this weekend

Met Office forecasters are predicting an unsettled period of weather across Northern Ireland. Picture: unsplashplaceholder image
Met Office forecasters are predicting an unsettled period of weather across Northern Ireland. Picture: unsplash

Northern Ireland looks set to have unsettled weather throughout the weekend.

Saturday will begin cloudy with occasional light rain, with the possibility of a heavier outbreak of rain also.

Forecasters say any rain will be confined east of Lough Neagh by noon, with some brighter spells developing late afternoon across eastern areas. There will be south to south east winds, which will be brisk around the coasts. The maximum temperature will be 17 °C.

Saturday night will see occasional rain in the west extending across all parts from midnight with heavier outbreaks developing overnight. The minimum temperature night-time temperature will be 8 °C.

Met Office forecasters are predicting an unsettled period of weather across Northern Ireland. Picture: unsplashplaceholder image
Met Office forecasters are predicting an unsettled period of weather across Northern Ireland. Picture: unsplash

Sunday morning will be overcast with rain that turns heavy for a time in the late morning and early afternoon, before it clears from the south west in the late afternoon. There will be south to south east winds, which will be strong at first. The maximum temperature will be 16 °C.

The outlook for Monday to Wednesday will remain unsettled with showers and longer periods of rain from the south.

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