Cock Mountain (County Down) weather

Headline:

Cloudy today with some occasional light rain.

Today:

This morning will be cloudy and a little light and patchy rain. Remaining cloudy this afternoon with some patchy light rain, but drier spells of weather too. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Mainly dry and cloudy this evening. The rest of the night will remain mostly cloudy with just the odd spot of rain. Brisk southerly winds. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Saturday:

Another rather cloudy day with rain, occasionally heavy, spreading east through the afternoon and evening. Fresh to strong southerly winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy with occasional rain on Sunday, drier by evening. Brighter with a few showers on Monday and Tuesday.

The forecast period looks most likely to be mostly unsettled, with frequent bouts of wind and rain associated with areas of low pressure. Frequent showers, especially over southern areas, at first, will probably (but not definitely, at this range) give way to more widespread rain and strong winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Kirk later in the week. Scotland and Northern Ireland are more likely to quickly turn colder with showers, and the colder weather (perhaps some sleet/snow on Scottish mountains) will most likely gradually work its way south following the clearance of ex-Kirk. A more settled interlude is then possible, but further spells of wind and rain, again with a focus across southern areas, are likely to arrive from the west towards the end of the period.

A continuation of low pressure systems tracking in from the Atlantic is the most likely scenario for the rest of October. This means wet and windy weather at times, especially across England and Wales, but with a suggestion that Scotland and Northern Ireland may be more likely to see longer breaks in the weather, and more in the way of drier spells. It is possible that these drier conditions could be seen more widely later in the month as higher pressure further north extends southwards for a time. This would also bring an increased chance of overnight fog and frost. Temperatures will tend to be close to average overall in the south, but probably below average in the north and northwest.