Slieve Donard (County Down) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry, bright morning but cloudy with patchy rain later.

Today:

A bright start in the east then a mostly cloudy day with a lot of high cloud. Cloudy with some patchy rain possible in the afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy through the evening with some patchy rain, chance of more prolonged rain in the southeast for a time. Then staying mostly dry but cloudy overnight. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Monday:

Staying mainly dry with some brighter spells between areas of cloud on Monday. Feeling milder than recent days. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Cloudy on Tuesday and Wednesday with occasional rain, heavy at times. Generally drier and brighter on Thursday, but with a few showers at times. Becoming warmer.

Through the second half of next week conditions will be very unsettled with rain affecting most regions at times. The heaviest rain is likely to be in the west or southwest to begin with, but later in the week, the focus probably shifting to central and eastern areas. Following the rain, a drier and brighter interlude is probable, before conditions turn unsettled once again by next weekend. However, most of the rain, showers and strong winds are likely to be in the northwest with southeastern areas often dry and bright. Temperatures will be above average and probably feeling warm in the brighter spells. Later in October, there is a chance of more settled conditions developing, but with temperatures falling closer to average and some overnight frost and fog.

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.