Northern Ireland weather for week ahead as cold snap expected after mild weekend

After a mild and sunny weekend across Northern Ireland, the new week is set to bring colder temperatures with it.

The Met Office has warned that across the UK on Monday, a spell of rain will move south across the country, bringing some wintry showers in the north or northeast.

By Tuesday, we’ll start to see temperatures drop to below average across the UK. Rural spots in Scotland could see -4 C on Tuesday night, with a daytime maximum temperatures typically between 5-8 C.

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Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, Chris Bulmer explains: “A frontal zone will move south across the UK during Sunday night and Monday with much colder air following from the north. With these cold northeasterly winds, we are likely to see some wintry showers across the north and the east of the UK next week, but any accumulations of snow are likely to be largely restricted to hills. We’ll also see a return to overnight frosts in many areas.

“While there is uncertainty in the extent of rain and wintry showers through the middle of next week, there is higher confidence that below average temperatures will continue through the week, bringing a very different feel to the mild weather over the weekend. “

Here is what we can expect from the weather across Northern Ireland this week:

Monday

Rather cloudy morning with the odd patch of light rain. Dry in the afternoon and becoming brighter with some sunshine. Feeling colder in the fresh northeast wind. Maximum temperature 9 C.

Tuesday

Sunny changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Maximum temperature 9 C, minimum temperature 3 C.

Wednesday

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening. Maximum temperature 9 C, minimum temperature 2 C.

Thursday

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening. Maximum temperature 10 C, minimum temperature 2 C.

Friday

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Maximum temperature 8 C, minimum temperature -1 C.

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