Northern Ireland weather latest as snow forecast in parts of UK after sunny weekend

“A shift to a cooler north‑westerly flow will bring a drop in temperature and more unsettled weather”

The Met Office has said that parts of the UK could see snow next week after a sunny weekend.

As Northern Ireland enjoys blue skies and warmer weather on Saturday, the forecaster has said thay from Sunday the weather begins to change.

They explained that a “weakening band of cloud and patchy rain” will move southeast across the UK, followed by sunny spells and scattered showers in the north and that some of these showers may turn wintry over higher ground.

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Met Office Chief Forecaster, Steve Willington, said: “While the early part of the period brings warm sunshine for many, it’s not unusual to see colder spells and even some wintry showers in March.

“As we head into next week, a shift to a cooler north‑westerly flow will bring a drop in temperature and more unsettled weather, including some hill snow in the north and brisk winds at times.

“This pattern is entirely typical for the time of year.”

By Wednesday, the UK will be in a cooler and more unstable north‑to‑north-westerly flow, bringing frequent showers, some heavy and wintry over higher ground, the Met Office added.

Here is the outlook for the next couple of days across Northern Ireland:

Saturday night:

Increasingly cloudy with patchy rain across the far west at first, which gradually extends to the rest of the Province overnight. Westerly breezes. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Sunday:

Cloudy start with some patchy rain. Clearing to brighter spells and showers from around mid-day with the bulk of the outbreaks confined to northern coastal districts. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Fair start for Monday then rain reaching from west from mid-day. Rain soon clearing to showers Tuesday, these focused in west and turning wintry to quite low levels Wednesday.

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