Sunshine and warmer weather set to return - 23C forecast for Northern Ireland next week
Just in time for the Bank Holiday weekend🌡☀️
Last updated 16th Aug 2019
After an unseasonably wet and cool start to August there is finally some good news on the horizon.
Forecasters at the Met Office are predicting more 'settled conditions' and an upturn in mercury levels next week as Northern Ireland looks set to be treated to one final taste of summer.
"Things will start to improve, with high pressure building, there will be a trend for the weather to become less unsettled with increasingly dry conditions developing. Temperatures are likely to be closer to average for August."
Unfortunately there's no sign of a return to the sort of record breaking temperatures witnessed last summer that saw parts of the province hotter the south of Spain and Portugal, but we'll take it.
It's not all good news - before we get there we'll have to put up with another breezy showery weekend to come.
NORTHERN IRELAND FIVE DAY FORECAST
Friday - Wet, windy in the morning. Clearing up with a mixture of sunny spells and a few scattered heavy, possibly thundery showers later. Feeling warm. Highs of 21°C.
Saturday - A mostly dry sunny start then scattered showers developing as the morning goes on. Winds strengthening in the afternoon. Highs of 19°C.
Sunday - A mixture of sunshine and showers. Highs of 20°C.
Outlook for Sunday to Wednesday: A mixture of sunshine and showers, some heavy, and windy at times. Fewer showers and more sunshine on Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs of 20-23°C.