It's been a great week of warm weather, but temperatures are set to dip in the coming days, with a chance of wintry showers even expected towards the end of the week.
The Met Office are reporting a cold end to this week, with the forecast predicting day-time temperatures of around six degrees lower than at the weekend.
Monday, March 28, will see bright and sunny spells, feeling warm again in any sunshine with light winds and a maximum temperature of 17C. But there is the chance of the odd shower, most likely through Co Down.
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Tonight there will be late evening sunshine for most of Northern Ireland, with clear spells overnight, and some mist and fog patches by tomorrow morning. Minimum temperature 3C.
By Tuesday, we are likely to see a change to a more unsettled and cooler weather picture, as a cold air mass will attempt to push into the north of the UK and slowly sink southwards.
Showers are expected for much of the UK, some of which are likely to be wintry in nature. The weather forecaster is expecting that nighttime temperatures in the north could sink to –3C in isolated rural areas.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “Although the UK has had a good deal of fine and settled March weather in recent days, a change is on the way with colder air spreading down from the north and the increasing likelihood of rain for most areas.
"On the hills in the north, there’s a chance of this falling as snow, although we’ll gain more certainty on that in the coming days.
“With the influence of some unsettled weather, we’ll be seeing a marked drop in temperatures for most with colder air arriving from the north. This will see maximum temperatures drop into single figures for many areas, and below freezing overnight.”
In Northern Ireland, the forecast is predicting a cold end to the week with bright spells, a chance of wintry showers, and overnight frosts.
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