Hour by hour forecast for Thursday April 7 as gale force winds are expected

The Met Office has predicted gale force winds for the region on Thursday.

Thursday will start off windy along with outbreaks of patchy rain in places. According to the Met Office, the gale force winds could hit areas on the coast.

However, these will eventually ease on Thursday afternoon as bright spells develop. Light showers will replace the patchy rain and the temperature will feel noticeably cooler than Wednesday with highs of 7 °C.

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Thursday night will be breezy at first, with scattered showers. The wind will quickly decrease to become light and less intense.

Showers will gradually die away, allowing clear conditions to eventually develop with a slight frost. The minimum temperature will be around -3 °C.

Today's forcast (Met Office)

9am: Cloudy, 5C, 10% rain

10am: Cloudy, 6C, 10% rain

11am: Cloudy, 6C, 10% rain

12pm: Light rain, 6C, 50% rain

1pm: Light rain, 5C, 60% rain

2pm: Heavy rain, 4C, 80% rain

3pm: Overcast, 5C, 20% rain

4pm: Cloudy, 5C, 10% rain

5pm: Cloudy, 6C, 10% rain

6pm: Cloudy, 6C, 10% rain

7pm: Sunny intervals, 5% rain

8pm: Partly cloudy, 5% rain

9pm: Cloudy, 5C, 10% rain

10pm: Cloudy, 5C, 10% rain

11pm: Cloudy, 4C, 5% rain

Midnight: Partly cloudy, 4C, 5% rain