time for a look at the weather prospects with helen willetts. ferocious was the word to describe the winds last night in the south, but i want to look at october s rainfall because although it has been average, we are heading in the right direction, if you like. it has actually been well above average in northern ireland and the rainfall figures for last night and yesterday are still being collated. changeable describes our weather for the next few days, another area of deep pressure barrels and tomorrow. that rain hangs around in the south. more low pressure on thursday before finally, a drier day on friday, but it doesn t last, with more rain waiting in the wings. heading in the right direction, as i say. this chart shows the accumulation of rainfall over the coming few days. the blues get deeper as that rainfall the total up, perhaps as much as 50 millimetres in many places by the end of the week, particularly higher ground, but a good 20 or 30 at lower levels. the showers
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