Northern Ireland has escaped the thunder, lightning and hail that have struck parts of the UK in a dramatic end to the summer season.
Temperatures here today (Sunday) were expected to reach a maximum of around 18C, with clear skies this evening.
Overnight it will turn cloudy, with some mist and a minimum of 9C.
This afternoon marked the autumn equinox, marking the end of summer and the start of autumn.
While the start of the week is expected to be fine in Northern Ireland, by mid-week it will be feeling much more autumnal.
While summer made a decent exit here, other parts of the UK were subject to weather warnings.
A warning for rain is in force all day today for Wales and central south-west England, with a further two rain warnings — one yellow and one amber — coming into effect tomorrow (Monday).
According to the Met Office, thunderstorms moved across England on Saturday, starting in Cornwall before striking more central, towards the north-east of London, and then up through Birmingham and towards the East Midlands.
Around midnight, there was a “plume” around Northampton, Peterborough and near Leicester.
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Lightning in Great Oakley, Corby, Northamptonshire, at around 1am was captured by local resident Jenna Smith who posted snapshots of the “cracking” strikes on social media.
In the early hours of the morning, there were thunderstorms to the far north and south of London and some “creeping up” towards the Bournemouth coast.
Between 2pm on Saturday and 7am on Sunday, Longcliffe in Derbyshire saw 67.6mm of rain, while Creswell in Staffordshire and Evington in Leicestershire got 65mm and 60.4mm respectively.
Thunderstorms moved across England on Saturday, starting in Cornwall before striking more central, towards the north-east of London, and then up through Birmingham and towards the East Midlands. Jenna Smith/PA Wire
Met Office meteorologist Honor Criswick said she had “no doubt” the conditions led to damage and localised flooding in places after rain, thunder and “quite significant outbreaks of quite large hail”.
According to the Ms Criswick, some affected areas could see 100 to 120mm of rain on Monday.
But parts of Scotland, Ireland and north-west England might see a slightly better day and there should be a mixture of sun and showers in south-east England.
For Monday in Northern Ireland, the Met Office predicts a fine start, with brightening skies during the day and cloud lifting and breaking to give occasional sunny spells.
Winds will be mostly light with a maximum temperature of 16C — closer to the average for this time of year.
However, things change from Wednesday, with showers and cooler temperatures, with a high of around 12C expected.
Thursday is expected to continue the downward trend, with a high of 11C and more rain.