Helens Bay (Beach) (County Down) weather

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Forecast days

  • 7 2
    Sunrise iconSunrise:
    Sunset iconSunset:
    Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime.
    Beach safety today
    Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
    • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
    • • experienced paddlers should use caution

    Tide: Next low tide (1.4m) at

    L UV
    L Pollution
    No pollen data.
Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (1.4m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
L UV
L Pollution
No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Helens Bay (Beach)

Today (23 January 2025)
Time
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols
Light rain
Cloudy
Cloudy
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Clear night
Clear night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Cloudy
Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
70%
40%
50%
30%
30%
20%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
Temperature
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-2°
-3°
-3°
-2°
-1°
Wind direction and speed
SSW
17
WSW
20
WSW
24
WSW
26
WSW
26
WSW
24
WSW
21
WSW
18
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
14
S
14
SSE
13
Wind gust (mph)
32
36
40
41
39
36
32
28
24
26
25
26
33
Visibility
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
86%
85%
84%
80%
78%
82%
84%
82%
82%
83%
82%
81%
76%
UV
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (24 January 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy shower night
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Light rain
Light shower day
Light shower day
Light shower day
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny day
Partly cloudy night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
30%
10%
30%
60%
60%
60%
60%
40%
40%
50%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
20%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-2°
-3°
-4°
-4°
-4°
-4°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-4°
-4°
-5°
-5°
-6°
-6°
-6°
-6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
18
SSE
27
SE
33
SE
36
SSE
36
SSW
38
SSW
42
SSW
47
SSW
50
SW
53
SW
53
SW
52
SW
50
WSW
48
WSW
45
WSW
42
WSW
39
WSW
36
SW
34
SW
32
SW
31
SW
30
SW
29
SW
27
Wind gust (mph)
49
59
64
68
67
73
81
85
87
86
86
83
80
77
72
67
63
58
54
51
49
48
45
43
Visibility (description)
E
M
P
P
M
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
75%
84%
87%
87%
91%
76%
65%
69%
74%
75%
76%
76%
70%
68%
69%
67%
66%
69%
74%
75%
78%
77%
78%
79%
UV
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.6
1.0
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (25 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Clear night
Partly cloudy night
Clear night
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
10%
10%
10%
20%
10%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-6°
-6°
-6°
-6°
-3°
-1°
-2°
-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
26
SW
24
SW
23
SW
22
SW
20
SW
19
SW
18
SW
18
Wind gust (mph)
41
38
37
37
36
36
32
30
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
80%
84%
85%
85%
76%
74%
79%
85%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
3
2
2
2
2
11
2
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (26 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Clear night
Clear night
Partly cloudy night
Light rain
Heavy rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
10%
50%
70%
70%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-5°
-5°
-4°
-2°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
17
SSW
13
S
8
SE
15
ESE
26
SE
26
SE
25
SSE
23
Wind gust (mph)
28
24
33
48
57
55
49
42
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
E
E
Humidity
85%
85%
83%
81%
84%
85%
85%
86%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.7
1.4
1.1
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
2
2
12
4
6
8
7
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (27 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Light shower night
Light rain
Light rain
Light shower day
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
21
SSE
20
SSE
19
S
18
S
19
S
17
SSW
17
S
18
Wind gust (mph)
43
40
37
35
33
33
32
31
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
87%
86%
87%
84%
83%
86%
87%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
8
18
3
8
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (28 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Overcast
Overcast
Cloudy
Cloudy
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
50%
40%
40%
40%
30%
20%
20%
10%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
18
WSW
20
W
21
W
21
WNW
20
W
18
W
15
W
15
Wind gust (mph)
38
38
37
37
38
34
33
32
Visibility (description)
G
VG
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
87%
86%
86%
86%
84%
80%
81%
81%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
5
5
5
14
2
2
2
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (29 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Sunny intervals
Cloudy
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
16
WSW
16
W
16
WNW
14
W
14
WNW
14
Wind gust (mph)
29
30
30
32
32
30
27
28
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
81%
82%
84%
84%
82%
79%
83%
84%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Thursday 23 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 23 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 23 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 23 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 24 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 24 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 24 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 24 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 25 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 25 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 25 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 25 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 26 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 26 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 26 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 26 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 27 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 27 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 27 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 27 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 28 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 28 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 28 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 28 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 29 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 29 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 29 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 29 January

Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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Northern Ireland weather forecast

Headline:

Rain this morning, scattered showers this afternoon.

Today:

Rain will soon spread across all parts this morning. This afternoon will be drier but still with a few showers, becoming clearer towards evening. Brisk westerly winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Showers soon dying this evening, otherwise dry. Widespread rain will spread northeast in the early hours, turning drier later. Windy with southerly severe gales or storm force winds later on. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Friday:

Very windy and cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain, showers becoming wintry in the evening. Severe gale or storm force westerly winds, easing through the afternoon. Cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Cold and breezy on Saturday with wintry showers, these mainly in the west. Dry on Sunday morning but rain and wind spreading north in the afternoon. Drier on Monday.

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