Helens Bay (Beach) (County Down) weather

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7 day forecast for Helens Bay (Beach)

Today (20 July 2025)
Time
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
60%
70%
70%
80%
90%
90%
Temperature
19°
19°
18°
18°
17°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
19°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
Wind direction and speed
NE
7
NE
7
NE
7
NNE
6
N
5
NNW
5
Wind gust (mph)
11
10
8
8
9
10
Visibility
G
G
G
M
M
M
Humidity
88%
88%
89%
91%
91%
92%
UV 2 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed
7
7
7
6
5
5
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
3
3
2
2
11
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (21 July 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 rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
70%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
70%
Temperature (°C)
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
16°
16°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
6
NNW
7
NNW
8
NW
9
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
9
NW
8
NW
8
N
8
NNW
8
N
7
N
7
NNW
8
NNW
8
NNW
8
NNW
8
NW
8
WNW
9
WNW
9
WNW
9
W
10
W
10
W
11
Wind gust (mph)
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
13
14
14
16
17
18
19
19
19
19
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
92%
92%
92%
91%
92%
92%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
92%
92%
91%
90%
90%
89%
88%
88%
90%
91%
UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
6
7
8
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
3
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (22 July 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
70%
70%
40%
30%
30%
50%
50%
50%
30%
Temperature (°C)
15°
15°
14°
14°
16°
18°
18°
17°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
13°
12°
12°
14°
16°
16°
16°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
11
W
12
W
14
W
13
W
12
W
11
WNW
11
WNW
9
WNW
7
Wind gust (mph)
20
22
20
21
21
21
19
15
12
Visibility (description)
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
91%
90%
88%
86%
82%
77%
77%
79%
81%
UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
12
14
13
12
11
11
9
7
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
3
4
5
4
3
5
4
4
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (23 July 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
30%
40%
50%
40%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
15°
14°
14°
16°
17°
17°
17°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
12°
13°
14°
16°
16°
16°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
8
W
10
W
10
W
11
WNW
12
NW
12
NW
11
WNW
9
Wind gust (mph)
14
15
17
21
18
21
19
14
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
81%
84%
84%
82%
81%
82%
82%
84%
UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
8
10
10
11
12
12
11
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (24 July 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
Temperature (°C)
15°
14°
14°
16°
18°
18°
18°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
15°
17°
17°
17°
16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
9
W
8
W
7
WNW
8
N
9
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
8
Wind gust (mph)
14
14
14
15
16
15
13
9
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
87%
86%
81%
79%
79%
79%
83%
UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
8
7
8
9
10
10
8
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (25 July 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
17°
19°
20°
19°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
14°
14°
16°
18°
19°
18°
16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
7
WSW
7
WSW
8
W
10
W
10
WNW
11
W
12
W
10
Wind gust (mph)
9
10
12
14
13
12
12
14
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
G
G
VG
G
VG
VG
Humidity
87%
88%
90%
87%
83%
84%
83%
84%
UV - - 1 3 6 4 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
7
7
8
10
10
11
12
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (26 July 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
20%
10%
Temperature (°C)
15°
14°
14°
17°
19°
20°
19°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
12°
12°
15°
16°
18°
17°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
11
WSW
12
WSW
12
W
13
W
13
W
13
W
12
W
10
Wind gust (mph)
14
15
17
16
15
16
14
14
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
86%
86%
82%
79%
78%
78%
83%
UV - - 1 3 5 4 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Sunday 20 July

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?

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Tide times

Sunday 20 July

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 20 July

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 20 July

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 21 July

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 21 July

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 21 July

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 21 July

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 22 July

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 22 July

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 22 July

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 22 July

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 23 July

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 23 July

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 23 July

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 23 July

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 24 July

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 24 July

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 24 July

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 24 July

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 25 July

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 25 July

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 25 July

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 25 July

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 26 July

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 26 July

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 26 July

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 26 July

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:

Cloudy on Monday with rain, heaviest in the east.

This Evening and Tonight:

Showers, occasionally heavy, mostly dying out this evening but continuing across the east. Then the rest of the night will be cloudy with spells of rain, occasionally heavy, spreading from the east. Northwest may stay dry. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Monday:

A cloudy day with spells of rain, this most persistent and occasionally heavy across the east. Drier spells of weather across the west. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Remaining unsettled on Tuesday and Wednesday with further showers, although likely to be less heavy than previous days. Some drier more settled weather on Thursday and feeling less humid.

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