Whitehead (County Antrim) weather

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    7 day forecast for Whitehead

    Today (18 May 2026)
    Time
    13:00
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    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    70%
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    27
    28
    30
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    P
    Humidity
    74%
    72%
    65%
    62%
    64%
    65%
    67%
    75%
    84%
    90%
    95%
    UV 6 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Tuesday (19 May 2026)
    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 Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    33
    34
    35
    33
    31
    30
    25
    23
    23
    24
    26
    27
    28
    29
    28
    28
    26
    24
    22
    20
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    VP
    VP
    VP
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    99%
    98%
    95%
    90%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    83%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 5 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wednesday (20 May 2026)
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    21
    20
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    21
    17
    16
    13
    14
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    81%
    77%
    74%
    72%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    69%
    72%
    74%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Thursday (21 May 2026)
    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 Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Friday (22 May 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    10
    S
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    18
    18
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    80%
    82%
    85%
    89%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Saturday (23 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SSW
    9
    S
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    13
    17
    20
    22
    21
    18
    13
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    P
    P
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    95%
    94%
    85%
    70%
    62%
    68%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Sunday (24 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    11
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    20
    22
    22
    22
    19
    14
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    P
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    91%
    84%
    75%
    71%
    73%
    91%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -

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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mostly dry and bright. Rain this evening and overnight.

    Today:

    Any patchy mist and fog quickly clearing first thing. Otherwise largely dry with sunny spells with the odd light shower not to be ruled out. Turning increasingly cloudier through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    A cloudy evening with rain spreading across from the west. Rain will continue through the rest of the night, with occasional heavy bursts in the early hours. Windy on coasts Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Early rain across northern areas will quickly clear. Then bright spells and frequent showers for the rest of the day, some likely heavy and thundery in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Variable amounts of cloud with showers or a few spells of rain. Often rather warm in any sunny spells.

    Updated:

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