Giant's Causeway (County Antrim) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:53

Sunset: 16:06

Light rain.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Next high tide: 16:10 for
Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach)

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Thu 1 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:53

Sunset: 16:07

Light showers changing to sleet showers in the afternoon.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 04:55 for
Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach)

Thu 1 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;
Fri 2 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:52

Sunset: 16:08

Yellow weather warning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 05:36 for
Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach)

Fri 2 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;
Sat 3 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:52

Sunset: 16:09

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 06:17 for
Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach)

Sat 3 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1° Celsius;
Sun 4 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:52

Sunset: 16:10

Sleet showers changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 06:59 for
Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach)

Sun 4 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;
Mon 5 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:51

Sunset: 16:12

Cloudy changing to drizzle in the afternoon.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 07:40 for
Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach)

Mon 5 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Tue 6 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:51

Sunset: 16:13

Light rain changing to overcast by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 08:23 for
Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach)

Tue 6 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Light rain.

Sunrise: 08:53

Sunset: 16:06

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Next high tide: 16:10 for

Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach)

7 day forecast for Giant's Causeway

Today (31 December 2025)

Time	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	60%	60%	80%	90%	90%	≥95%	90%	60%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 27	WSW 28	WSW 28	WSW 29	WSW 29	WSW 29	W 31	WNW 32
Wind gust (mph)	35	35	36	37	37	38	40	39
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	E
Humidity	81%	83%	85%	85%	87%	87%	83%	79%
UV	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (1 January 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
Chance of precipitation	80%	90%	90%	80%	50%	20%	40%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%	80%	90%	70%	60%	60%	40%	60%	60%	70%	80%	80%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	7°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	0°	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 32	WNW 33	WNW 32	NW 31	NNW 29	NNW 28	NNW 27	NNW 28	NW 29	NNW 29	NW 30	NNW 31	NW 33	NW 34	NW 34	NNW 34	NNW 35	NNW 35	NNW 35	NNW 34	NNW 33	NNW 31	NNW 30	NNW 30
Wind gust (mph)	42	44	42	40	38	37	37	38	41	43	42	46	49	50	52	52	51	49	48	44	44	41	39	40
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	76%	77%	75%	77%	73%	64%	65%	67%	68%	69%	70%	73%	69%	72%	73%	73%	71%	68%	65%	65%	68%	72%	78%	74%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (2 January 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
Chance of precipitation	90%	90%	80%	80%	60%	60%	60%	70%	60%	60%	50%	50%	60%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 30	NNW 31	NNW 31	N 31	NNW 30	NNW 29	NNW 29	N 28	N 28	N 27	N 26	N 26	NNW 27	NNW 28	NNW 30	N 31	N 32	N 32	N 32	N 32	N 32	N 32	N 32	N 31
Wind gust (mph)	40	41	41	40	41	43	43	40	39	39	39	38	40	42	43	44	44	44	42	41	42	44	42	45
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	79%	83%	78%	73%	72%	69%	62%	67%	73%	67%	70%	66%	67%	66%	67%	67%	69%	67%	68%	73%	73%	71%	69%	64%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (3 January 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
Chance of precipitation	60%	50%	40%	50%	40%	40%	40%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	60%	50%	60%
Temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 30	N 29	N 29	N 29	N 28	N 28	N 28	N 27	N 27	N 26	N 25	N 24	N 23	N 23	N 24	N 24	N 22	N 22	N 21	N 21	N 20	N 20	N 19	N 18
Wind gust (mph)	42	43	41	42	39	40	40	37	35	32	34	31	32	31	31	30	26	27	28	25	25	24	25	21
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	68%	64%	62%	67%	67%	64%	66%	64%	64%	61%	64%	63%	70%	67%	66%	67%	69%	69%	74%	69%	73%	72%	69%	71%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (4 January 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
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	1°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 16	NNW 16	N 17	N 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 16	N 15	NNW 15	NNW 13	NNW 14	NNW 15	N 15	N 15	NNW 16	NNW 17	NNW 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	NNW 17	NW 17	NW 17	WNW 17
Wind gust (mph)	21	22	22	20	21	21	20	19	19	20	20	20	19	20	21	22	23	21	21	19	18	20	19	19
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	72%	69%	69%	74%	80%	81%	72%	76%	80%	79%	76%	80%	74%	74%	69%	68%	69%	67%	69%	70%	70%	67%	69%	70%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (5 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	3°	5°	5°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 17	W 17	WNW 18	W 19	W 20	W 22	W 20	W 19
Wind gust (mph)	22	24	24	24	26	27	24	21
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	70%	74%	76%	76%	72%	77%	82%	82%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Tuesday (6 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	50%	40%	50%	40%	40%	30%
Temperature (°C)	3°	4°	4°	4°	6°	6°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	1°	1°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 17	WSW 17	W 17	W 18	WNW 18	NW 19	NW 18	NW 18
Wind gust (mph)	21	23	23	22	20	21	20	19
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	84%	82%	87%	84%	83%	84%	82%	79%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

News

Cold weather to grip the UK with risk of snow and gales

Several National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued marking a significant change in conditions.

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Northern Ireland weather forecast

Headline:

Mainly dry, bright south, rain north later. Becoming breezy.

Today:

Bright and frosty with mist or fog patches in the south but cloudy in the north and east at first. The day will be dry with cloud spreading to the south and rain to northern coasts later. Becoming breezy later. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Dry in the south during the evening. Bands of rain then pass south from later in the night. The westerly breeze will turn northwesterly and strengthen along the coasts later. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Thursday:

A cloudy day with the occasional bright spells interspersed with a few showers, these becoming wintry in the east towards the evening. Windy along the coasts. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A band showery rain, wintry on the hills, passes south early Friday. Snow showers will follow through the rest of this period when drier in the south. Breezy.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Wed 31 Dec 2025

UK long range weather forecast

Cold northerly winds dominant across the UK in the first week of January bring wintry showers (often of snow) to many coastlines (and areas just inland of these) that are exposed to onshore winds. Into the new week more coherent bands of precipitation and thicker cloud will attempt to move in from the west, with a risk of further snow on the leading edge of these turning to rain. Confidence is low in the rate of this return to a more mild Atlantic flow, with a risk of further artic airflows following fronts to resume wintry showers, especially across northern areas of the UK. Temperatures recovering to just below average for most, though further north more likely to return cold at times.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Wed 31 Dec 2025

Whilst confidence in details is low, by the start of this period the transition back to westerly winds bringing Atlantic weather systems into the UK is expected to be complete, with temperatures most likely recovering to around or just below average. There is perhaps a weak signal for slowly evolving weather patterns to be more favoured than normal, such patterns increase the chances of frost and fog above normal by night.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Wed 31 Dec 2025

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