Ballycastle (County Antrim) weather

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Cloudy changing to light rain in the afternoon.
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    7 day forecast for Ballycastle

    Today (29 August 2026)
    Time
    04:00
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    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    6
    SW
    4
    SW
    5
    SW
    4
    WSW
    3
    NW
    2
    N
    2
    N
    2
    NNE
    3
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    N
    4
    N
    3
    N
    3
    NNW
    2
    NW
    2
    W
    3
    WSW
    3
    SW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    90%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Sunday (30 August 2026)
    Time
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    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
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    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
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    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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Mist Mist Mist Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    3
    SW
    3
    S
    4
    SSW
    3
    S
    3
    SSW
    3
    SSW
    3
    SSW
    3
    S
    3
    SSW
    3
    S
    4
    S
    4
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    4
    SE
    4
    SSW
    3
    SW
    2
    SW
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    14
    15
    17
    17
    18
    17
    16
    15
    13
    12
    10
    9
    11
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    94%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    78%
    81%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Monday (31 August 2026)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
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    20%
    30%
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    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
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    16°
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    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    5
    W
    6
    W
    7
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    16
    18
    23
    27
    29
    30
    30
    31
    30
    29
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    24
    21
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    91%
    89%
    84%
    79%
    76%
    71%
    67%
    69%
    69%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    68%
    70%
    76%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Tuesday (1 September 2026)
    Time
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    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
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    70%
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    80%
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    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
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    15°
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    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
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    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    22
    20
    20
    21
    21
    18
    18
    17
    16
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    83%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wednesday (2 September 2026)
    Time
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    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
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    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Mist Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
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    40%
    40%
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    30%
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    20%
    30%
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    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
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    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    9
    N
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    W
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    16
    18
    18
    18
    17
    20
    20
    19
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    17
    17
    16
    16
    13
    13
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    87%
    83%
    79%
    74%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    70%
    72%
    75%
    81%
    85%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Thursday (3 September 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
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    40%
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    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    15
    17
    19
    24
    24
    22
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    84%
    70%
    73%
    79%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Friday (4 September 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
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    40%
    50%
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    30%
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    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
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    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    9
    SW
    11
    WSW
    13
    W
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    18
    22
    24
    23
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    95%
    87%
    81%
    78%
    82%
    90%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -

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    Headline:

    Cloudy with light rain, brightening up later.

    Today:

    A mainly cloudy day with patchy rain spreading across the southeast, best chance of brighter conditions around the Antrim coast. Chance of a heavier shower later in the west. Light winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Some heavier showers developing during the evening, especially in the south, becoming drier towards dawn with some clear spells later, light winds. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Sunday:

    A bright start on Sunday with some sunshine in the morning, risk of heavy showers in the afternoon with a rumble of thunder possible. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    A little brighter on Monday and Tuesday but still showery at times, windier too. Uncertainty for Wednesday but a risk of some wet and windy weather.

    Updated:

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