Ulster

Issued at: 23 October 2026 17:00

TODAY - Friday 23rd October

A sunny but blustery day with scattered showers. Fresh, occasionally strong and gusty northwesterly winds will gradually ease to light to moderate westerly this evening.

TONIGHT

Dry early tonight for most with clear spells and with isolated showers and with light to moderate southwesterly winds. Cloud will build from the west with rain developing by morning and turning heavy at times in the west. The rain will be accompanied by strengthening southerly winds. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees.

Solar UV Index

Low.

UV Index

TOMORROW - Saturday 24th October

Storm Boelo tracks to the north of Ireland, bringing another wet and windy day. Rain, heavy at times, with spot flooding possible and fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds, reaching near gale force or gale force near coasts. A clearance to blustery showers will follow through the afternoon, with isolated thunderstorms possible, as winds veer westerly and increase to near gale force and gusty, reaching gale force or strong gale force near west and northwest coasts. Highest temperatures of 12 to 14 degrees.

National Outlook

Overview: Generally unsettled, wet and windy with Sunday likely to see the best of the conditions.

Saturday night: Windy with fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds, stronger in the north and west. Showers or longer spells of rain will be heaviest and most frequent in the north and west. The winds will ease a little towards morning as Storm Boelo moves towards the North Sea. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees, coolest in the north.

Sunday: Breezy in the morning with fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds, easing moderate to fresh towards the evening. Sunny spells and scattered showers in the morning with longer spells of rain possible in the northwest. Showers will gradually become isolated from the south through the day but with more cloud developing. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees.

Sunday night: Largely dry at first with light to moderate southwest to south winds. Cloud will build from the southwest with rain following into the southwest towards morning as winds become southeasterly, increasing moderate to fresh and gusty in the southwest. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 8 degrees.

Monday: Rain will extend northeastwards through the morning with moderate to fresh southeasterly winds. Some drier intervals will develop during the afternoon and evening but winds will veer south to southwest, increasing fresh to strong and gusty during the evening. Mild and humid with highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees.

Tuesday: A very windy start is likely with strong to near gale force southwesterly winds, stronger in the west and northwest, and along with showers or longer spells of rain. Winds will veer westerly and ease moderate to fresh and gusty through the afternoon as showers also ease. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees.

Further Outlook: A lot of uncertainty in the details but indications are for high pressure to have more of an influence though there will still be rain at times.