Ulster

Issued at: 17 April 2026 07:00

TODAY - Friday 17th April

Today will be bright and breezy across Ulster with sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy. Highest temperatures of 11or 12 degrees with moderate to fresh and gusty south to southwest winds.

TONIGHT

Tonight, showers will continue. Some may be heavy. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees with light to moderate west to south-west breezes.

Pollen Forecast

Moderate for today and Saturday

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Solar UV Index

Moderate

UV Index

TOMORROW - Saturday 18th April

Saturday will be a bright day with sunny spells and scattered showers. Showers will die out through the evening. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees with moderate west to north-west breezes, later decreasing light variable.

National Outlook

Overview: Mostly settled for Sunday and early next week due to high pressure close to Ireland.

Saturday night will be cold and largely dry with clear spells and just isolated showers in the north. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees with light variable breezes.

Sunday will be a largely dry day with bright or sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with light easterly or variable breezes. Sunday night will be dry and clear. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees with mainly light easterly breezes.

Monday will be dry with sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees, warmest in the west and coolest in the east with moderate easterly breezes. Monday night will be dry with lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees.

Tuesday will be mainly dry. It will be cloudier with a few showers possible in places through the day. It will be cool and breezy with highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees and fresh easterly winds.

Wednesday will continue mainly dry with bright or sunny spells. However, some showery rain is possible in the southwest. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees with moderate to fresh easterly winds.

Current indications suggest that Thursday and Friday next will continue largely dry with sunny spells and temperatures increasing to the mid or high teens.