Ulster
Issued at: 04 August 2026 18:00
TODAY - Tuesday 4th August
Scattered showers clearing this evening, in moderate westerly winds.
TONIGHT
Mainly dry at first tonight with just isolated showers. Cloud will increase from the west overnight bringing outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in moderate westerly winds, increasing fresh to strong in northwestern coastal parts.
Pollen Forecast
Moderate on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Solar UV Index
Moderate on Tuesday and Wednesday.
TOMORROW - Wednesday 5th August
Tomorrow will be a windy day and feeling fresher than recently. It'll be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, accompanied by fresh and gusty westerly winds, reaching strong to near gale force in northwestern coastal parts. The rain will be most persistent in the northwest, with some drier periods developing elsewhere. Highest temperatures of 15 to 17 degrees.
National Outlook
Fresher with a good deal of dry weather on Thursday and probably for many on Friday too, with just a a scattering of showers. The weekend will be more unsettled for a time, with rain Friday night and Saturday, followed by a brighter day on Sunday with sunshine and a scattering of showers.
Wednesday Night: Cloudy for a time across some northern areas, with outbreaks of rain, but the rain will ease and clear eastwards through the first half of the night. Otherwise there'll be a mix of cloud, clear spells and a scattering of showers, these becoming mostly confined to parts of the west and north. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees with the westerly winds continuing to ease mostly light to moderate.
Thursday: A bright day with some spells of sunshine, hazy in parts, and overall mainly dry for most. There'll be some scattered showers around too though, especially further to the north and west. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees in light to moderate west to northwest winds.
Thursday night: It looks like Thursday night will be mostly dry in many areas with a mix of cloud and clear spells, though with some scattered showers in parts of the west and north. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in light westerly breezes, becoming southerly or variable.
Friday: At this stage it looks like Friday will also bring a good deal of dry weather for most, with a mix of cloud and sunny spells and with just a few scattered showers. It is likely to become cloudier though further to the southwest, west and northwest, with some rain and drizzle starting to move in, most likely later in the day, though there is some uncertainty as regards timing. Highest temperatures of 16 to 21 degrees in mostly light to moderate southwest winds, freshening near western and northwestern coasts.
Friday night: On Friday night outbreaks of rain in parts of the southwest, west and northwest, will spread further eastwards, and some of that will be on the heavier side further west. Milder than previous nights with lowest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees in mostly moderate southerly winds, fresher in coastal parts of the west.
Saturday: Saturday looks set to be a cloudy day for a time with outbreaks of rain, some of that possibly heavy with the chance of a few thundery downpours. The rain will start to clear eastwards later on, with some bright spells following. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh, southerly winds veering westerly later.
Sunday: At this stage it looks like Sunday will be a bright, fresh day with sunshine with plenty of dry weather, but with some showers too, especially further to the north and west. Rather breezy and fresh with highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest to west winds.
Temperature circle (°C): maximum and minimum temperature forecast for each day. Wind symbol (km/h): arrow points in the direction the wind is blowing. The weather and wind icons: for the time of maximum temperature and minimum temperature.