Ulster
Issued at: 27 November 2025 06:00
TODAY - Thursday 27th November
Blustery or windy today, Thursday. It'll be cloudy for a time with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, along with patchy mist and some hill and coastal fog. A band of more persistent rain will spread from the west this morning and early afternoon followed by drier and brighter conditions with sunny spells. The rest of the day will be dry apart from well scattered blustery showers, these mainly in the west. Mild with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees, but it will turn a little cooler as the rain clears. Southwest winds will strengthen through the day, with winds reaching near gale or gale force near the west coast.
TONIGHT
Continuing very windy tonight, especially near the west coast. There'll be a mix of clear spells and scattered showers, some of them heavy with a chance hail and isolated thunderstorms. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly winds, reaching gale or strong gale force along the west coast.
Solar UV Index
Low.
TOMORROW - Friday 28th November
Tomorrow, Friday, will be a blustery, windy day with widespread showers, turning heavy at times with a possibility of hail and isolated thunderstorms. There'll be some sunny spells in the mix too, but it will turn mostly cloudy in northwestern parts with the showers tending to merge to longer spells of rain there. Colder than previous days with highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees. Moderate to fresh southwest winds, strong and gusty in the west of the region, with gales along the west coast, will veer west to northwest in the evening and ease.
National Outlook
Overview: Generally changeable and unsettled.
Friday night: Still some uncertainty on the exact details for Friday night, though it looks like it'll be a mix of cloud and clear spells with scattered showers, for most, some heavy with a chance of hail and thunder. There is a possibility of longer spells of rain in the west and north for a time early on in the night, and also the chance of some cloud and rain affecting the south coast. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees with a chance of frost and fog patches as winds fall light and variable overnight.
Saturday: Variable cloud, sunny spells and scattered showers, turning heavy at times, with hail and isolated thunderstorms possible. Rather cold with highest temperatures of just 5 to 8 degrees. Light variable winds will become light to moderate north to northwest as the day goes on, possibly fresher for a time in the southwest. There'll be a few scattered showers in parts of the west and north on Saturday night, but it'll be dry and clear in many areas. A cold night with some frost and icy patches possible as winds fall light westerly or variable, with temperatures dropping to between -2 and +2 degrees.
Sunday: Cold and frosty to begin on Sunday, with some sunshine for a time, especially further east. However, it'll turn cloudier from the west, with rain and drizzle gradually spreading eastwards. Highest temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees in mainly light southerly winds, increasing moderate later. Mostly cloudy and damp with outbreaks of rain and drizzle on Sunday night. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees, coldest early on in the night but becoming milder overnight, in light to moderate southerly winds.
Monday: Wet and cloudy to begin on Monday with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, clearing eastwards through the morning, giving way to showers, some of them heavy. Light to moderate southerly winds veering westerly, will be fresh to strong at times near southern coasts. Highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees.
Further Outlook: Continuing changeable and unsettled with Atlantic low pressure dominating the weather pattern.
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.