Magilligan - Downhill (Beach) (County Londonderry) weather

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Forecast days

  • 13 12
    Sunrise iconSunrise:
    Sunset iconSunset:
    Light rain changing to overcast by early evening.
    Beach safety today
    Very large, powerful waves
    • • high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

    Tide: Next low tide (m) at

    - UV
    L Pollution
    No pollen data.
Light rain changing to overcast by early evening.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves
  • • high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
- UV
L Pollution
No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Magilligan - Downhill (Beach)

    Today (23 December 2024)
    Time
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    21
    19
    18
    17
    18
    21
    23
    26
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    28
    29
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    84%
    89%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    96%
    98%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.9
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    31
    31
    31
    30
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    98%
    99%
    99%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    31
    32
    33
    33
    32
    31
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    84%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    20
    21
    21
    21
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    25
    25
    22
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    89%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    15
    14
    16
    17
    13
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    94%
    96%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    S
    6
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    14
    16
    16
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    89%
    90%
    93%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 23 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 23 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 23 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 23 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 24 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 24 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 24 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 24 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 25 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 25 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 25 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 25 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 26 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 26 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 26 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 26 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 27 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 27 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 27 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 27 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 28 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 28 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 28 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 28 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 29 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 29 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 29 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 29 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with rain on Monday but feeling mild.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers, scattered in the evening, will clear by midnight leaving the night dry with clear spells. Perhaps a touch of ground frost. Cloud will spread east towards morning. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Monday:

    Cloudy but dry at first, rain soon spreads east becoming widespread and heavy for a time around midday. Turning much milder. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    A mild Christmas period. Cloudy with light rain on Christmas eve, cloudy but mainly dry on Christmas Day, quite breezy. Perhaps light rain on Boxing Day.

    Updated:

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