Portrush, Whiterocks (Beach) (County Antrim) weather

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    Today (2 December 2024)
    Time
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    13:00
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    17:00
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    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Overcast
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    27
    N
    25
    N
    22
    N
    20
    NNW
    18
    N
    17
    N
    16
    N
    14
    N
    12
    N
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNW
    7
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    37
    34
    32
    29
    27
    25
    23
    19
    17
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    70%
    72%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    64%
    64%
    62%
    63%
    68%
    71%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    2.9
    2.6
    2.4
    2.2
    2.0
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 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
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light shower day
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    60%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    18
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    17
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    12
    13
    13
    15
    16
    17
    18
    20
    23
    25
    28
    31
    34
    35
    35
    32
    31
    28
    29
    28
    27
    25
    25
    22
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    74%
    75%
    77%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    83%
    82%
    77%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    6
    5
    5
    6
    Wednesday (4 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Heavy rain
    Light rain
    Overcast
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    30%
    10°
    10°
    SW
    12
    SSW
    10
    S
    12
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    21
    S
    21
    SSW
    18
    21
    21
    26
    36
    39
    45
    42
    32
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    M
    M
    VG
    76%
    80%
    86%
    87%
    83%
    88%
    87%
    92%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    6
    7
    7
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Thursday (5 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    30%
    10%
    60%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    21
    SW
    26
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    29
    W
    30
    28
    32
    39
    50
    52
    53
    51
    47
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    91%
    90%
    86%
    88%
    82%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.9
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    2.6
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    8
    Friday (6 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    40%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    W
    26
    W
    23
    WSW
    19
    SSW
    16
    S
    17
    S
    19
    SSW
    21
    SW
    23
    40
    39
    29
    34
    38
    43
    43
    48
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    77%
    76%
    76%
    80%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    2.6
    2.3
    1.9
    1.7
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    Saturday (7 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    SW
    27
    W
    29
    WNW
    26
    NW
    26
    NW
    28
    NW
    28
    NW
    27
    NNW
    26
    56
    55
    54
    56
    59
    59
    58
    54
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    85%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.5
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.8
    10
    10
    11
    10
    7
    7
    7
    11
    Sunday (8 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    30%
    30%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    17
    52
    53
    49
    45
    44
    42
    39
    35
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    74%
    73%
    69%
    69%
    70%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    3.2
    11

    Tide times

    Monday 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 3 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 3 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 3 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 3 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 4 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 4 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 4 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 4 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 5 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 5 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 5 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 5 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 6 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 6 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 6 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 6 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 7 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 7 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 7 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 7 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 8 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 8 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 8 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 8 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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:

    Mostly dry with some sunshine, the odd shower. Colder.

    Today:

    A mostly dry day, a few showers along the north coast, mainly in the morning. Some sunny spells, best in the south. Cold northerly winds easing. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any north coast showers dying out with clear periods leading to a frost, and perhaps one or two mist and fog patches. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A frosty start with patchy fog clearing during the morning. Some sunshine for a while but clouding over with rain spreading east in afternoon, some heavy. Becoming windy. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Frosty start to Tuesday before rain spreads east, perhaps some snow, clearing later. A dry bright start to Wednesday. Further rain at times late Wednesday and on Thursday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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