Northern Ireland weather

Headline:

Scattered showers turning heavier, frequent, thundery for this afternoon.

Today:

A cloudy day with scattered morning showers that turn heavy and frequent for the afternoon, bringing the risk of thunderstorms. Southeast winds. Seasonally warm afternoon highs. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

Tonight:

Showers or longer periods of rain at first, heavy early evening with a diminishing risk of thunderstorms. Gradually turning drier late evening and through the night, but remaining cloudy. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Friday:

Cloudy start with some early patchy rain, otherwise sunshine and a few well scattered showers, these chiefly appearing during the afternoon and turning heavier later. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Sunshine and afternoon showers for Saturday. Rather cloudy for Sunday and Monday with some patchy rain, this focused in the north and west.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 12 Jun 2025

On Monday, cloudy with spells of rain still holding on across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Further south, high pressure to the southwest of the UK will extend northeastwards, bringing settled and fair weather mainly across England and Wales. Cloud and rain will eventually ease across western Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the weather should turn drier and brighter across eastern Scotland where sheltered by high ground. From mid week, high pressure is signalled to dominate much of the UK, bringing dry and fine weather, and feeling warm in the sunshine with light winds for most. Any early morning mist or fog will be quick to clear, and daytime temperature will likely trend around or above normal for the time of year.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 11 Jun 2025

Following high pressure brining mainly dry and warm weather across the UK, the weather during late June and early July is expected to turn more changeable, with spells of rain or showers probable for all parts at times. Rain or showers could be heavy and thundery, which is normal for the time of year. Temperatures are likely to be above average overall, more likely early in the period, as is the chance of any very warm or hot spells.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 11 Jun 2025