Weather in Ballycotton

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:53 pm (GMT)

Now · overcast 56 °F

Feels like: 53 °F
Low / high: 55 / 58 °F
Rain: 12%
Wind: 10 mph S

→ 30.24 inHg · steady

Today in Ballycotton: overcast, 55 °F to 58 °F, with a 12% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the south (10 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 55 °F to 57 °F and a 2% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Sunday 1, at 59 °F. Next likely rain: Friday 30 (61%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

58° 55°
Today
57° 55°
Thu 29
58° 56°
Fri 30
57° 49°
Sat 31
59° 48°
Sun 1
55° 46°
Mon 2
53° 49°
Tue 3
53° 49°
Wed 4
53° 50°
Thu 5
54° 51°
Fri 6
54° 50°
Sat 7
56° 50°
Sun 8
58° 55°
Mon 9
58° 52°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	55 / 58 °F	12%	19 mph SW	7.7 ft	6:12 am · 6:34 pm	ICON-EU
Thu 29	Overcast	55 / 57 °F	2%	17 mph SSE	6.8 ft	6:54 am · 7:18 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Light rain	56 / 58 °F	61% · 0.01 in	17 mph SSE	6.9 ft	7:40 am · 8:05 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Overcast	49 / 57 °F	14%	6 mph SE	4.5 ft	8:32 am · 9:00 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Fog	48 / 59 °F	2%	6 mph NNE	2.5 ft	9:32 am · 10:04 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Overcast	46 / 55 °F	4%	12 mph ENE	3.0 ft	10:44 am · 11:19 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Overcast	49 / 53 °F	6%	10 mph ENE	2.8 ft	12:04 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	49 / 53 °F	8%	11 mph ENE	4.1 ft	12:41 am · 1:25 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	50 / 53 °F	12%	15 mph E	6.2 ft	1:55 am · 2:30 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	51 / 54 °F	16%	15 mph ESE	5.8 ft	2:52 am · 3:21 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	50 / 54 °F	22%	12 mph E	5.9 ft	3:39 am · 4:03 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Drizzle	50 / 56 °F	29% · 0.37 in	13 mph E	3.9 ft	4:20 am · 4:42 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	55 / 58 °F	33% · 0.11 in	7 mph ESE	3.9 ft	4:58 am · 5:18 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	52 / 58 °F	33% · 0.04 in	4 mph SSE	3.1 ft	5:34 am · 5:52 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: ICON-EU until Monday 2 7:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 3:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	55°	56°	55°	55°	58°	58°	56°	56°
Chance of rain	0%	2%	0%	0%	0%	12%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	16 SW	18 WSW	12 WSW	10 WSW	12 SW	12 SW	7 SW	8 SSW
Humidity	81%	87%	91%	89%	85%	85%	94%	90%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Model	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on rain on Friday 30: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	60°	57°	56°	58°	55°	53°	53°
AIFS	59°	57°	57°	57°	55°	54°	52°
GFS	58°	57°	58°	60°	55°	55°	54°
ICON	58°	57°	58°	57°	58°	56°	53°
ARPEGE	58°	57°	56°	58°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	58°	57°	58°	57°	59°	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.18 in	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0.07 in	0	0	0	0
GFS	0.01 in	0	0.01 in	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0.00 in	0	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0	0.00 in	0.20 in	0.00 in	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0	0	0.01 in	0	0	—	—
Confidence	high	high	low	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1530	1833	1627	613	918	1331	1021
AIFS	16	17	15	7	9	11	11
GFS	2334	2128	1929	918	1118	1421	1419
ICON	2033	1829	1829	610	611	1118	1219
ARPEGE	2234	2233	2131	811	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1932	1728	1728	610	610	—	—
Confidence	medium	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	12%	2%	61%	14%	2%	4%	6%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	45%	0%	45%	26%	0%	0%	3%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.4 °F	Below −54%	A bit above +1.1 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F	53° / 50°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +48%	A bit above +1.6 °F	53° / 50°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit above +27%	A bit above +1.6 °F	51° / 49°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F	51° / 48°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	Above +1.8 °F
December	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
January	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F
February	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F
March	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Ballycotton climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Ballycotton is from June to August: highs of 64 °F to 66 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

47° 37°

JanJ
48° 37°

FebF
51° 40°

MarM
55° 42°

AprA
60° 46°

MayM
64° 51°

JunJ
66° 53°

JulJ
66° 53°

AugA
63° 50°

SepS
58° 46°

OctO
52° 42°

NovN
47° 39°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	47°	37°	4.39 in	14	1.4	49°	4.2 ft
FebruaryFeb	48°	37°	3.53 in	11	2.7	48°	4.5 ft
MarchMar	51°	40°	3.63 in	10	3.5	48°	3.4 ft
AprilApr	55°	42°	2.89 in	10	5.7	50°	2.9 ft
MayMay	60°	46°	2.48 in	10	6.2	53°	2.6 ft
JuneJun	64°	51°	2.81 in	10	6.8	58°	2.3 ft
JulyJul	66°	53°	3.33 in	11	5.2	61°	2.0 ft
AugustAug	66°	53°	3.25 in	11	5.1	61°	2.5 ft
SeptemberSep	63°	50°	3.22 in	10	4.5	60°	2.7 ft
OctoberOct	58°	46°	4.92 in	13	2.8	57°	3.6 ft
NovemberNov	52°	42°	4.98 in	13	2.1	54°	3.9 ft
DecemberDec	47°	39°	4.77 in	14	1.2	51°	4.7 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	49°	4.2 ft
Feb	48°	4.5 ft
Mar	48°	3.4 ft
Apr	50°	2.9 ft
May	53°	2.6 ft
Jun	58°	2.3 ft
Jul	61°	2.0 ft
Aug	61°	2.5 ft
Sep	60°	2.7 ft
Oct	57°	3.6 ft
Nov	54°	3.9 ft
Dec	51°	4.7 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 44.20 in of rain on about 138 days and about 1,450 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now56 °Ffeels like 53 °F

Tomorrow55 / 57 °F

It's 56 °F now (feels like 53 °F). Today, 55 °F to 58 °F; tomorrow, 55 °F to 57 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 12%
Thu 29 2%
Fri 30 61% 0.01 in
Sat 31 14%
Sun 1 2%
Mon 2 4%
Tue 3 6%

Today the chance of rain reaches 12%. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 61% and 0.01 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.57 in; last 7 days, 3.00 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity86%

Dew point52 °F

Humidity is 86% now and the dew point is 52 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now16 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (16 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Thu 29: 1 · Fri 30: 0 · Sat 31: 1

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.2030.40 30.36

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.13 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 31

PollenNoneToday, at most none.

Pollen: Copernicus CAMS model (a rough guide, not a pollen trap). Levels use each type's usual thresholds.

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Light drizzle	47 / 54 °F	0.02 in	18 mph WSW
Mon 26	Light rain	51 / 61 °F	0.57 in	25 mph SSW
Sun 25	Light drizzle	45 / 54 °F	0.02 in	24 mph W
Sat 24	Light rain	46 / 60 °F	0.58 in	24 mph SW
Fri 23	Rain	45 / 52 °F	0.94 in	27 mph NW
Thu 22	Rain	42 / 54 °F	0.89 in	18 mph ESE
Wed 21	Light drizzle	45 / 53 °F	0.07 in	23 mph WNW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light rain	49 / 55 °F	0.38 in	23 mph S
Mon 19	Light drizzle	38 / 53 °F	0.06 in	10 mph NNE
Sun 18	Mainly clear	37 / 56 °F	0	5 mph NE
Sat 17	Clear sky	38 / 55 °F	0	7 mph N
Fri 16	Clear sky	45 / 56 °F	0	12 mph NW
Thu 15	Heavy drizzle	48 / 61 °F	0.17 in	19 mph WSW
Wed 14	Overcast	53 / 62 °F	0	22 mph SSW
Tue 13	Drizzle	52 / 63 °F	0.06 in	21 mph WSW
Mon 12	Drizzle	57 / 64 °F	0.09 in	20 mph SSW
Sun 11	Drizzle	45 / 60 °F	0.33 in	18 mph SE
Sat 10	Overcast	47 / 58 °F	0	14 mph WNW
Fri 9	Drizzle	51 / 60 °F	0.11 in	20 mph W
Thu 8	Light drizzle	43 / 61 °F	0.07 in	15 mph WSW
Wed 7	Overcast	44 / 56 °F	0	16 mph NW
Tue 6	Drizzle	52 / 62 °F	0.15 in	12 mph NNW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	59 / 68 °F	0.01 in	12 mph SW
Sun 4	Light drizzle	55 / 65 °F	0.02 in	12 mph SW
Sat 3	Overcast	41 / 60 °F	0	7 mph S
Fri 2	Drizzle	51 / 62 °F	0.26 in	20 mph SW
Thu 1	Light drizzle	49 / 62 °F	0.05 in	16 mph SSW
Wed 30	Drizzle	53 / 62 °F	0.19 in	18 mph SSW
Tue 29	Heavy drizzle	57 / 64 °F	0.37 in	27 mph SE
Mon 28	Overcast	45 / 62 °F	0	13 mph SSE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in BallycottonQuestions

What's the weather like today in Ballycotton?

Overcast, from 55 °F to 58 °F, with a gentle breeze from the south (10 mph) and a 12% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Ballycotton?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 2% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 46 °F and a high of 59 °F; the warmest day, Sunday 1.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 1 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.24 inHg and steady: +0.17 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Ballycotton?

The best time to visit Ballycotton is from June to August: highs of 64 °F to 66 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Ballycotton in October?

In October, Ballycotton normally sees highs of 58 °F and lows of 46 °F, with about 13 rainy days (4.92 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 57 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Ballycotton?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 66 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 37 °F. The wettest is November (4.98 in) and the driest, May.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 12 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:53 pm (local time).

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