Weather in Buncrana

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:02 pm (GMT)

Now · overcast 56 °F

Feels like: 50 °F
Low / high: 51 / 56 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 14 mph SSE

→ 30.16 inHg · steady

Today in Buncrana: overcast, 51 °F to 56 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a moderate breeze from the south-southeast (14 mph). Tomorrow, light rain, 52 °F to 58 °F and a 45% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 58 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

56° 51°
Today
58° 52°
Fri 30
55° 50°
Sat 31
52° 46°
Sun 1
52° 43°
Mon 2
53° 41°
Tue 3
52° 47°
Wed 4
51° 46°
Thu 5
50° 43°
Fri 6
48° 41°
Sat 7
49° 39°
Sun 8
52° 47°
Mon 9
51° 47°
Tue 10
50° 39°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	51 / 56 °F	0%	17 mph SSE	2.3 ft	7:39 am · 8:07 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Light rain	52 / 58 °F	45% · 0.19 in	16 mph S	1.6 ft	8:26 am · 8:59 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Light rain	50 / 55 °F	55% · 0.35 in	5 mph NW	1.6 ft	9:23 am · 10:05 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Overcast	46 / 52 °F	4%	9 mph NNE	1.6 ft	10:41 am · 11:38 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Partly cloudy	43 / 52 °F	0%	9 mph ESE	1.3 ft	12:21 pm	ICON-EU
Tue 3	Overcast	41 / 53 °F	0%	8 mph ESE	0.7 ft	1:08 am · 1:42 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	47 / 52 °F	0%	7 mph E	0.7 ft	2:17 am · 2:45 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	46 / 51 °F	0%	9 mph E	0.7 ft	3:13 am · 3:37 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	43 / 50 °F	9%	6 mph E	0.6 ft	3:59 am · 4:21 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	41 / 48 °F	16%	4 mph S	0.6 ft	4:39 am · 4:59 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	39 / 49 °F	24%	12 mph SSE	—	5:15 am · 5:32 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Heavy drizzle	47 / 52 °F	43% · 0.24 in	22 mph S	—	5:49 am · 6:03 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Heavy drizzle	47 / 51 °F	42% · 0.04 in	15 mph WNW	—	6:22 am · 6:33 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	39 / 50 °F	45%	6 mph SSE	—	6:54 am · 7:03 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: ICON-EU until Tuesday 3 7:00 am; then ECMWF until Friday 13 3:00 am; 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	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	53°	52°	51°	53°	55°	56°	53°	53°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	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)	7 S	7 S	8 SSE	11 SSE	14 SSE	15 SSE	14 SSE	16 SSE
Humidity	91%	91%	91%	88%	81%	82%	80%	78%
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?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain tomorrow: take it with some caution.

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	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	58°	59°	57°	52°	52°	53°	52°
AIFS	57°	59°	56°	53°	50°	49°	50°
GFS	57°	58°	55°	52°	51°	51°	48°
ICON	56°	58°	56°	52°	52°	52°	51°
ARPEGE	56°	56°	54°	51°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	56°	58°	55°	52°	52°	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0.14 in	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0.06 in	0.17 in	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0.12 in	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0.15 in	0.33 in	0	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0	0.01 in	0.26 in	0	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0	0.19 in	0.35 in	0	0	—	—
Confidence	high	medium	medium	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1934	2239	1322	1019	624	814	714
AIFS	16	17	9	7	6	7	8
GFS	1739	1742	813	815	513	1020	1125
ICON	1834	2240	612	1017	917	713	510
ARPEGE	2035	2643	1524	814	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1729	1629	510	917	918	—	—
Confidence	high	high	medium	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	45%	55%	4%	0%	0%	0%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	41%	55%	3%	0%	3%	4%

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: normal temperatures, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Normal +0.2 °F	Below −84%	A bit above +0.7 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	49° / 47°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	49° / 46°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	48° / 46°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
December	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
January	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
February	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
March	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °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.

Buncrana climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Buncrana is from June to August: highs of 60 °F to 63 °F, about 15 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

46° 38°

JanJ
46° 37°

FebF
49° 39°

MarM
53° 42°

AprA
57° 46°

MayM
60° 50°

JunJ
63° 53°

JulJ
63° 54°

AugA
61° 51°

SepS
56° 46°

OctO
50° 42°

NovN
46° 38°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	46°	38°	5.75 in	18	0.8	48°	11 ft
FebruaryFeb	46°	37°	4.83 in	15	2.2	47°	11 ft
MarchMar	49°	39°	4.07 in	14	3.2	47°	8.9 ft
AprilApr	53°	42°	3.39 in	13	5.1	48°	6.7 ft
MayMay	57°	46°	3.08 in	12	6.5	50°	5.7 ft
JuneJun	60°	50°	3.84 in	14	5.8	54°	4.6 ft
JulyJul	63°	53°	4.54 in	16	4.9	57°	4.5 ft
AugustAug	63°	54°	4.83 in	16	4.1	58°	5.1 ft
SeptemberSep	61°	51°	4.68 in	14	3.7	58°	7.0 ft
OctoberOct	56°	46°	5.89 in	16	2.1	56°	7.6 ft
NovemberNov	50°	42°	6.14 in	17	1.2	53°	8.9 ft
DecemberDec	46°	38°	6.15 in	17	0.7	50°	11 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	48°	11 ft
Feb	47°	11 ft
Mar	47°	8.9 ft
Apr	48°	6.7 ft
May	50°	5.7 ft
Jun	54°	4.6 ft
Jul	57°	4.5 ft
Aug	58°	5.1 ft
Sep	58°	7.0 ft
Oct	56°	7.6 ft
Nov	53°	8.9 ft
Dec	50°	11 ft

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

A normal year brings 57.20 in of rain on about 182 days and about 1,250 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 50 °F

Tomorrow52 / 58 °F

It's 56 °F now (feels like 50 °F). Today, 51 °F to 56 °F; tomorrow, 52 °F to 58 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Fri 30 45% 0.19 in
Sat 31 55% 0.35 in
Sun 1 4%
Mon 2 0%
Tue 3 0%
Wed 4 0%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 45% and 0.19 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.62 in; last 7 days, 2.35 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity81%

Dew point50 °F

Humidity is 81% now and the dew point is 50 °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

Now19 migood

Clouds99%

Visibility is good now (19 mi). No fog expected today.

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

UV index

Now1

Today's peak1low

Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 0 · Sun 1: 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 30.43

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.27 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 23

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
Wed 28	Heavy drizzle	50 / 57 °F	0.17 in	19 mph SW
Tue 27	Heavy drizzle	47 / 53 °F	0.33 in	25 mph SW
Mon 26	Heavy drizzle	46 / 61 °F	0.35 in	21 mph S
Sun 25	Heavy drizzle	47 / 50 °F	0.35 in	41 mph WNW
Sat 24	Light rain	43 / 51 °F	0.91 in	41 mph SSW
Fri 23	Heavy drizzle	43 / 48 °F	0.32 in	18 mph WNW
Thu 22	Drizzle	41 / 53 °F	0.10 in	7 mph SSW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Rain	42 / 51 °F	1.26 in	28 mph WNW
Tue 20	Light drizzle	46 / 57 °F	0.01 in	16 mph SE
Mon 19	Overcast	38 / 55 °F	0	12 mph SE
Sun 18	Clear sky	38 / 54 °F	0	9 mph SSE
Sat 17	Partly cloudy	43 / 56 °F	0	8 mph NE
Fri 16	Light drizzle	45 / 54 °F	0.13 in	15 mph WNW
Thu 15	Light rain	47 / 56 °F	0.24 in	17 mph SW
Wed 14	Light rain	49 / 61 °F	0.39 in	25 mph S
Tue 13	Heavy drizzle	49 / 62 °F	0.36 in	25 mph WSW
Mon 12	Drizzle	56 / 62 °F	0.06 in	20 mph SSE
Sun 11	Overcast	48 / 56 °F	0	20 mph SSE
Sat 10	Drizzle	49 / 53 °F	0.21 in	24 mph WNW
Fri 9	Drizzle	50 / 58 °F	0.47 in	25 mph W
Thu 8	Light rain	48 / 58 °F	0.70 in	21 mph SW
Wed 7	Light drizzle	48 / 53 °F	0.15 in	19 mph WNW
Tue 6	Light drizzle	50 / 56 °F	0.02 in	10 mph WNW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	54 / 61 °F	0.06 in	18 mph WSW
Sun 4	Light drizzle	51 / 63 °F	0.03 in	17 mph SSW
Sat 3	Light drizzle	51 / 59 °F	0.04 in	13 mph SW
Fri 2	Light rain	52 / 58 °F	0.44 in	19 mph SSW
Thu 1	Drizzle	49 / 60 °F	0.11 in	17 mph S
Wed 30	Drizzle	54 / 64 °F	0.19 in	23 mph S
Tue 29	Drizzle	53 / 64 °F	0.10 in	26 mph SE

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 BuncranaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Buncrana?

Overcast, from 51 °F to 56 °F, with a moderate breeze from the south-southeast (14 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Buncrana?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 45% (0.19 in): light rain.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 41 °F and a high of 58 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.16 inHg and steady: +0.09 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Buncrana?

The best time to visit Buncrana is from June to August: highs of 60 °F to 63 °F, about 15 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Buncrana in October?

In October, Buncrana normally sees highs of 56 °F and lows of 46 °F, with about 16 rainy days (5.89 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 56 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Buncrana?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 63 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 37 °F. The wettest is December (6.15 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 8.3 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 2:02 pm (local time).

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