Weather in Balbriggan

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:55 pm (GMT)

Now · overcast 52 °F

Feels like: 51 °F
Low / high: 49 / 58 °F
Rain: 55% · 0.01 in
Wind: 3 mph SSW

→ 30.23 inHg · steady

Today in Balbriggan: light rain, 49 °F to 58 °F, with a 55% chance of rain (0.01 in) and a light air from the south-southwest (3 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 49 °F to 58 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 58 °F. No significant rain expected over the next 7 days.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

58° 49°
Today
58° 49°
Thu 29
57° 54°
Fri 30
58° 49°
Sat 31
54° 46°
Sun 1
54° 46°
Mon 2
54° 48°
Tue 3
53° 50°
Wed 4
53° 48°
Thu 5
52° 48°
Fri 6
50° 45°
Sat 7
53° 46°
Sun 8
57° 53°
Mon 9
55° 53°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light rain	49 / 58 °F	55% · 0.01 in	17 mph SW	2.7 ft	12:22 pm	ICON-EU
Thu 29	Overcast	49 / 58 °F	0%	12 mph S	3.5 ft	12:43 am · 1:08 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Overcast	54 / 57 °F	4%	14 mph SSE	3.9 ft	1:35 am · 1:59 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Fog	49 / 58 °F	6%	4 mph SW	1.9 ft	2:34 am · 2:57 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Overcast	46 / 54 °F	8%	9 mph NNW	2.0 ft	3:42 am · 4:05 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Overcast	46 / 54 °F	10%	8 mph ENE	2.2 ft	4:59 am · 5:21 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Overcast	48 / 54 °F	4%	7 mph E	1.7 ft	6:21 am · 6:39 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	50 / 53 °F	6%	9 mph ESE	2.6 ft	7:34 am · 7:48 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	48 / 53 °F	4%	10 mph ESE	3.5 ft	8:32 am · 8:45 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Mainly clear	48 / 52 °F	6%	12 mph ESE	3.0 ft	9:20 am · 9:33 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	45 / 50 °F	14%	8 mph ESE	2.8 ft	9:59 am · 10:13 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light rain	46 / 53 °F	21% · 0.38 in	11 mph E	2.3 ft	10:34 am · 10:49 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light rain	53 / 57 °F	20% · 0.17 in	8 mph SE	2.3 ft	11:06 am · 11:24 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	53 / 55 °F	20% · 0.30 in	6 mph ENE	1.8 ft	11:38 am · 11:58 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	Light rain	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Overcast
Temperature	49°	53°	54°	54°	57°	58°	55°	52°
Chance of rain	6%	18%	55%	4%	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)	13 SW	16 SW	12 SW	11 WSW	12 WSW	8 SW	6 SW	3 SSW
Humidity	81%	83%	91%	87%	81%	79%	87%	91%
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 wind on Friday 30: 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	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	59°	58°	60°	56°	54°	53°	54°
AIFS	58°	58°	59°	57°	53°	52°	51°
GFS	58°	58°	60°	58°	53°	54°	54°
ICON	58°	58°	57°	58°	53°	54°	52°
ARPEGE	58°	58°	59°	57°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	58°	58°	57°	58°	54°	—	—
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	0.02 in	0	0	0	0.02 in	0	0
AIFS	0.02 in	0	0	0	0.02 in	0	0
GFS	0.02 in	0	0	0.08 in	0	0	0
ICON	0.02 in	0	0	0	0	0	0.02 in
ARPEGE	0.03 in	0	0.06 in	0.00 in	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0.01 in	0	0	0	0	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	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	1833	1228	1123	510	1018	921	717
AIFS	17	13	12	6	10	9	10
GFS	2338	1625	1824	812	912	913	1116
ICON	1730	1120	814	46	814	917	1018
ARPEGE	2337	1726	1829	59	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1730	1223	1425	48	916	—	—
Confidence	high	high	medium	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)	55%	0%	4%	6%	8%	10%	4%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	94%	0%	4%	13%	13%	0%	13%

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 +1.1 °F	Below −58%	A bit above +1.1 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	51° / 49°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit above +25%	A bit above +1.1 °F	51° / 48°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	50° / 47°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	49° / 47°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F
December	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F
January	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
February	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °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.

Balbriggan climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Balbriggan is from June to August: highs of 65 °F to 67 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

46° 36°

JanJ
47° 36°

FebF
51° 38°

MarM
55° 40°

AprA
60° 44°

MayM
65° 49°

JunJ
67° 53°

JulJ
67° 52°

AugA
63° 49°

SepS
57° 45°

OctO
51° 40°

NovN
47° 37°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	46°	36°	3.06 in	12	1.4	48°	2.9 ft
FebruaryFeb	47°	36°	2.69 in	11	2.5	47°	3.0 ft
MarchMar	51°	38°	2.33 in	11	3.7	46°	2.4 ft
AprilApr	55°	40°	2.26 in	10	5.3	48°	2.1 ft
MayMay	60°	44°	2.33 in	10	6.2	51°	1.8 ft
JuneJun	65°	49°	2.78 in	10	5.9	56°	1.6 ft
JulyJul	67°	53°	2.87 in	11	5.1	59°	1.3 ft
AugustAug	67°	52°	3.42 in	11	4.6	59°	1.7 ft
SeptemberSep	63°	49°	2.97 in	10	4.2	58°	1.9 ft
OctoberOct	57°	45°	3.65 in	12	2.7	56°	2.6 ft
NovemberNov	51°	40°	4.12 in	13	1.9	54°	2.9 ft
DecemberDec	47°	37°	3.48 in	13	1.1	51°	3.1 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	48°	2.9 ft
Feb	47°	3.0 ft
Mar	46°	2.4 ft
Apr	48°	2.1 ft
May	51°	1.8 ft
Jun	56°	1.6 ft
Jul	59°	1.3 ft
Aug	59°	1.7 ft
Sep	58°	1.9 ft
Oct	56°	2.6 ft
Nov	54°	2.9 ft
Dec	51°	3.1 ft

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

A normal year brings 35.96 in of rain on about 134 days and about 1,350 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

Now52 °Ffeels like 51 °F

Tomorrow49 / 58 °F

It's 52 °F now (feels like 51 °F). Today, 49 °F to 58 °F; tomorrow, 49 °F to 58 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 55% 0.01 in
Thu 29 0%
Fri 30 4%
Sat 31 6%
Sun 1 8%
Mon 2 10%
Tue 3 4%

Today the chance of rain reaches 55%, with 0.01 in in total. No significant rain expected this week.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.01 in; last 3 days, 0.35 in; last 7 days, 1.87 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity91%

Dew point50 °F

Humidity is 91% now and the dew point is 50 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

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

Visibility and fog

Now13 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (13 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Thu 29: 1 · Fri 30: 1 · 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

30.0030.2030.40 30.37

Steady now (+0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.14 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 24

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	48 / 57 °F	0.04 in	24 mph SW
Mon 26	Light rain	46 / 63 °F	0.34 in	21 mph S
Sun 25	Overcast	45 / 51 °F	0	27 mph W
Sat 24	Heavy drizzle	44 / 57 °F	0.37 in	25 mph SW
Fri 23	Rain	44 / 51 °F	0.97 in	20 mph NW
Thu 22	Heavy drizzle	41 / 53 °F	0.22 in	15 mph SW
Wed 21	Light rain	43 / 53 °F	0.51 in	24 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Drizzle	51 / 57 °F	0.04 in	12 mph SSE
Mon 19	Light drizzle	44 / 55 °F	0.04 in	13 mph ENE
Sun 18	Mainly clear	36 / 55 °F	0	6 mph NE
Sat 17	Overcast	41 / 55 °F	0	8 mph N
Fri 16	Clear sky	44 / 55 °F	0	13 mph WNW
Thu 15	Drizzle	49 / 61 °F	0.15 in	18 mph SW
Wed 14	Light drizzle	51 / 62 °F	0.01 in	18 mph SSW
Tue 13	Heavy drizzle	51 / 63 °F	0.17 in	19 mph WSW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	58 / 68 °F	0.04 in	15 mph S
Sun 11	Light drizzle	45 / 58 °F	0.00 in	16 mph SSE
Sat 10	Light drizzle	48 / 55 °F	0.01 in	18 mph W
Fri 9	Light drizzle	51 / 60 °F	0.10 in	20 mph W
Thu 8	Drizzle	43 / 60 °F	0.17 in	19 mph WSW
Wed 7	Light drizzle	43 / 55 °F	0.01 in	14 mph NW
Tue 6	Drizzle	51 / 59 °F	0.24 in	9 mph N
Mon 5	Light drizzle	60 / 66 °F	0.01 in	15 mph WSW
Sun 4	Overcast	47 / 66 °F	0	15 mph SW
Sat 3	Overcast	45 / 61 °F	0	8 mph SW
Fri 2	Drizzle	52 / 63 °F	0.22 in	19 mph SSW
Thu 1	Light drizzle	49 / 62 °F	0.05 in	11 mph SSW
Wed 30	Light rain	54 / 64 °F	0.34 in	16 mph S
Tue 29	Light rain	55 / 65 °F	0.35 in	23 mph SE
Mon 28	Overcast	46 / 62 °F	0	10 mph S

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 BalbrigganQuestions

What's the weather like today in Balbriggan?

Light rain, from 49 °F to 58 °F, with a light air from the south-southwest (3 mph) and a 55% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Balbriggan?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 46 °F and a high of 58 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.23 inHg and steady: +0.27 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Balbriggan?

The best time to visit Balbriggan is from June to August: highs of 65 °F to 67 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Balbriggan in October?

In October, Balbriggan normally sees highs of 57 °F and lows of 45 °F, with about 12 rainy days (3.65 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 56 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Balbriggan?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 67 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 36 °F. The wettest is November (4.12 in) and the driest, April.

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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 8.0 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 10:55 pm (local time).

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