Weather in Whiteabbey

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:08 am (GMT)

Now · overcast 55 °F

Feels like: 52 °F
Low / high: 47 / 57 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 7 mph SSE

→ 30.27 inHg · steady

Today in Whiteabbey: overcast, 47 °F to 57 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the south-southeast (7 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 54 °F to 57 °F and a 12% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Saturday 31, at 58 °F. No significant rain expected over the next 7 days.

Measured now at the airport

Belfast/Harbour (EGAC), 3.8 mi away · 37 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature55 °F

Wind9 mph from the south-southeast

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

57° 47°
Today
57° 54°
Fri 30
58° 53°
Sat 31
55° 46°
Sun 1
53° 43°
Mon 2
53° 42°
Tue 3
51° 43°
Wed 4
50° 47°
Thu 5
50° 40°
Fri 6
49° 32°
Sat 7
47° 31°
Sun 8
54° 46°
Mon 9
53° 40°
Tue 10
49° 36°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	47 / 57 °F	0%	12 mph SSE	2.0 ft	12:26 am · 12:48 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Overcast	54 / 57 °F	12%	13 mph SSE	2.3 ft	1:17 am · 1:37 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Overcast	53 / 58 °F	12%	7 mph S	1.2 ft	2:13 am · 2:32 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Overcast	46 / 55 °F	2%	7 mph NNW	2.0 ft	3:16 am · 3:34 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Fog	43 / 53 °F	2%	5 mph E	0.9 ft	4:29 am · 4:45 pm	ICON-EU
Tue 3	Fog	42 / 53 °F	4%	7 mph ENE	0.3 ft	5:50 am · 6:01 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	43 / 51 °F	4%	9 mph ENE	0.5 ft	7:08 am · 7:12 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	47 / 50 °F	4%	10 mph E	1.6 ft	8:12 am · 8:14 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	40 / 50 °F	10%	8 mph ENE	2.3 ft	9:03 am · 9:05 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	32 / 49 °F	14%	4 mph NNW	0.7 ft	9:43 am · 9:48 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	31 / 47 °F	26% · 0.02 in	8 mph SSE	2.6 ft	10:17 am · 10:27 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	46 / 54 °F	25% · 0.11 in	16 mph S	5.1 ft	10:48 am · 11:03 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	40 / 53 °F	31% · 0.06 in	16 mph W	4.3 ft	11:19 am · 11:39 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Partly cloudy	36 / 49 °F	25%	3 mph ENE	2.6 ft	11:52 am	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: ICON-EU until Tuesday 3 1:00 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	51°	49°	47°	51°	57°	56°	54°	54°
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)	4 SSW	3 S	4 SSE	4 SSE	10 SSE	11 S	9 SSE	11 SSE
Humidity	94%	94%	96%	91%	82%	84%	86%	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?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

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°	58°	54°	52°	53°	51°
AIFS	58°	58°	57°	54°	51°	50°	51°
GFS	58°	58°	54°	53°	52°	52°	52°
ICON	57°	57°	59°	55°	52°	52°	52°
ARPEGE	57°	57°	57°	53°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	57°	57°	59°	54°	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	0.01 in	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0.04 in	0.03 in	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0.05 in	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0.01 in	0	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0	0	0.01 in	0	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0	0	0.01 in	0	0	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	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	1426	1324	915	1120	521	713	917
AIFS	14	14	7	8	4	5	5
GFS	1424	1525	619	1017	910	1014	1117
ICON	1326	1426	613	1020	919	715	714
ARPEGE	1526	1526	915	917	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1225	1429	512	817	817	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	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%	12%	12%	2%	2%	4%	4%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	18%	42%	13%	0%	3%	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.

The next few weeks look normal for the time of year.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Normal +0.7 °F	Below −77%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit above +30%	47° / 42°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	46° / 42°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	45° / 41°

Coming months

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

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.

Whiteabbey climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Whiteabbey is from June to August: highs of 66 °F to 68 °F, about 12 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

45° 35°

JanJ
46° 35°

FebF
50° 38°

MarM
55° 41°

AprA
61° 45°

MayM
66° 50°

JunJ
68° 54°

JulJ
67° 53°

AugA
63° 49°

SepS
56° 45°

OctO
49° 39°

NovN
45° 35°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	45°	35°	2.79 in	14	1.1	48°	3.3 ft
FebruaryFeb	46°	35°	2.27 in	12	2.4	47°	3.5 ft
MarchMar	50°	38°	2.21 in	11	3.3	46°	2.6 ft
AprilApr	55°	41°	2.16 in	10	5.1	47°	2.2 ft
MayMay	61°	45°	2.18 in	10	5.9	49°	2.0 ft
JuneJun	66°	50°	2.62 in	11	5.3	52°	1.7 ft
JulyJul	68°	54°	2.83 in	12	4.6	54°	1.5 ft
AugustAug	67°	53°	3.19 in	12	4.2	56°	1.9 ft
SeptemberSep	63°	49°	2.78 in	11	4.0	57°	2.2 ft
OctoberOct	56°	45°	3.31 in	14	2.4	56°	2.9 ft
NovemberNov	49°	39°	3.23 in	15	1.5	54°	3.2 ft
DecemberDec	45°	35°	2.98 in	15	1.0	51°	3.7 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	48°	3.3 ft
Feb	47°	3.5 ft
Mar	46°	2.6 ft
Apr	47°	2.2 ft
May	49°	2.0 ft
Jun	52°	1.7 ft
Jul	54°	1.5 ft
Aug	56°	1.9 ft
Sep	57°	2.2 ft
Oct	56°	2.9 ft
Nov	54°	3.2 ft
Dec	51°	3.7 ft

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

A normal year brings 32.56 in of rain on about 147 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

Now55 °Ffeels like 52 °F

Tomorrow54 / 57 °F

It's 55 °F now (feels like 52 °F). Today, 47 °F to 57 °F; tomorrow, 54 °F to 57 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Fri 30 12%
Sat 31 12%
Sun 1 2%
Mon 2 2%
Tue 3 4%
Wed 4 4%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. No significant rain expected this week.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.42 in; last 7 days, 1.94 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity88%

Dew point51 °F

Humidity is 88% now and the dew point is 51 °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

Now15 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now1

Today's peak1low

Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 1 · 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 30.44

Steady now (+0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.18 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
Wed 28	Light drizzle	49 / 56 °F	0.09 in	18 mph SW
Tue 27	Drizzle	47 / 56 °F	0.13 in	24 mph SW
Mon 26	Light rain	44 / 62 °F	0.51 in	20 mph S
Sun 25	Light drizzle	44 / 50 °F	0.14 in	31 mph W
Sat 24	Rain	41 / 53 °F	0.65 in	31 mph SW
Fri 23	Light rain	41 / 47 °F	0.50 in	17 mph NW
Thu 22	Overcast	38 / 51 °F	0	9 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Rain	40 / 52 °F	0.76 in	22 mph WNW
Tue 20	Overcast	45 / 55 °F	0	10 mph SE
Mon 19	Light drizzle	39 / 55 °F	0.01 in	11 mph E
Sun 18	Overcast	36 / 54 °F	0	4 mph SE
Sat 17	Clear sky	40 / 53 °F	0	8 mph NNE
Fri 16	Light drizzle	44 / 52 °F	0.01 in	12 mph WNW
Thu 15	Light rain	48 / 58 °F	0.32 in	18 mph WSW
Wed 14	Drizzle	48 / 62 °F	0.04 in	23 mph SSW
Tue 13	Drizzle	48 / 63 °F	0.19 in	20 mph SW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	55 / 64 °F	0.04 in	15 mph SSE
Sun 11	Overcast	43 / 55 °F	0	14 mph S
Sat 10	Light drizzle	47 / 53 °F	0.01 in	19 mph WNW
Fri 9	Drizzle	50 / 59 °F	0.22 in	19 mph W
Thu 8	Light rain	43 / 58 °F	0.46 in	16 mph SW
Wed 7	Light drizzle	43 / 54 °F	0.02 in	14 mph WNW
Tue 6	Light drizzle	45 / 54 °F	0.04 in	6 mph NW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	54 / 61 °F	0.13 in	17 mph WSW
Sun 4	Light drizzle	49 / 63 °F	0.00 in	18 mph SW
Sat 3	Overcast	47 / 60 °F	0	11 mph SW
Fri 2	Rain	50 / 62 °F	0.36 in	18 mph SSW
Thu 1	Light drizzle	49 / 60 °F	0.02 in	14 mph SSW
Wed 30	Rain	54 / 63 °F	0.73 in	19 mph S
Tue 29	Light rain	53 / 63 °F	0.26 in	21 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 WhiteabbeyQuestions

What's the weather like today in Whiteabbey?

Overcast, from 47 °F to 57 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southeast (7 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Whiteabbey?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 12% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 42 °F and a high of 58 °F; the warmest day, Saturday 31.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.27 inHg and steady: +0.21 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Whiteabbey?

The best time to visit Whiteabbey is from June to August: highs of 66 °F to 68 °F, about 12 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Whiteabbey in October?

In October, Whiteabbey normally sees highs of 56 °F and lows of 45 °F, with about 14 rainy days (3.31 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 Whiteabbey?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 68 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 35 °F. The wettest is October (3.31 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 7.0 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 10:08 am (local time).

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