Weather in Ballykelly

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:06 pm (GMT)

Now · overcast 51 °F

Feels like: 48 °F
Low / high: 49 / 55 °F
Rain: 100% · 0.05 in
Wind: 6 mph SSE

→ 30.16 inHg · steady

Today in Ballykelly: light rain, 49 °F to 55 °F, with a 100% chance of rain (0.05 in) and a light breeze from the south-southeast (6 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 50 °F to 56 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Saturday 31, at 57 °F. Next likely rain: Friday 30 (8%).

Measured now at the airport

Derry/City (EGAE), 5.6 mi away · 1 h 16 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature55 °F

Wind10 mph from the south-southwest

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

55° 49°
Today
56° 50°
Thu 29
56° 51°
Fri 30
57° 50°
Sat 31
52° 45°
Sun 1
52° 39°
Mon 2
52° 37°
Tue 3
52° 43°
Wed 4
52° 44°
Thu 5
52° 44°
Fri 6
49° 39°
Sat 7
47° 35°
Sun 8
54° 46°
Mon 9
55° 51°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light rain	49 / 55 °F	100% · 0.05 in	19 mph SW	7.9 ft	7:23 am · 7:50 pm	ICON-EU
Thu 29	Overcast	50 / 56 °F	0%	14 mph SSE	4.7 ft	8:07 am · 8:38 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Light rain	51 / 56 °F	8% · 0.09 in	18 mph SSE	3.3 ft	8:57 am · 9:34 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Light rain	50 / 57 °F	33% · 0.09 in	6 mph SSW	3.7 ft	9:59 am · 10:57 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Overcast	45 / 52 °F	4%	9 mph NNW	3.7 ft	11:58 am	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Fog	39 / 52 °F	0%	5 mph SSE	2.8 ft	1:12 am · 1:51 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Overcast	37 / 52 °F	0%	5 mph SSE	1.6 ft	2:24 am · 2:57 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	43 / 52 °F	0%	5 mph SE	1.7 ft	3:16 am · 3:49 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	44 / 52 °F	2%	10 mph ESE	1.8 ft	3:57 am · 4:30 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Mainly clear	44 / 52 °F	6%	13 mph ESE	1.8 ft	4:30 am · 5:03 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	39 / 49 °F	8%	9 mph ESE	1.4 ft	5:00 am · 5:29 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	35 / 47 °F	24%	7 mph ESE	1.6 ft	5:31 am · 5:54 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	46 / 54 °F	24% · 0.02 in	8 mph E	1.9 ft	6:04 am · 6:21 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	51 / 55 °F	24% · 0.12 in	8 mph E	2.1 ft	6:40 am · 6:50 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	Light rain	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	49°	52°	51°	53°	55°	55°	54°	52°
Chance of rain	59%	100%	71%	10%	39%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	18 SSW	15 SW	10 SW	12 WSW	12 WSW	11 SW	7 SSW	5 SSE
Humidity	83%	89%	87%	88%	80%	80%	86%	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?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: 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	57°	57°	60°	58°	54°	53°	52°
AIFS	55°	57°	58°	56°	53°	50°	49°
GFS	56°	56°	58°	54°	53°	55°	53°
ICON	56°	56°	58°	59°	52°	53°	53°
ARPEGE	57°	57°	57°	55°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	55°	56°	56°	57°	52°	—	—
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	0.07 in	0	0	0.02 in	0	0	0
AIFS	0.10 in	0	0.02 in	0.12 in	0	0	0
GFS	0.13 in	0	0	0.13 in	0	0	0
ICON	0.02 in	0	0.06 in	0.05 in	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0.01 in	0	0.02 in	0.56 in	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0.05 in	0	0.09 in	0.09 in	0	—	—
Confidence	medium	high	medium	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	1838	1631	1938	918	917	624	513
AIFS	18	15	15	9	8	6	6
GFS	1540	1434	1334	511	59	36	510
ICON	1936	1528	2037	612	916	59	510
ARPEGE	2235	1931	2641	814	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1935	1423	1832	610	915	—	—
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)	100%	0%	8%	33%	4%	0%	0%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	0%	14%	52%	6%	0%	0%

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 +0.2 °F	Below −83%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	47° / 42°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	47° / 41°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	46° / 41°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal 0.0 °F	Normal	45° / 40°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Normal +0.2 °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. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Ballykelly climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Ballykelly is from June to August: highs of 62 °F to 65 °F, about 14 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

46° 38°

JanJ
47° 37°

FebF
50° 39°

MarM
53° 42°

AprA
58° 46°

MayM
62° 51°

JunJ
64° 54°

JulJ
65° 54°

AugA
62° 51°

SepS
56° 47°

OctO
51° 42°

NovN
47° 38°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	46°	38°	4.90 in	17	0.9	48°	9.2 ft
FebruaryFeb	47°	37°	4.46 in	13	2.3	47°	9.0 ft
MarchMar	50°	39°	3.61 in	13	3.3	46°	7.6 ft
AprilApr	53°	42°	3.05 in	12	5.2	48°	5.8 ft
MayMay	58°	46°	2.94 in	12	6.4	50°	4.8 ft
JuneJun	62°	51°	3.61 in	13	5.8	53°	3.8 ft
JulyJul	64°	54°	3.79 in	15	4.9	56°	3.7 ft
AugustAug	65°	54°	4.41 in	15	4.2	58°	4.3 ft
SeptemberSep	62°	51°	4.06 in	13	3.9	58°	6.0 ft
OctoberOct	56°	47°	5.18 in	16	2.3	56°	6.6 ft
NovemberNov	51°	42°	5.65 in	16	1.3	53°	7.7 ft
DecemberDec	47°	38°	5.62 in	16	0.8	50°	9.2 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	48°	9.2 ft
Feb	47°	9.0 ft
Mar	46°	7.6 ft
Apr	48°	5.8 ft
May	50°	4.8 ft
Jun	53°	3.8 ft
Jul	56°	3.7 ft
Aug	58°	4.3 ft
Sep	58°	6.0 ft
Oct	56°	6.6 ft
Nov	53°	7.7 ft
Dec	50°	9.2 ft

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

A normal year brings 51.27 in of rain on about 171 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

Now51 °Ffeels like 48 °F

Tomorrow50 / 56 °F

It's 51 °F now (feels like 48 °F). Today, 49 °F to 55 °F; tomorrow, 50 °F to 56 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 100% 0.05 in
Thu 29 0%
Fri 30 8% 0.09 in
Sat 31 33% 0.09 in
Sun 1 4%
Mon 2 0%
Tue 3 0%

Today the chance of rain reaches 100%, with 0.05 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 8% and 0.09 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.05 in; last 3 days, 0.61 in; last 7 days, 1.85 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity90%

Dew point48 °F

Humidity is 90% now and the dew point is 48 °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

Now15 migood

Clouds95%

Visibility is good now (15 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

29.8030.0030.2030.40 30.33

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.17 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 rain	46 / 54 °F	0.26 in	23 mph SW
Mon 26	Light rain	45 / 62 °F	0.44 in	21 mph S
Sun 25	Drizzle	45 / 50 °F	0.26 in	28 mph W
Sat 24	Light rain	42 / 52 °F	0.68 in	29 mph SSW
Fri 23	Heavy drizzle	42 / 48 °F	0.30 in	16 mph WNW
Thu 22	Overcast	38 / 53 °F	0	7 mph SSW
Wed 21	Rain	40 / 50 °F	1.05 in	21 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Overcast	46 / 56 °F	0	14 mph SE
Mon 19	Overcast	35 / 56 °F	0	10 mph ESE
Sun 18	Mainly clear	36 / 54 °F	0	6 mph SSE
Sat 17	Overcast	39 / 55 °F	0	5 mph NE
Fri 16	Drizzle	44 / 52 °F	0.08 in	9 mph W
Thu 15	Light rain	47 / 55 °F	0.31 in	14 mph SW
Wed 14	Light rain	50 / 62 °F	0.23 in	24 mph SSW
Tue 13	Light rain	49 / 63 °F	0.29 in	22 mph WSW
Mon 12	Light rain	55 / 63 °F	0.08 in	21 mph SSE
Sun 11	Light drizzle	44 / 56 °F	0.00 in	19 mph SSE
Sat 10	Light drizzle	47 / 54 °F	0.09 in	19 mph WNW
Fri 9	Drizzle	50 / 59 °F	0.29 in	19 mph W
Thu 8	Light rain	45 / 58 °F	0.56 in	17 mph SW
Wed 7	Light drizzle	43 / 53 °F	0.08 in	15 mph WNW
Tue 6	Light drizzle	46 / 57 °F	0.02 in	8 mph W
Mon 5	Light drizzle	53 / 62 °F	0.05 in	18 mph WSW
Sun 4	Light drizzle	52 / 64 °F	0.01 in	16 mph SW
Sat 3	Overcast	47 / 59 °F	0	12 mph SW
Fri 2	Drizzle	49 / 58 °F	0.20 in	18 mph SSW
Thu 1	Light drizzle	49 / 60 °F	0.01 in	15 mph SSW
Wed 30	Light rain	54 / 63 °F	0.41 in	21 mph S
Tue 29	Light rain	52 / 64 °F	0.19 in	26 mph SE
Mon 28	Overcast	47 / 61 °F	0	12 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 BallykellyQuestions

What's the weather like today in Ballykelly?

Light rain, from 49 °F to 55 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southeast (6 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Ballykelly?

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

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 37 °F and a high of 57 °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 30.16 inHg and steady: +0.38 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Ballykelly?

The best time to visit Ballykelly is from June to August: highs of 62 °F to 65 °F, about 14 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Ballykelly in October?

In October, Ballykelly normally sees highs of 56 °F and lows of 47 °F, with about 16 rainy days (5.18 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 Ballykelly?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 65 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 37 °F. The wettest is November (5.65 in) and the driest, May.

More about Ballykelly today

Weather near Ballykelly

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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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 3.1 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 11:06 pm (local time).

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