Ballycastle weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Ballycastle is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
8th Jan
5

1

1

0
Friday
9th Jan
5

3

3

0
Saturday
10th Jan
5

2

4

0
Sunday
11th Jan
6

3

0

0
Monday
12th Jan
8

5

3

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:04 on Thursday 8th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Northern Ireland (Ballycastle) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Ballycastle weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Ballycastle for the next 5 days.

Ballycastle weather for Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 42% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.

5
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
42
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from SW

Ballycastle weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of sleet/snow expected with 40% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 12 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
40
% chance of some sleet or snow
<20
mm of sleet/snow expected
2
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from W

Ballycastle weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south.

5
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
25
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
22
kph wind from S

Ballycastle weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 78% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 40 kph from the south-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
78
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
40
kph wind from SE

Ballycastle weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 58% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the south-east.