Northern Ireland weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Northern Ireland is expected to be 3°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Northern Ireland (Belfast), UK for more weather parameters.

Monday
5th Jan
3

0

6

0
Tuesday
6th Jan
5

0

2

0
Wednesday
7th Jan
5

2

1

0
Thursday
8th Jan
6

2

0

0
Friday
9th Jan
5

1

2

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Sunday 4th January 2026 GMT

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

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Below are temperatures expected today at popular countries, regions and places in Northern Ireland. Select a destination to see the detailed weather forecast for today, tomorrow and the outlook for the next five days.

4
Londonderry
3
Belfast

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Northern Ireland weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Northern Ireland for the next 5 days. The forecasts shown are for Belfast and may not represent the whole of Northern Ireland. Browse more destinations in Northern Ireland to view more weather forecasts.

Northern Ireland weather for Monday 5th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 3°C and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 5% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
6
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
5
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from NW

Northern Ireland weather for Tuesday 6th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 52% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
52
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from W

Northern Ireland weather for Wednesday 7th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 52% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
52
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from W

Northern Ireland weather for Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 37% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the west.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
37
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from W

Northern Ireland weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 32% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.