Carrickfergus weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Carrickfergus is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
22nd Jan
8

6

0

0
Friday
23rd Jan
6

5

1

0
Saturday
24th Jan
7

5

0

0
Sunday
25th Jan
6

4

1

0
Monday
26th Jan
6

4

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Thursday 22nd January 2026 GMT

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

Carrickfergus weather forecast by day

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

Carrickfergus weather for Thursday 22nd January 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the south-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
87
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
32
kph wind from SE

Carrickfergus weather for Friday 23rd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 73% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 37 kph from the east.

6
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
73
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
37
kph wind from E

Carrickfergus weather for Saturday 24th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 74% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 43 kph from the east.

7
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
74
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
43
kph wind from E

Carrickfergus weather for Sunday 25th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 39 kph from the east.

6
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
57
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
39
kph wind from E

Carrickfergus weather for Monday 26th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a moderate gale of 56 kph from the south-east.