Carrickfergus weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Carrickfergus is expected to be 17°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, UK for more weather parameters.

Monday
17th Aug
17

14

0

1
Tuesday
18th Aug
17

13

2

2
Wednesday
19th Aug
17

11

3

2
Thursday
20th Aug
16

12

6

3
Friday
21st Aug
16

11

7

4

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:04 on Monday 17th August 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 Monday 17th August 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.

17
°C maximum temperature
14
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
98
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
17
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from SW

Carrickfergus weather for Tuesday 18th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the west.

17
°C maximum temperature
13
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
25
kph wind from W

Carrickfergus weather for Wednesday 19th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-west.

17
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
3
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
87
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
22
kph wind from SW

Carrickfergus weather for Thursday 20th August 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 61% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north.

16
°C maximum temperature
12
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
6
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
61
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
16
kph wind from N

Carrickfergus weather for Friday 21st August 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 48% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north.