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Weather in Buncrana · MET Norway forecast + Met Éireann averages

Weather in Buncrana: cloudy today, up to 8 degrees

For Buncrana, a normal November afternoon peaks at 10°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 5°C. Expect a dry, breezy day today, the wind reaching 24 km/h and the temperature dipping to 6°C. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Sunday, around 16 mm.

Winter 8°/3°CSpring 12°/5°CSummer 18°/11°CAutumn 13°/7°C
Right now
8°C
Cloudy
High 8°C · Low 6°C · Wind 13 km/h
Today 2°C cooler than a normal 11 November
Sunrise 07:54 · sunset 16:33
Today
8°C / 6°C
A normal 11 November: 11°C / 5°C
Rain, next 24 hours
None
Staying mostly dry
Wind
13 km/h
From the north · up to 24 km/h today
Humidity
89%
relative humidity
Daylight
8 h 38 min
07:54 to 16:33
Hour by hour · °C

The next 24 hours in Buncrana

It runs from 6°C around 18:00 up to 8°C around 11:00. The rain gauge should stay close to empty.

11:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 13 km/h8°Now12:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 15 km/h13:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 15 km/h8°14:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 17 km/h14:0015:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 15 km/h8°16:00 · 7°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 17 km/h17:00 · 7°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 15 km/h7°17:0018:00 · 6°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 15 km/h6°19:00 · 7°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 17 km/h7°20:00 · 7°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 18 km/h20:0021:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 23 km/h8°22:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 23 km/h23:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 24 km/h8°23:0000:00 · 7°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 26 km/h01:00 · 7°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 27 km/h7°02:00 · 6°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 23 km/h02:0003:00 · 6°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 26 km/h6°04:00 · 6°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 23 km/h05:00 · 6°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 23 km/h6°05:0006:00 · 6°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 22 km/h07:00 · 6°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 27 km/h6°08:00 · 6°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 25 km/h08:0009:00 · 7°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 26 km/h7°10:00 · 8°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 25 km/h
TemperatureRain (mm in the hour)Night
7 days · °C

The week ahead, against a normal week

Most days run cooler than normal for the date. Tap a day for more.

Today11 NovCloudydry6°8°−2°

Wednesday 11 November: Cloudy, a high of 8°C and a low of 6°C; no rain expected; wind up to 24 km/h.

A normal 11 November in Buncrana: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Tomorrow12 NovPartly cloudydry5°8°−2°

Thursday 12 November: Partly cloudy, a high of 8°C and a low of 5°C; no rain expected; wind up to 27 km/h.

A normal 12 November in Buncrana: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Fri13 NovCloudydry4°7°−3°

Friday 13 November: Cloudy, a high of 7°C and a low of 4°C; no rain expected; wind up to 16 km/h.

A normal 13 November in Buncrana: high 10°C, low 5°C.

Sat14 NovLight rain1.6 mm rain3°8°−3°

Saturday 14 November: Light rain, a high of 8°C and a low of 3°C; 1.6 mm of rain; wind up to 22 km/h.

A normal 14 November in Buncrana: high 10°C, low 5°C.

Sun15 NovLight showers15.9 mm rain5°7°−4°

Sunday 15 November: Light showers, a high of 7°C and a low of 5°C; 15.9 mm of rain; wind up to 15 km/h.

A normal 15 November in Buncrana: high 10°C, low 5°C.

Mon16 NovRain5.8 mm rain2°4°−6°

Monday 16 November: Rain, a high of 4°C and a low of 2°C; 5.8 mm of rain; wind up to 22 km/h.

A normal 16 November in Buncrana: high 10°C, low 5°C.

Tue17 NovLight rain9.1 mm rain6°9°normal

Tuesday 17 November: Light rain, a high of 9°C and a low of 6°C; 9.1 mm of rain; wind up to 32 km/h.

A normal 17 November in Buncrana: high 10°C, low 5°C.

Normal range for the date (Met Éireann 1991–2020)Forecast low to high

What stands out about Buncrana’s weather

Read from the Met Éireann 30-year averages, against Irish towns. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Cooler summers than most Irish townsJuly afternoons average 18.4°C, cooler than almost every Irish town.Wetter than most Irish towns1,235 mm of rain in a normal year, wetter than 89% of Irish towns.Smaller swings between summer and winter than most Irish townsA spread of 15.8°C from January nights to July afternoons, narrower than 96% of Irish towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Buncrana’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from the Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages, with today’s forecast on top.

Full climate →
Winter
8° / 3°
370 mm of rain, the wettest season
Spring
12° / 5°
236 mm of rain
Summer
18° / 11°
283 mm of rain
Autumn now
13° / 7°
347 mm of rain
Best months to be outside
JunJulAug
Highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
When is it wettest?December, with 137 mm.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.2°C on the 1981–2010 averages.What is each month like?Highs, lows and rain for all 12.

Warnings and more

This page doesn’t repeat official warnings: check Met Éireann’s weather warnings before travelling in bad weather.

Met Éireann weather warningsStatus yellow, orange and red warnings for wind, rain, snow and ice, thunderstorms, fog and high temperatures, county by county, from Ireland’s national meteorological service.Rivers, tides and flood mapsfloodinfo.ie, from the Office of Public Works: live river and tide levels and the national flood maps.Buncrana’s climateNormal temperatures and rain month by month, from Met Éireann’s 30-year averages.

Forecast: Data from MET Norway (Norwegian Meteorological Institute), CC BY 4.0; wind in km/h and times in Irish time by us, fetched 11 November, 11:07. Normals: Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for the town (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position.

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).