Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Sunday 04 January 2026 until 12:00, Monday 05 January 2026
Small Craft Warning
Northerly winds will reach force 6 at times today on coasts from Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head, extending to all remaining coasts overnight.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh and unstable north to northwest airflow, between an anticyclone of 1029hPa centered west of Iceland, and a depression of 988hPa centred over the Baltic Sea.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: Northwesterly force 4 to 6. Northerly force 5 to 6 and gusty imminent. Decreasing force 5 or 6 by the end of the period.
Weather: Fair spells and scattered showers of rain, snow or hail with local lightning, mainly for Atlantic areas. Fine away from showers on Monday.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Wicklow Head to Valentia and the Irish Sea
Wind: Northwest force 4 or 5, reaching force 6 locally on the Irish Sea. Later increasing north to northwest force 5 or 6.
Weather: Fair spells and scattered showers of rain, snow or hail with local lightning, mainly for Atlantic areas. Fine away from showers on Monday.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Tuesday 06 January 2026
Mostly fresh to strong northerly winds, becoming west and northwest into Monday night. Wintry showers, mainly for northern areas and the Irish Sea during Monday. Mostly fair elsewhere. Rain later for west and southwest areas.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Sunday 04 January 2026
All times are local unless specified
